Nov 20, 2013, 7:48 am
Last edit by: Pat89339
Do not call the airlines under any conditions! This is the fastest way to kill the trick and bring unwanted attention to your itinerary! And do not post precious deals in this thread, this is by far the fastest way to kill the trick!
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
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This is NOT the right place to ask: "Can you help me with a low fare for AAA-BBB?" This is not the beg-it thread, but the trick-it thread.
This thread deals with unique combinations of routes and booking tricks in order to lower prices on airline fares. Prices that would astound the general public are often achieved by the posters in this thread.
Many people, including airline representatives, monitor this thread. For that reason, it is unorganized, very content heavy, often lacking details, and written in shorthand. It takes patience and effort in order to understand the conversation and be able to participate as an active member.
We encourage you to read the entirety of this thread if you would like to get started and to experiment as soon as you understand the gist of Trick It. Lots of time spent reading, practicing, and learning is the only way to be able to reproduce our tricks and discover new ones yourself. There are many, many people who ask for advice here, so productive members are only able to help those who have shown a concerted effort and progress over a long period of time (months).
If you have no idea what this thread is about, a good place to start are various blogs' posts on the subject. At the very least, read the Rules for posting in this thread. They're also listed in the very first post, below.
Older portions of the thread have been separated into archive thread by year. They are listed below
2008 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2009 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2010 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2011 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2012 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2013 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
2014 Trick It / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Trick it / negotiate it / special savings lounge thread
Apr 11, 2018, 10:41 pm
#8896
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 149
Assuming you can book with Priceline, why are you looking for another OTA?
Been away for a while. Recently came across a fare that is allowing me to 100% self dump a J class open jaw across the pond C1-C2e C2w-C1. PCLN is the only one that lets me dump at the moment, any one have any luck having these fares show up on another OTA? Been trying to replicate but can't find anywhere else that lets me book the flights.
Any help appreciated.
Any help appreciated.
Apr 14, 2018, 8:29 am
#8899
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 11
hi, any advice appreciated. Booked FD (3x) from C1e to connecting city, then onward (same itinerary, same airline) .
Flight from C1e has been delayed, and it looks like I will surely miss the connection. Obviously I will not call airline now, and will not talk to them about rebooking until I arrive in the connecting city, but what should I expect when they rebook me after I miss connection in the connecting city? Any advice on how to handle the odd looking 3x at the end?
Edit: Thinking maybe I should handle rebooking at city of departure instead of connecting city. Reasons being: it will probably be chaotic with people rebooking (less chance they will notice or want to deal with me; it will be well after close of normal business hours (after midnight); it will be out of the home city of the airline, so i'll probably just be dealing with some flight attendant that just wants the plane to leave. Thoughts?
Also, in case they figure it out, I can always just pay the missing fuel charge, right (it was not huge)? And if flight is next day, they still have to pay my accomodations?
Flight from C1e has been delayed, and it looks like I will surely miss the connection. Obviously I will not call airline now, and will not talk to them about rebooking until I arrive in the connecting city, but what should I expect when they rebook me after I miss connection in the connecting city? Any advice on how to handle the odd looking 3x at the end?
Edit: Thinking maybe I should handle rebooking at city of departure instead of connecting city. Reasons being: it will probably be chaotic with people rebooking (less chance they will notice or want to deal with me; it will be well after close of normal business hours (after midnight); it will be out of the home city of the airline, so i'll probably just be dealing with some flight attendant that just wants the plane to leave. Thoughts?
Also, in case they figure it out, I can always just pay the missing fuel charge, right (it was not huge)? And if flight is next day, they still have to pay my accomodations?
Last edited by kingkool; Apr 14, 2018 at 8:42 am
Apr 14, 2018, 8:52 am
#8900
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 486
hi, any advice appreciated. Booked FD (3x) from C1e to connecting city, then onward (same itinerary, same airline) .
Flight from C1e has been delayed, and it looks like I will surely miss the connection. Obviously I will not call airline now, and will not talk to them about rebooking until I arrive in the connecting city, but what should I expect when they rebook me after I miss connection in the connecting city? Any advice on how to handle the odd looking 3x at the end?
Edit: Thinking maybe I should handle rebooking at city of departure instead of connecting city. Reasons being: it will probably be chaotic with people rebooking (less chance they will notice or want to deal with me; it will be well after close of normal business hours (after midnight); it will be out of the home city of the airline, so i'll probably just be dealing with some flight attendant that just wants the plane to leave. Thoughts?
Also, in case they figure it out, I can always just pay the missing fuel charge, right (it was not huge)? And if flight is next day, they still have to pay my accomodations?
Flight from C1e has been delayed, and it looks like I will surely miss the connection. Obviously I will not call airline now, and will not talk to them about rebooking until I arrive in the connecting city, but what should I expect when they rebook me after I miss connection in the connecting city? Any advice on how to handle the odd looking 3x at the end?
Edit: Thinking maybe I should handle rebooking at city of departure instead of connecting city. Reasons being: it will probably be chaotic with people rebooking (less chance they will notice or want to deal with me; it will be well after close of normal business hours (after midnight); it will be out of the home city of the airline, so i'll probably just be dealing with some flight attendant that just wants the plane to leave. Thoughts?
Also, in case they figure it out, I can always just pay the missing fuel charge, right (it was not huge)? And if flight is next day, they still have to pay my accomodations?
Apr 14, 2018, 9:40 am
#8901
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 11
Thanks. It looks like the airline automatically rebooked me for connection the next day (the arrival time is after my scheduled connection time), but with "restricted check-in; check in at airport." In any case they are EU carrier, and I think the 5+ hour delay compensation will be greater than the fuel surcharges
Apr 19, 2018, 12:26 pm
#8902
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 149
TK FD
Looking at some c1-c2 TK itineraries with reasonable BFs but over $450 in fuel charges. Rules seem to allow end-on-end, side trips, etc, but I just haven't been able to trim anything. I have tried on occasions trimming TK fat in the past as well, but never with any success.
Any hint or help would be greatly appreciated, in exchange for a working strike or two!
Please PM me.
Any hint or help would be greatly appreciated, in exchange for a working strike or two!
Please PM me.
Apr 29, 2018, 3:05 am
#8903
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 15
How to Ticket ?
Hey guys, I have been playing with this around for awhile and have gone quite far since i started.
Finally I wanted to try book my 1st FD trip but .... happened. I'm not able to get it ticketed !
Is there anyone here willing to help out?
What I am trying to ticket out is a complex itinerary as part of my RTW plan:
Departure: C2W - C3SE (extended stopover) - C6
Return : C6 - C2.5(short stopover) - C2W
All in for ~650$ with flyable 1X . On a very good airlines !
On some specific OTA, I can see the price quoted and can proceed all the way, until I made my payment. And then .... happened, system error when trying to ticket.....
Willing to share a couples of tricks (range from about 150$ ~ 350$ ) C2-C3 , C2-C4, C2-C5, C3-C2, C3-C4 in exchage for tips to get my trip ticketed.
PM me for more detaill. Cheers !
Finally I wanted to try book my 1st FD trip but .... happened. I'm not able to get it ticketed !
Is there anyone here willing to help out?
What I am trying to ticket out is a complex itinerary as part of my RTW plan:
Departure: C2W - C3SE (extended stopover) - C6
Return : C6 - C2.5(short stopover) - C2W
All in for ~650$ with flyable 1X . On a very good airlines !
On some specific OTA, I can see the price quoted and can proceed all the way, until I made my payment. And then .... happened, system error when trying to ticket.....
Willing to share a couples of tricks (range from about 150$ ~ 350$ ) C2-C3 , C2-C4, C2-C5, C3-C2, C3-C4 in exchage for tips to get my trip ticketed.
PM me for more detaill. Cheers !
Apr 29, 2018, 8:08 pm
#8904
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: NYC
Programs: UA
Posts: 36
C2-c1-c4 rt €290
C2-C1-C4 RT €290. I'm sure this price can be improved, but departing and arriving cities are very convenient for me. If anyone can help me learn how to dump C2-C4 without stop in C1, I will share details of this itinerary.
Apr 30, 2018, 5:34 am
#8905
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Germany / Thailand
Programs: M&M/S SPG livetime gold, but not running behind status & points anymore! Now only book value for $
Posts: 3,090
C2w - C1w in business/first - class EUR 739.18 all incl.
Fare gone ! ::: C2w - C1w in business/first - class ! 739.18 EUR all inclusiv
Last edited by bertheike; Apr 30, 2018 at 3:25 pm Reason: Fare gone
Apr 30, 2018, 3:36 pm
#8906
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: RIC
Programs: AA, Marriott
Posts: 103
Looking at some c1-c2 TK itineraries with reasonable BFs but over $450 in fuel charges. Rules seem to allow end-on-end, side trips, etc, but I just haven't been able to trim anything. I have tried on occasions trimming TK fat in the past as well, but never with any success.
Any hint or help would be greatly appreciated, in exchange for a working strike or two!
Please PM me.
Any hint or help would be greatly appreciated, in exchange for a working strike or two!
Please PM me.
May 1, 2018, 10:07 am
#8908
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 149
$450 is the fuel surcharge. BF is around $130, so if the fat is fully removed then we are looking at something a little over $200 all in.
May 1, 2018, 11:05 am
#8909
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 41
Price can be improved by ~€50 depending on C2 departure, you can't avoid C1.
May 3, 2018, 5:17 am
#8910
Join Date: Mar 2018
Posts: 15
.........What I am trying to ticket out is a complex itinerary as part of my RTW plan:
Departure: C2W - C3SE (extended stopover) - C6
Return : C6 - C2.5(short stopover) - C2W
All in for ~650$ with flyable 1X . On a very good airlines !
On some specific OTA, I can see the price quoted and can proceed all the way, until I made my payment. And then .... happened, system error when trying ...........
Any advise for flying FD with this airline ????? Do I really need to avoid counter check in like some people mentioned here ? Can i check in my luggage ? If they caught me and I'm not willing to pay for the fat, is the airline liable to refund me the unused portion of the ticket ? Will be flying the 1x anyway if that's matter.
Last edited by wley; May 3, 2018 at 5:36 am
