LilZeppelin

this seems like a match to BA fare to Greece/Cyprus from WAS, mind you, BA comes with 200$ off AARP discount which results in fares lower than coach class in the middle of the summer. And yes, it has been there for months.

ATLConsultant

Smart. I would have done the same.

I like AF's new biz class seats (really comfortable). Unfortunately i've never been impressed with their soft product: service or food. I mean....it's OK..i've had worse food and service in Biz Class (that's right, Air China and AeroMexico...talkin' 'bout you.). I much prefer Delta's soft product over AF's. And quick tip: the best food you'll ever get on Delta in ONE class is on the CDG to USA routes. I'm not sure who their French caterer is, but they're pretty impressive. I've had a duck dish and a cod dish that were two of the best mains I've ever had on a plane.

buckeye91

Have been looking for sub $2500 business R/T to Greece (ATH) for this summer out of just about every US city from the Midwest to East Coast. No deals so far.

Thought with American starting their non-stop from ORD to ATH in May we may start to see some competitive prices there

Decent business class fare on SkyTeam from ORD to many Italy cities this summer, however

HamiduH2

GloverParker

I assume you had to call to book this -- I'm not seeing it in Virgin''s search?

HamiduH2

rabingham89

Try checking Expedia and their flight+hotel deals. There were packages for ~$2500 on SkyTeam recently for dates I was checking in August out of ORD. A quick search found a date for ~2600 per person.


Roundtrip Flight
Chicago (ORD) to Athens (ATH)
Sat, Aug 24 - Sun, Sep 1Sat, Aug 24 to Sun, Sep 1
Departure: Arrives on Sun, Aug 25. Your hotel check-in reflects this arrival.
2 Tickets: 2 Adults
Athens Gate Hotel
Athens
Sun, Aug 25 - Mon, Aug 26Sun, Aug 25to Mon, Aug 26
1 Room: 1 night
Ground Transport Banner
Add transportation to and from your hotel for more bundled savings

• Starting price$10,221.78
• Package savings-$5,016.01

• $5,205.77

ATLConsultant

Funny -- cuz trying to use Delta Skymiles to Europe this summer is an act of God. 640,000 round trip for most dates/times. Ridiculous.

arkangel

You're spot on with that! Back in the fall, I was able to snag a couple of US-BRU mileage tickets for May travel, in J, for 98,000 each. Last month there were a couple of minor schedules changes to our itinerary, nothing that would really allow us to make any gratis changes. But I called the PLT desk anyway, just to see if we could move to an earlier JFK-ATL departure. Was initially told by the agent that to do so would result in a significant increase in SkyMiles(probably to 640,000!). But then she said she would talk to a supervisor to see if she could make this happen at the same initial mileage level. And, voila, about 30 min. later she was able to do so. Kudos to the PLT desk!

MSPeconomist

ATLConsultant

I got in on that flash sale too! I bought 4 tix (2 to Madrid and 2 to Munich). Then i bought 2 FC tix to Vegas using miles. For Christmas, my mom opened a box and there were 3 envelopes. I told her to pick an envelope and whatever was inside would be her gift. She opened Madrid first and absolutely loved it. But I told her -- like Lets Make a Deal -- she could either keep or go for another envelope. She didn't wanna lose Madrid, so she refused. Then i relented and told her she could open another but if she didn't like she could return to the first gift. She opened another envelope and got Munich. She decided on Madrid. So in May we're off to Madrid/Porto for the week! And only 98K from her home city of Charlotte!!

:-)

ChuckieB

That's a great idea, may have to try it with my wife this year.

rabingham89

I did only include one night in the hotel but the price doesn't jump much if you choose to do a few extra days. I think there were a few similarly priced options to some of the islands (JTR/CFU) but I chose Athens just to give a quick example. The return westbound should have been a single day. It may have pasted weird. Trying again with a screenshot this time to hopefully make it a little more readable.
- Return flights to Chicago I've come across seem to be DL coded AZ operated with a connection in Rome. Outbound tends to route through JFK.