How to find most expensive ticket?
May 6, 1999 | 6:51 pm
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How to find most expensive ticket?
This may seem like a strange question, but I need to find the MOST expensive HKG-SFO-HKG coach ticket available (any airline, any date, any fare class etc.). All the search engines on the web look for the LEAST expensive fare. Does anyone have any thoughts?
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Cheers,
HKF
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Cheers,
HKF
May 6, 1999 | 7:01 pm
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Although not perfect, if you use expedia, let it know that you want an unrestricted ticket on a direct flight in first class. It'll list the airlines, and I assume most of the prices will be about $7,150 RT
May 6, 1999 | 7:28 pm
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You can use Expedia by checking First Class, Unresricted, No Penalties, Direct, and Search by Schedule. Then pick two flights on DIFFERENT airlines and you will get a number that in your right mind wouldn't pay for an airline ticket.
May 6, 1999 | 8:06 pm
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Wanderlust:
Actually part of the package from my company is the cash equivalent of a trip home. I obviously want to submit the highest fare I can find!
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Actually part of the package from my company is the cash equivalent of a trip home. I obviously want to submit the highest fare I can find!
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Cheers,
HKF
May 6, 1999 | 8:34 pm
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HKF:
Try this RL: http://dps1.travelocity.com:80/farer...26043967743783
It allows you to get a complete published fare listing for all airlines between two points, for any day. It may not work, in which case, go to www.travelocity.com and follow the links for a guest to Fare Listing. You can probably experiment a little and find some very high fares.
My quick search (the results are at http://dps1.travelocity.com:80/fared...26043976146798 ) give an IATA fare, typically the highest, of USD$7924, return coach.
Good luck,
Ken Hamer
Try this RL: http://dps1.travelocity.com:80/farer...26043967743783
It allows you to get a complete published fare listing for all airlines between two points, for any day. It may not work, in which case, go to www.travelocity.com and follow the links for a guest to Fare Listing. You can probably experiment a little and find some very high fares.
My quick search (the results are at http://dps1.travelocity.com:80/fared...26043976146798 ) give an IATA fare, typically the highest, of USD$7924, return coach.
Good luck,
Ken Hamer
May 7, 1999 | 7:54 am
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The best way is to call the airlines. Either Cathay Pacific or United Airlines and tell them that you want the FULL Y fare for budget comparisons. They all know what it means. Not the Y2 or YOX fare. Just Y.
May 7, 1999 | 7:07 pm
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Thank you all for your help. Ken Hamer, that site was perfect!
Rudi, I considered going the other way around, but I think it is a little TOO transparent a sham. In good faith I have to submit a reasonable flight plan that I might take. It looks like a Singapore Airlines Y class is my best bet.
kyklin, I wouldn't judge the whole package based on this one part of it. Home leave is a standard expat perk. In the grand scheme of things it is not that important.
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Cheers,
HKF
[This message has been edited by Hong Kong Flyer (edited 05-08-99).]
Rudi, I considered going the other way around, but I think it is a little TOO transparent a sham. In good faith I have to submit a reasonable flight plan that I might take. It looks like a Singapore Airlines Y class is my best bet.
kyklin, I wouldn't judge the whole package based on this one part of it. Home leave is a standard expat perk. In the grand scheme of things it is not that important.
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Cheers,
HKF
[This message has been edited by Hong Kong Flyer (edited 05-08-99).]