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Strategy for searching xONEx ex- origins?
Looking to do a DONE5 in the near future. CAI, MPM, and others are not available. I'm willing to search EF high and low, but is there a strategy that works to cull down the hundreds of possible origins? Other than looking for FX oddities and avoiding major origins in North America or EU, if you could have an origin anywhere, would you look for partner airlines' hubs or avoid hubs? Is there a better way?
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Originally Posted by c3l3x
(Post 29975029)
Looking to do a DONE5 in the near future. CAI, MPM, and others are not available. I'm willing to search EF high and low, but is there a strategy that works to cull down the hundreds of possible origins? Other than looking for FX oddities and avoiding major origins in North America or EU, if you could have an origin anywhere, would you look for partner airlines' hubs or avoid hubs? Is there a better way?
Places to check now and then - Asia - Japan, Sri Lanka Americas - Canada Europe - Norway, Sweden Middle East/North Africa - Israel, Jordan, Algeria, Kuwait Here's a list (in USD) I just pulled together for DONE5s ALG 7923 CMB 7960 NRT 7963 OSL 8168 KWI 8276 ARN 8395 AMM 8463 TLV 8500 YVR 9330 Remember that positioning costs before and after need to be evaluated, and choice of routes, issuing airline, and choice of carriers can make a significant difference in terms of taxes and fees on top of these base fares. |
Originally Posted by c3l3x
(Post 29975029)
Looking to do a DONE5 in the near future. CAI, MPM, and others are not available. I'm willing to search EF high and low, but is there a strategy that works to cull down the hundreds of possible origins? Other than looking for FX oddities and avoiding major origins in North America or EU, if you could have an origin anywhere, would you look for partner airlines' hubs or avoid hubs? Is there a better way?
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Originally Posted by Gardyloo
(Post 29975657)
Just follow this board.
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And remember there are times when extra side trips can improve the cost benefit ratio substantially - especially if you can convert a DONE4 to a DONE3 inexpensively. eg DPS is in Asia and DPS-PER fares are very cheap (~3 hr flight)
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Originally Posted by Gardyloo
(Post 29975657)
Just follow this board. Generally you'll find threads that list the "usual suspects," and if something comes up where there's an outlier fare, people here are pretty sharp and will find out about it pronto.
Places to check now and then - Asia - Japan, Sri Lanka Americas - Canada Europe - Norway, Sweden Middle East/North Africa - Israel, Jordan, Algeria, Kuwait Here's a list (in USD) I just pulled together for DONE5s ALG 7923 CMB 7960 NRT 7963 OSL 8168 KWI 8276 ARN 8395 AMM 8463 TLV 8500 YVR 9330 Remember that positioning costs before and after need to be evaluated, and choice of routes, issuing airline, and choice of carriers can make a significant difference in terms of taxes and fees on top of these base fares. |
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