Jan 4, 2014, 10:43 pm
Last edit by: skunker
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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
Sep 3, 2014, 8:30 am
#2491
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Paris, France
Programs: UA LT Gold, Air France Platinum Ulti, AA 4MM EXP, SPG Lifetime Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 725
Great Promo on Qatar from CDG
Many asian cities available but excellent fare to MLE: 1620€ Minimum 5 days Maximum 3 months
Bookable till September 14, validity till June 24, 2015
I booked a March flight flying the A380 on CDG-DOH and back, hopefully it will be in service by then...
Bookable till September 14, validity till June 24, 2015
I booked a March flight flying the A380 on CDG-DOH and back, hopefully it will be in service by then...
Sep 3, 2014, 8:40 am
#2492
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 9,681
It's an L fare, although not the exact one you are using.
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 ¤LAK21AGS/UPDI A X 377.00 E12SE R11FE 21/1 -/ - 507
Sep 3, 2014, 9:09 am
#2493
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Washington D.C. via Sao Paulo via Houston via Washington D.C. via Boston via New York
Posts: 1,172
OUTBOUND -
PERMITTED 15DEC 14 THROUGH 03JAN 15 FOR EACH
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.
INBOUND -
PERMITTED 22DEC 14 THROUGH 07JAN 15 FOR EACH
TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.
Sep 3, 2014, 9:26 am
#2495
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: BA, AA, SQ, UA, AC, WS, MR TIT
Posts: 8,659
Sep 3, 2014, 9:57 am
#2496
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: Lots of faux metal
Posts: 6,425
Sep 3, 2014, 10:28 am
#2497
Join Date: May 2002
Location: South Park
Posts: 362
Oneworld has retaliated against SkyTeam J fares as of this morning.
SEA-AMS/FCO are a couple examples.
SEA-AMS/FCO are a couple examples.
Sep 3, 2014, 10:34 am
#2498
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Emirates
Posts: 104
OCT 11-23, e.g. $2,052RT
Depart
Sat, Oct 11 SEA to FCO – 1 stop 15h 35m
This flight leaves on Saturday (Oct 11) and arrives on Sunday (Oct 12).
American Airlines – Flight 236 5h 25m
Take-off Sat 7:00a SEA Seattle, WA
Landing Sat 3:25p JFK New York, NY
Biz | Boeing 737-800 (Narrow-body Jet) | 5h 25m
Same plane
JFK New York, NY
1h 45m
American Airlines – Flight 236 8h 25m
Take-off Sat 5:10p JFK New York, NY
Landing Sun 7:35a FCO Rome, Italy
Biz | Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 8h 25m
Return
Thu, Oct 23 FCO to SEA – 1 stop 21h 10m
American Airlines – Flight 235 9h 55m
Take-off Thu 9:45a FCO Rome, Italy
Landing Thu 1:40p JFK New York, NY
Biz | Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 9h 55m
Same plane
JFK New York, NY
4h 55m
American Airlines – Flight 235 6h 20m
Take-off Thu 6:35p JFK New York, NY
Landing Thu 9:55p SEA Seattle, WA
Biz | Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 6h 20m
Depart
Sat, Oct 11 SEA to FCO – 1 stop 15h 35m
This flight leaves on Saturday (Oct 11) and arrives on Sunday (Oct 12).
American Airlines – Flight 236 5h 25m
Take-off Sat 7:00a SEA Seattle, WA
Landing Sat 3:25p JFK New York, NY
Biz | Boeing 737-800 (Narrow-body Jet) | 5h 25m
Same plane
JFK New York, NY
1h 45m
American Airlines – Flight 236 8h 25m
Take-off Sat 5:10p JFK New York, NY
Landing Sun 7:35a FCO Rome, Italy
Biz | Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 8h 25m
Return
Thu, Oct 23 FCO to SEA – 1 stop 21h 10m
American Airlines – Flight 235 9h 55m
Take-off Thu 9:45a FCO Rome, Italy
Landing Thu 1:40p JFK New York, NY
Biz | Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 9h 55m
Same plane
JFK New York, NY
4h 55m
American Airlines – Flight 235 6h 20m
Take-off Thu 6:35p JFK New York, NY
Landing Thu 9:55p SEA Seattle, WA
Biz | Boeing 767-300 (Wide-body Jet) | 6h 20m
Last edited by tcook052; Sep 3, 2014 at 5:19 pm Reason: correct aircraft type JFK-FCO for clarification
Sep 3, 2014, 10:45 am
#2499
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Emirates
Posts: 104
Lax-FCO as low as $1,992:
Depart
Wed, Oct 8 LAX to FCO – 1 stop 15h 20m
This flight leaves on Wednesday (Oct 8) and arrives on Thursday (Oct 9).
British Airways – Flight 282 10h 15m
Take-off Wed 3:50p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Landing Thu 10:05a LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Airbus A380-800 (Wide-body Jet) | 10h 15m | 9+ seats remain
Change planes
LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
2h 40m
British Airways – Flight 560 2h 25m
Take-off Thu 12:45p LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Landing Thu 4:10p FCO Rome, Italy
Boeing 767 (Wide-body Jet) | 2h 25m | 9+ seats remain
Return
Sat, Oct 25 FCO to LAX – 1 stop 16h 30m
British Airways – Flight 553 2h 40m
Take-off Sat 11:45a FCO Rome, Italy
Landing Sat 1:25p LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Boeing 767 (Wide-body Jet) | 2h 40m | 9+ seats remain
Change planes
LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
2h 50m
British Airways – Flight 269 11h 00m
Take-off Sat 4:15p LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Landing Sat 7:15p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Airbus A380-800 (Wide-body Jet) | 11h 00m | 8 seats remain
Depart
Wed, Oct 8 LAX to FCO – 1 stop 15h 20m
This flight leaves on Wednesday (Oct 8) and arrives on Thursday (Oct 9).
British Airways – Flight 282 10h 15m
Take-off Wed 3:50p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Landing Thu 10:05a LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Airbus A380-800 (Wide-body Jet) | 10h 15m | 9+ seats remain
Change planes
LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
2h 40m
British Airways – Flight 560 2h 25m
Take-off Thu 12:45p LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Landing Thu 4:10p FCO Rome, Italy
Boeing 767 (Wide-body Jet) | 2h 25m | 9+ seats remain
Return
Sat, Oct 25 FCO to LAX – 1 stop 16h 30m
British Airways – Flight 553 2h 40m
Take-off Sat 11:45a FCO Rome, Italy
Landing Sat 1:25p LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Boeing 767 (Wide-body Jet) | 2h 40m | 9+ seats remain
Change planes
LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
2h 50m
British Airways – Flight 269 11h 00m
Take-off Sat 4:15p LHR London, ENG, United Kingdom
Landing Sat 7:15p LAX Los Angeles, CA
Airbus A380-800 (Wide-body Jet) | 11h 00m | 8 seats remain
Last edited by EKinBigD; Sep 3, 2014 at 10:47 am Reason: Addt'l Info
Sep 3, 2014, 10:58 am
#2500
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: KATL
Programs: DL DM/2MM
Posts: 2,034
But today West Coast-MAD deals are back on AF/AZ/DL/KL.
LAX/LAS/SEA-MAD are in the $1977-$2100 range.
LAX/LAS/SEA-MAD are in the $1977-$2100 range.
Sep 3, 2014, 11:25 am
#2501
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Gold (prev. Ex Plat for 10 years); DL Plat; UA Gold; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,339
Oneworld has matched and as a reminder, if you have a BA Chase credit card you can use it on BA.com and get 10% off your fare for 2014 travel dates. I rebooked what I had yesterday on KL/DL and saved an extra $190.
Sep 3, 2014, 12:03 pm
#2502
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Berlin
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Posts: 5,450
SkyTeam: I'm seeing AUS-LON for $2,486 (e.g. Sept. 20 - 24) and DFW-LON for $2,148 (same dates). Can't see any OW retaliation yet, unfortunately.
Yes. Note that the itinerary must be 100% BA (metal and flight numbers).
Yes. Note that the itinerary must be 100% BA (metal and flight numbers).
Sep 3, 2014, 12:04 pm
#2503
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: Lots of faux metal
Posts: 6,425
At least get some miles out of it. 
Itinerary
Los Angeles (LAX) to Rome (FCO) - Thu, Mar 12
Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) - Thu, Mar 12
American Airlines Inc. 200 Dep: 8:00AM Arr: 3:47PM 4h 47m Boeing 757 First (A)
Layover in MIA 2h 53m
Miami (MIA) to New York (JFK) - Thu, Mar 12
American Airlines Inc. 2262 Dep: 6:40PM Arr: 9:42PM 3h 2m Boeing 757 First (A)
Layover in JFK 2h 23m
New York (JFK) to London (LHR) - Fri, Mar 13
British Airways p.l.c. 182 Dep: 12:05AM Arr: 11:00AM 6h 55m Boeing 777 Business (I)
Layover in LHR 1h 40m
London (LHR) to Rome (FCO) - Fri, Mar 13
British Airways p.l.c. 560 Dep: 12:40PM Arr: 4:10PM 2h 30m Airbus A319 Business (J)
Rome (FCO) to Los Angeles (LAX) - Mon, Mar 16
Rome (FCO) to Madrid (MAD) - Mon, Mar 16
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A. 3239 Dep: 7:45AM Arr: 10:25AM 2h 40m Airbus A321 Business (I)
Layover in MAD 1h 30m
Madrid (MAD) to Miami (MIA) - Mon, Mar 16
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A. 6123 Dep: 11:55AM Arr: 4:45PM 9h 50m Airbus A330 Business (I)
Layover in MIA 2h 10m
Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX) - Mon, Mar 16
American Airlines Inc. 2415 Dep: 6:55PM Arr: 9:56PM 6h 1m Boeing 737 First (A)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $2,062.70
Total cost for 1 passenger $2,062.70
Los Angeles (LAX) to Rome (FCO) - Thu, Mar 12
Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) - Thu, Mar 12
American Airlines Inc. 200 Dep: 8:00AM Arr: 3:47PM 4h 47m Boeing 757 First (A)
Layover in MIA 2h 53m
Miami (MIA) to New York (JFK) - Thu, Mar 12
American Airlines Inc. 2262 Dep: 6:40PM Arr: 9:42PM 3h 2m Boeing 757 First (A)
Layover in JFK 2h 23m
New York (JFK) to London (LHR) - Fri, Mar 13
British Airways p.l.c. 182 Dep: 12:05AM Arr: 11:00AM 6h 55m Boeing 777 Business (I)
Layover in LHR 1h 40m
London (LHR) to Rome (FCO) - Fri, Mar 13
British Airways p.l.c. 560 Dep: 12:40PM Arr: 4:10PM 2h 30m Airbus A319 Business (J)
Rome (FCO) to Los Angeles (LAX) - Mon, Mar 16
Rome (FCO) to Madrid (MAD) - Mon, Mar 16
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A. 3239 Dep: 7:45AM Arr: 10:25AM 2h 40m Airbus A321 Business (I)
Layover in MAD 1h 30m
Madrid (MAD) to Miami (MIA) - Mon, Mar 16
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S.A. 6123 Dep: 11:55AM Arr: 4:45PM 9h 50m Airbus A330 Business (I)
Layover in MIA 2h 10m
Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX) - Mon, Mar 16
American Airlines Inc. 2415 Dep: 6:55PM Arr: 9:56PM 6h 1m Boeing 737 First (A)
Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $2,062.70
Total cost for 1 passenger $2,062.70
Sep 3, 2014, 12:27 pm
#2504
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Posts: 2,065
I see BA/US to FCO and US to AMS. Looks like OW is mainly hitting back at ST hubs.
Sep 3, 2014, 12:31 pm
#2505
Join Date: May 2006
Location: SAN
Programs: Lots of faux metal
Posts: 6,425