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Dancrane Sep 22, 2015 6:16 am

LA SCL/IPC return J 457€ AI (7,82 cpm)
 
Maybe not a real mileage run, but it credit 280 TP on BA and 5.840 Avios. Don't know about OW partners.
Booked yesterday via LAN website (Chile country), Y and J class same price. Booked as Premium Business I class.
April 2/4

lewende Sep 22, 2015 6:51 am

This is a very usual price across basically most of the year. At certain time of the year it could go cheaper.

jms_uk Sep 22, 2015 7:29 am

Seems to be a glitch only on the Chile version - prices at $1300+ elsewhere...

Tblack15 Sep 22, 2015 7:42 am


Originally Posted by lewende (Post 25461612)
This is a very usual price across basically most of the year. At certain time of the year it could go cheaper.

For Business? When I lived in SCL we looked at flights to IPC and they were never this low for business...

SCL-IPC is one of the most expensive routes in a market that is not known for cheap air travel IME..

tymoon25 Sep 22, 2015 7:47 am

Very interesting find. Indeed this only appears when paying in CLP on the Chilean version of the site.

lewende Sep 22, 2015 8:22 am


Originally Posted by Tblack15 (Post 25461823)
For Business? When I lived in SCL we looked at flights to IPC and they were never this low for business...

SCL-IPC is one of the most expensive routes in a market that is not known for cheap air travel IME..

This is a (probably) well-known trick for all LAN-operated flights, e.g., LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, LAN Argentina, and LAN Chile - you have to claim yourself to be the locals of that country to score a bargain. The caveat is: some countries will check your ID at the counter. So play this game at your own risk

jms_uk Sep 22, 2015 8:33 am


Category 15: Sales restrictions
TICKETS MAY ONLY BE SOLD IN CHILE.

miikkak Sep 22, 2015 8:49 am


Originally Posted by lewende (Post 25462016)
This is a (probably) well-known trick for all LAN-operated flights, e.g., LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, LAN Argentina, and LAN Chile - you have to claim yourself to be the locals of that country to score a bargain. The caveat is: some countries will check your ID at the counter. So play this game at your own risk

This is kind of irrelevant for Chilean promotions. LAN sells domestic resident-only fares only in Ecuador (only Galapagos), Peru and Argentina. The fare is quite typical for mid- and low-season although it's a bit cheaper than 1-2 years ago because of exchange rate.

SCL-IPC is over 2000 miles so BA members earn 140 TPs / segment.

Jase76 Sep 22, 2015 12:54 pm

I've been looking at this as well as it came up in ITA Matrix, until I changed the sales city. Looking on the Lan forum, cheaper domestic flights on Lan Chile seems to be their operating model - no residency requirements.

JetSetDave Sep 22, 2015 1:43 pm

If you have a LAN US Bank credit card, you can also be elgible for a 20% discount on your 1st LAN purchase, shown on your following monthly statement. I believe its only valid on the 1st LAN purchase annually.

EZEDoesIt Sep 22, 2015 2:31 pm

I'm getting 467k CLP for D class r/t for Jan 2016. Appears to be completely refundable/changeable. I might as well book it. :D

I wonder what the "normal" price is for this route?

Jase76 Sep 22, 2015 2:46 pm


Originally Posted by EZEDoesIt (Post 25463888)
I'm getting 467k CLP for D class r/t for Jan 2016. Appears to be completely refundable/changeable. I might as well book it. :D

I wonder what the "normal" price is for this route?

Yes, I couldn't find a way on the site to force a booking in D or J when there was I availability. Shame as the price difference is minimal fo fully refundable.

EZEDoesIt Sep 22, 2015 6:04 pm


Originally Posted by Jase76 (Post 25463963)
Yes, I couldn't find a way on the site to force a booking in D or J when there was I availability.

Seems to be a 50k jump from I to D and D to C. Not sure about J.

Why not book a date that has D/C availability and change it to the date you think you want? ^

Calchas Sep 22, 2015 6:22 pm


Originally Posted by jms_uk (Post 25461766)
Seems to be a glitch only on the Chile version - prices at $1300+ elsewhere...

Not a glitch, it's deliberate.


Originally Posted by lewende (Post 25462016)
This is a (probably) well-known trick for all LAN-operated flights, e.g., LAN Ecuador, LAN Peru, LAN Argentina, and LAN Chile - you have to claim yourself to be the locals of that country to score a bargain. The caveat is: some countries will check your ID at the counter. So play this game at your own risk

There's no residency requirement for LA. It's a sales office restriction. AR has a residency requirement for some of their fares.


Originally Posted by miikkak (Post 25462126)
This is kind of irrelevant for Chilean promotions. LAN sells domestic resident-only fares only in Ecuador (only Galapagos), Peru and Argentina.

^


Originally Posted by Jase76 (Post 25463411)
I've been looking at this as well as it came up in ITA Matrix, until I changed the sales city. Looking on the Lan forum, cheaper domestic flights on Lan Chile seems to be their operating model - no residency requirements.

^

EZEDoesIt Sep 22, 2015 6:49 pm

I've attempted, with multiple cards, to lock in one of these fares. No success. Keeps throwing an "unknown error" processing payment. :(


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