RT on Concorde for $4,999
Oct 17, 2001 | 9:34 am
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RT on Concorde for $4,999
BA is having a Concorde sale with unbelievable prices. RT for $4,999!!!
This offer is valid for one week only from Tuesday, October 16, 2001 through
Monday, October 22, 2001., for travel Nov9- Jan 31.
That's a slow as it gets. Go Fly!
This offer is valid for one week only from Tuesday, October 16, 2001 through
Monday, October 22, 2001., for travel Nov9- Jan 31.
That's a slow as it gets. Go Fly!
Oct 17, 2001 | 9:41 am
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Not sure if you earn BA points (do not think so) but you can fly BA Concorde most times to stunning destinations for a fraction of $4,999 -
http://www.concorde.co.uk/announcement.htm
http://www.concorde.co.uk/announcement.htm
Oct 17, 2001 | 10:05 am
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Oct 17, 2001 | 12:21 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by R&R:
I am waiting for the newer SUBsonic planes.
Hope they are still in development. </font>
I am waiting for the newer SUBsonic planes.
Hope they are still in development. </font>
Oct 17, 2001 | 7:25 pm
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What with all the cheap fares and the bonus points going at the moment I dare say that one would come out ahead doing mileage runs and then flying the concord using points. I am assuming that anyone willing to pay $4,999 soley to fly on the concord (rather than the very few who truely need to) loves flying so much they will also love doing all the mileage runs 
Oct 17, 2001 | 7:31 pm
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I booked a Concorde award trip yesterday using British Air miles:
LAX-JFK (AA in F on 3 class aircraft); JFK-LHR (Concorde); LHR-Singapore (BA in F) [stopover]; SIN-SYD (BA in F) [destination];
SYD-BKK (BA in F) [stopover]; BKK-LHR (BA in F); LHR-JFK (Concorde); JFK-LAX (AA in F on 3 class aircraft.
175,000 miles. I think this is the greatest award presently available.
LAX-JFK (AA in F on 3 class aircraft); JFK-LHR (Concorde); LHR-Singapore (BA in F) [stopover]; SIN-SYD (BA in F) [destination];
SYD-BKK (BA in F) [stopover]; BKK-LHR (BA in F); LHR-JFK (Concorde); JFK-LAX (AA in F on 3 class aircraft.
175,000 miles. I think this is the greatest award presently available.
Oct 17, 2001 | 7:59 pm
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Always Flyn:
So you're going "the wrong way" to SYD, I see. There is also another "going the wrong way" journey possible with CX using AA miles.
For ~140k (can't remember the exact figure) you can fly from any US city, through HKG, to either Johannesburg or Istanbul (both about 10-12 hours from HKG) in CX First Class. I needn't say anything about CX FC, and it's one heck of a lot of flying for 140k miles.
So you're going "the wrong way" to SYD, I see. There is also another "going the wrong way" journey possible with CX using AA miles.
For ~140k (can't remember the exact figure) you can fly from any US city, through HKG, to either Johannesburg or Istanbul (both about 10-12 hours from HKG) in CX First Class. I needn't say anything about CX FC, and it's one heck of a lot of flying for 140k miles.
Oct 17, 2001 | 8:23 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by R&R:
I am waiting for the newer SUBsonic planes.
Hope they are still in development. </font>
I am waiting for the newer SUBsonic planes.
Hope they are still in development. </font>
I'm waiting for NASA to start up a frequent flyer program.
Oct 17, 2001 | 10:28 pm
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Always Flyin,
Wow. I've looked into using miles for the concorde before and it's 200,000 just for JFK->LHR and back through AF partners Delta and Continental. How'd you get such a great deal?!
Thx.
Wow. I've looked into using miles for the concorde before and it's 200,000 just for JFK->LHR and back through AF partners Delta and Continental. How'd you get such a great deal?!
Thx.
Oct 17, 2001 | 11:12 pm
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It's a published British Air award. I thought it was the Concorde only one way. When I booked it, I learned you can fly both ways on the Concorde.
I haven't flown BA in 12 years. So how did I get so many BA miles? Diners Club. Once a year they run a double miles offer to transfer points to BA. You can also transfer UA, AA, and DL miles to Diners Club and then straight across into BA during the 2 for 1 period. If I like BA, it won't be much of a stretch for me to swap my business from UA to BA.
If anyone is interested in getting a Diner's Club account, send me an e-mail and I'll give you further details. You can also get 24,000 BA miles out of it, and the referral won't hurt me either!
I haven't flown BA in 12 years. So how did I get so many BA miles? Diners Club. Once a year they run a double miles offer to transfer points to BA. You can also transfer UA, AA, and DL miles to Diners Club and then straight across into BA during the 2 for 1 period. If I like BA, it won't be much of a stretch for me to swap my business from UA to BA.
If anyone is interested in getting a Diner's Club account, send me an e-mail and I'll give you further details. You can also get 24,000 BA miles out of it, and the referral won't hurt me either!
Oct 18, 2001 | 4:55 pm
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Hey guys,
I checked some dates on the BA site, and this is what I found: while the offer rules state that travel much be completed by Jan. 31, I found that if the outbound date is Jan. 31 or earlier but the return is after Jan. 31, flights still price at the $4999 fare.
I experimented with different return dates through Oct. 1, 2002-- about as far out as BA's res system goes now. All priced at $4999 plus tax = $5082 and change.
So you know, the official BA word is at http://www.britishairways.com/regional/usa/offers
I checked some dates on the BA site, and this is what I found: while the offer rules state that travel much be completed by Jan. 31, I found that if the outbound date is Jan. 31 or earlier but the return is after Jan. 31, flights still price at the $4999 fare.
I experimented with different return dates through Oct. 1, 2002-- about as far out as BA's res system goes now. All priced at $4999 plus tax = $5082 and change.
So you know, the official BA word is at http://www.britishairways.com/regional/usa/offers