ORD-JNB OW ~$1060 PE/Y mixed itinerary
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ORD-JNB OW ~$1060 PE/Y mixed itinerary
ORD-MAD-JNB return on BA ticket stock/codeshare flight number on IB metal. ~$1060 all in round trip after AARP discount. ORD-MAD books in W and MAD-JNB books in Y (T and K fare codes both ways). Good for ~2500 EQD on AAdvantage. Booked on BA website for Nov/DEC travel.
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I'm booked 11/23-12/2.
Only available with BA numbers from the BA website (IB isn't selling PE on that route for then as far as I can tell -- I cross checked there and on matrix and nothing similar was coming up.)
Multiple dates were available but I didn't explore deeply to see if there were min stay requirements or anything.
for EQD for AAdvantage:
20% distance for the PE/W segments
10% distance for the Y segments
(based on the BA fare codes)
Only available with BA numbers from the BA website (IB isn't selling PE on that route for then as far as I can tell -- I cross checked there and on matrix and nothing similar was coming up.)
Multiple dates were available but I didn't explore deeply to see if there were min stay requirements or anything.
for EQD for AAdvantage:
20% distance for the PE/W segments
10% distance for the Y segments
(based on the BA fare codes)
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#5
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I've been tempted to book the ~$1400 MIA (and a few others)-LHR-JNB PE fare on VS for a while now. Johannesburg really doesn't do much for me but for $1400 there is always the option of adding a JNB-CPT/WDH leg at the end and still being well under typical cost.
Not sure if this OW fare has a similar option but I believe the VS PE fare allows for a fairly lengthy stopover in London as well for a few hundred more, although it has been a while since I put specific dates in to check.
If someone was feeling really crazy, pairing one of these ex-US PE fares to JNB and the JNB-PVG/HKG J fare on Etihad/Qatar that was posted a day or two ago would make for quite the adventure. All told probably somewhere around $3000 combined.
Not sure if this OW fare has a similar option but I believe the VS PE fare allows for a fairly lengthy stopover in London as well for a few hundred more, although it has been a while since I put specific dates in to check.
If someone was feeling really crazy, pairing one of these ex-US PE fares to JNB and the JNB-PVG/HKG J fare on Etihad/Qatar that was posted a day or two ago would make for quite the adventure. All told probably somewhere around $3000 combined.
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I'm booked 11/23-12/2.
Only available with BA numbers from the BA website (IB isn't selling PE on that route for then as far as I can tell -- I cross checked there and on matrix and nothing similar was coming up.)
Multiple dates were available but I didn't explore deeply to see if there were min stay requirements or anything.
for EQD for AAdvantage:
20% distance for the PE/W segments
10% distance for the Y segments
(based on the BA fare codes)
Only available with BA numbers from the BA website (IB isn't selling PE on that route for then as far as I can tell -- I cross checked there and on matrix and nothing similar was coming up.)
Multiple dates were available but I didn't explore deeply to see if there were min stay requirements or anything.
for EQD for AAdvantage:
20% distance for the PE/W segments
10% distance for the Y segments
(based on the BA fare codes)
#8
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I'm getting the same results, $1067 r/t with AARP. FYI, the Iberia flight MAD-JNB legs are showing up as economy though. Maybe JNB isn't getting reconfigured A330s?
#9
I just booked some LAX-LHR-JNB MRs on BA for November and ran into this same problem with the IB flights coming in $200 cheaper because they are in Y, but the rest of my itinerary is in PE.
I don't think IB even has PE....and I am trying to do all of my MRs now on BA metal in PE for the 1.5 EQMs crediting to AA.
Still got a great deal for $1491 each (I booked 2).
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I just booked some LAX-LHR-JNB MRs on BA for November and ran into this same problem with the IB flights coming in $200 cheaper because they are in Y, but the rest of my itinerary is in PE.
I don't think IB even has PE....and I am trying to do all of my MRs now on BA metal in PE for the 1.5 EQMs crediting to AA.
Still got a great deal for $1491 each (I booked 2).
I don't think IB even has PE....and I am trying to do all of my MRs now on BA metal in PE for the 1.5 EQMs crediting to AA.
Still got a great deal for $1491 each (I booked 2).
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IB website says PE is coming the Summer of 2017.
Not sure I would be brave enough to do South Africa in straight up economy on IB. I think it is worth the extra $200 to know you will be in PE for all the long legs.
Not sure I would be brave enough to do South Africa in straight up economy on IB. I think it is worth the extra $200 to know you will be in PE for all the long legs.
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JNB is due to get PE on IB eventually, but apparently they won't have it by Nov on that route while ORD will.
Yeah I concerned about the Economy segment on IB but the day layover in MAD was something I wanted and they did allow free seat assignments on the Economy legs as a OWE -- so I've got the front row exit row!
Yeah I concerned about the Economy segment on IB but the day layover in MAD was something I wanted and they did allow free seat assignments on the Economy legs as a OWE -- so I've got the front row exit row!
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Also be careful on BA.com -- many of the other 'PE' options listed include Economy segments on Aer Lingus that wouldn't earn any AAdvantage miles and don't get you transatlantic PE travel (most book the LHR-JNB segment in BA PE it seems).
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I'm booked 11/23-12/2.
Only available with BA numbers from the BA website (IB isn't selling PE on that route for then as far as I can tell -- I cross checked there and on matrix and nothing similar was coming up.)
Multiple dates were available but I didn't explore deeply to see if there were min stay requirements or anything.
for EQD for AAdvantage:
20% distance for the PE/W segments
10% distance for the Y segments
(based on the BA fare codes)
Only available with BA numbers from the BA website (IB isn't selling PE on that route for then as far as I can tell -- I cross checked there and on matrix and nothing similar was coming up.)
Multiple dates were available but I didn't explore deeply to see if there were min stay requirements or anything.
for EQD for AAdvantage:
20% distance for the PE/W segments
10% distance for the Y segments
(based on the BA fare codes)