Jan 4, 2014, 10:43 pm
Last edit by: skunker
- Fare feels too good to be true? Don't call the airline!
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Note: There is a known miscoding on ITA and elsewhere, where fares on EI (Aer Lingus) are showing as being in first class. This is not correct, as Aer Lingus does not offer first class. If you see this fare, please ignore it and do not post it here as it is completely unbookable in every sense of the term. The mods are summarily deleting these posts in order to unclutter the thread.
Note: There is a known miscoding on ITA and elsewhere, where Z fares on EY (Etihad) are showing as being in first class. This is not correct, as Z fares are discount business on EY. These fares will not receive chaffeur service. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/etihad-airways-etihad-guest/1622229-removal-chauffeur-service-some-business-class-passengers.html
List of known, active deals:
JNB-DXB-SFO in EK F, $4k-ish one-way
MLE-HKG-US (various) in C, $1400 +/- available only on CX's website.
CMB-MIA, other US cities, for about $4400 in F, round-trip/return
BA AARP $400 discount for J/F bookings is now valid again for booking until 31 Oct 2014 but departure to EOS seems to get the discount. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/british-airways-executive-club/1435816-ba-fare-discounts-aarp-4.html
Good Deal Premium Fares 2014
Jun 19, 2014, 12:48 am
#1786
Used to be highman123
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 3,541
Went to Kayak and searched on 8/10 to 8/12 for DEL-LAX in business.
Fri, Aug 8
$1832
Thai Airways
Select
Thai Airways
DEL 11:30p → LAX 5:55p 30h 55m 2 stops (BKK, ICN)
Business
Details
Fares
Depart
Fri, Aug 8 DEL to LAX – 2 stops 30h 55m
This flight leaves on Friday (Aug 8) and arrives on Saturday (Aug 9).
Thai Airways – Flight 316 4h 25m
Take-off Fri 11:30p DEL New Delhi, India
Landing Sat 5:25a BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Biz | Fare code: JOWIIP | Boeing 747-400 (Wide-body Jet) | 4h 25m | 9+ seats remain
Change planes
BKK Bangkok, Thailand
8h 15m
Thai Airways – Flight 692 5h 25m
Take-off Sat 1:40p BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Landing Sat 9:05p ICN Seoul, South Korea
Biz | Fare code: JOWIIP | Boeing 777 (Wide-body Jet) | 5h 25m | 4 seats remain
Same plane
ICN Seoul, South Korea
1h 15m
Thai Airways – Flight 692 11h 35m
Take-off Sat 10:20p ICN Seoul, South Korea
Landing Sat 5:55p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Biz | Boeing 777 (Wide-body Jet) | 11h 35m
DEL 9:20a → LAX 9:30p 48h 40m 2 stops (DOH, IAH)
Business
Details
Fares
Depart
Mon, Aug 11 DEL to LAX – 2 stops 48h 40m
This flight leaves on Monday (Aug 11) and arrives on Tuesday (Aug 12).
Qatar Airways – Flight 565 4h 10m
Take-off Mon 9:20a DEL New Delhi, India
Landing Mon 11:00a DOH Doha, Qatar
Biz | Boeing 787-8 (Wide-body Jet) | 4h 10m
Change planes
DOH Doha, Qatar
21h 35m
Qatar Airways – Flight 713 15h 45m
Take-off Tue 8:35a DOH Doha, Qatar
Landing Tue 4:20p IAH Houston, TX
Biz | Boeing 777-200LR (Wide-body Jet) | 15h 45m
Change planes
IAH Houston, TX
3h 50m
Qatar Airways – Flight 5305 3h 20m
Take-off Tue 8:10p IAH Houston, TX
Landing Tue 9:30p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Biz | Canadair Regional Jet 700 (Regional Jet) | 3h 20m
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Fri, Aug 8
$1832
Thai Airways
Select
Thai Airways
DEL 11:30p → LAX 5:55p 30h 55m 2 stops (BKK, ICN)
Business
Details
Fares
Depart
Fri, Aug 8 DEL to LAX – 2 stops 30h 55m
This flight leaves on Friday (Aug 8) and arrives on Saturday (Aug 9).
Thai Airways – Flight 316 4h 25m
Take-off Fri 11:30p DEL New Delhi, India
Landing Sat 5:25a BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Biz | Fare code: JOWIIP | Boeing 747-400 (Wide-body Jet) | 4h 25m | 9+ seats remain
Change planes
BKK Bangkok, Thailand
8h 15m
Thai Airways – Flight 692 5h 25m
Take-off Sat 1:40p BKK Bangkok, Thailand
Landing Sat 9:05p ICN Seoul, South Korea
Biz | Fare code: JOWIIP | Boeing 777 (Wide-body Jet) | 5h 25m | 4 seats remain
Same plane
ICN Seoul, South Korea
1h 15m
Thai Airways – Flight 692 11h 35m
Take-off Sat 10:20p ICN Seoul, South Korea
Landing Sat 5:55p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Biz | Boeing 777 (Wide-body Jet) | 11h 35m
DEL 9:20a → LAX 9:30p 48h 40m 2 stops (DOH, IAH)
Business
Details
Fares
Depart
Mon, Aug 11 DEL to LAX – 2 stops 48h 40m
This flight leaves on Monday (Aug 11) and arrives on Tuesday (Aug 12).
Qatar Airways – Flight 565 4h 10m
Take-off Mon 9:20a DEL New Delhi, India
Landing Mon 11:00a DOH Doha, Qatar
Biz | Boeing 787-8 (Wide-body Jet) | 4h 10m
Change planes
DOH Doha, Qatar
21h 35m
Qatar Airways – Flight 713 15h 45m
Take-off Tue 8:35a DOH Doha, Qatar
Landing Tue 4:20p IAH Houston, TX
Biz | Boeing 777-200LR (Wide-body Jet) | 15h 45m
Change planes
IAH Houston, TX
3h 50m
Qatar Airways – Flight 5305 3h 20m
Take-off Tue 8:10p IAH Houston, TX
Landing Tue 9:30p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Biz | Canadair Regional Jet 700 (Regional Jet) | 3h 20m
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Jun 19, 2014, 5:07 am
#1788
Join Date: Mar 2001
Programs: AA EXP, BA Gold, UA LT-Gold, SPG Plat, HH Dia, Hyatt Dia, MR Gold
Posts: 2,221
Jun 19, 2014, 7:49 am
#1789
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 118
RT on cathay from LA to se asia less than 4k business
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_U......_fares.html
http://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_U......_fares.html
Jun 19, 2014, 1:14 pm
#1790
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,643
Not bad, not great...
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
Jun 19, 2014, 3:01 pm
#1792
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 9
Stopover Rule?
Can I add stopovers? I looked at the fare rule but mentions nothing about stopovers - so that means no stopovers allowed? I'm trying to add a FRA stopover but doesn't seem or work on matrix or orbitz
Not bad, not great...
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
Jun 19, 2014, 5:23 pm
#1793
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,643
Jun 20, 2014, 11:41 am
#1794
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: A festering pit; a pustule of a fistula set athwart the miasmic swamps of the armpit of the Gulf of Mexico - a Godforsaken wart upon a dark crevasse of the World. (IAH)
Programs: UA Lifetime Gold, BA Silver, Marriott Lifetime Plat, Hilton Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 31,403
Not bad, not great...
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
Jun 20, 2014, 2:03 pm
#1795
Join Date: Feb 2000
Posts: 6,546
Virgin America has some good fare for July 4th weekend. LAX-DFW $230, LAX-CUN $322. One-Way. First Class. Use promo code 50FIRST.
Jun 20, 2014, 2:19 pm
#1796
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: New York, NY
Programs: AA ExPl, DL PM, UA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, probably some others
Posts: 4,101
Jun 21, 2014, 11:31 am
#1797
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 13
VX: Half Off F Class Fares on Travel July 4-7
Last edited by frankmai; Jun 21, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Jun 21, 2014, 2:00 pm
#1798
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Bonvoy Platinum
Posts: 151
Not bad, not great...
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
SMF to Iberian Peninsula (MAD, LIS, AGP, PMI, etc) for ~$2700 on UA
Z fares
interesting mostly for the numerous codeshare options possible at similar prices including LX SFO-ZRH, LH LAX-FRA, and OS IAD-VIE all of which will plate onto 016 ticket stock for seamless PQD earning.
i am tempted by SMF-SFO-ZRH-MAD-FRA-LAX-SMF for $2710 pp for Thanksgiving, but probably will not play this one just yet. best way to search is on google flights, .bomb doesn't show the codeshares as readily.
available thru EOS with less availability in 2015 however. fare rules state a Saturday night stay is required.
works from other west coast cities (SEA, PDX, SJC, SAN, etc.) for similar prices.
Jun 21, 2014, 3:50 pm
#1799
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 88
CPH - BOS R/T. Booking class P.
Star Alliance JV. Most likely works to other cities to like New York, Toronto but have not checked.
Use google flights to find your flights. Seems like a minimum 10 day stay is required.
Available July, August, November, December and January. Possible to travel over Christmas and New Years. For example Dec 24 - Jan 3 @ 1693$ with AC and LH.
Star Alliance JV. Most likely works to other cities to like New York, Toronto but have not checked.
Use google flights to find your flights. Seems like a minimum 10 day stay is required.
Available July, August, November, December and January. Possible to travel over Christmas and New Years. For example Dec 24 - Jan 3 @ 1693$ with AC and LH.
Jun 21, 2014, 4:33 pm
#1800
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.
Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion
Posts: 20,643