Pricing Question
Jan 22, 2013 | 6:55 am
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: AA, Aeroplan, CX Gold, MR PLat
Posts: 209
Thanks KVS!!
There you go:
Looks like the best value for us will be a LONE3 or DONE3 ex BUD with a side trip down to JNB. I found return flights from BUD to JNB for $700 via Egypt Air. For the same price we can have an extra segment, greater flexibility, and effectively extending our RTW trip from a year to 15 months (by starting the xONE3 a few months after our positioning flights to BUD).
Thanks for all the help with the pricing (KVS and Jerry).
Kevin and Family
[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.3/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Looks like the best value for us will be a LONE3 or DONE3 ex BUD with a side trip down to JNB. I found return flights from BUD to JNB for $700 via Egypt Air. For the same price we can have an extra segment, greater flexibility, and effectively extending our RTW trip from a year to 15 months (by starting the xONE3 a few months after our positioning flights to BUD).
Thanks for all the help with the pricing (KVS and Jerry).
Kevin and Family
[KVS Availability Tool 7.1.3/Diamond - Sabre: Fares/DotRes/US]
Code:
JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo Intl ZA [FAJS] RTW 01 Apr 2013 | 15 Apr 2013 | All Carrier From To Fare Cur Fare Basis/TD --------- ------ ---- -------- ---- -------- --- -- ------------- BA JNB JNB 2254 USD LONEWC3 BA JNB JNB 2507 USD LONEWC4 BA JNB JNB 2507 USD LONE4 BA JNB JNB 2507 USD LGLOB29 BA JNB JNB 2876 USD LONE5 BA JNB JNB 2876 USD LGLOB34 BA JNB JNB 3382 USD LONE6 BA JNB JNB 3382 USD LGLOB39 BA JNB JNB 5003 USD DONEWC3 BA JNB JNB 5521 USD DONEWC4 BA JNB JNB 5521 USD DONE4 BA JNB JNB 5521 USD DGLOB34 BA JNB JNB 6349 USD DONE5 BA JNB JNB 7465 USD DONE6 BA JNB JNB 7591 USD AONEWC3 BA JNB JNB 8385 USD AONEWC4 BA JNB JNB 8385 USD AONE4 BA JNB JNB 8385 USD AGLOB34 BA JNB JNB 9639 USD AONE5 BA JNB JNB 11307 USD AONE6
Jan 23, 2013 | 2:16 am
#17
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: LAX
Posts: 3,641
ExpertFlyer is a business many of us appreciate and support, and encourage others to do the same. Check them out - as mentioned, they probably have a short free trial that'll let you quickly evaluate some of your what-ifs. If there's no free lunch, I believe an unlimited subscription is $9.95 per month, totally lost in the thousands you're about to spend.
Beyond the simple base pricing that EF will give you, there's a ton of rules to understand to manage a DIY xONEx. If you don't have the time for that, you might consider using a travel agent. If you do, select carefully - some won't have a clue how to proceed, and might try anyway.
Jan 23, 2013 | 3:40 am
#18
Join Date: Jul 2007
Programs: QFF
Posts: 5,304
well, I've told them exactly what I wanted down to route, flight number, fare class and fare basis, even checked the availability and gave them the fare rules - so that the only thing they had to do was enter what I gave them into the system and click book, and they still tried to do something different.
Jan 23, 2013 | 7:04 pm
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Toronto, Canada
Programs: AA, Aeroplan, CX Gold, MR PLat
Posts: 209
Thanks
John,
Thanks for the info. I mentioned I was a bit tired when I read Jerry's email. It came across as sarcasm; however, I may have taken it the wrong way.
I may look into EF, not for pricing, but rather fare codes on different flights to maximize miles later down the road. We will be leaving from BUD and taking a side trip to South Africa. I will post our Itin and rationale for our decisions to leave exBUD vs JNB. I'm sure it will help others trying to minimize costs.
Cheers - Kevin
Thanks for the info. I mentioned I was a bit tired when I read Jerry's email. It came across as sarcasm; however, I may have taken it the wrong way.
I may look into EF, not for pricing, but rather fare codes on different flights to maximize miles later down the road. We will be leaving from BUD and taking a side trip to South Africa. I will post our Itin and rationale for our decisions to leave exBUD vs JNB. I'm sure it will help others trying to minimize costs.
Cheers - Kevin
I think Jerry was trying to be helpful - he's not much into sarcasm.
ExpertFlyer is a business many of us appreciate and support, and encourage others to do the same. Check them out - as mentioned, they probably have a short free trial that'll let you quickly evaluate some of your what-ifs. If there's no free lunch, I believe an unlimited subscription is $9.95 per month, totally lost in the thousands you're about to spend.
Beyond the simple base pricing that EF will give you, there's a ton of rules to understand to manage a DIY xONEx. If you don't have the time for that, you might consider using a travel agent. If you do, select carefully - some won't have a clue how to proceed, and might try anyway.
ExpertFlyer is a business many of us appreciate and support, and encourage others to do the same. Check them out - as mentioned, they probably have a short free trial that'll let you quickly evaluate some of your what-ifs. If there's no free lunch, I believe an unlimited subscription is $9.95 per month, totally lost in the thousands you're about to spend.
Beyond the simple base pricing that EF will give you, there's a ton of rules to understand to manage a DIY xONEx. If you don't have the time for that, you might consider using a travel agent. If you do, select carefully - some won't have a clue how to proceed, and might try anyway.
Jan 29, 2013 | 12:56 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 9,124
I do wish EF had an option for "all flights into/out of" an airport or city.