LX/OS/UA/AC/AV/LA: AMS to SCL from €1,267
Feb 23, 22, 8:53 am
#31
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Originally Posted by UARTWSFO
Did you manage to book online with LH or via phone? I am also based in NA with family in Europe, so this would be incredible for me too. Thanks OP for sharing.
Mar 2, 22, 1:19 pm
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Originally Posted by mhaines94108
This appears to be dead. Both Lufthansa and Swiss have reverted to 1900 euros.
Still alive as of 315 PM EST - Tried clicking on the OTA (www.supersaver.nl) and it did show the same price for SCL
AMS-SCL €1,494
AMS-LPB €1,144
AMS-VVI €1,133
Mar 2, 22, 1:22 pm
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Originally Posted by asian_crossfitter
Is there a way for this flight to pass by Bogota and Brazil (Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro)?
Google Flights AMS/GRU/SCL/BOG/AMS €1,500
Mar 23, 22, 2:54 pm
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For all the itineraries like this with a single stop on US soil (JFK) on the return leg -- will the checked-in luggage still need to be claimed at JFK?
If so, should there be any problem for US-bound travelers to interrupt the journey at JFK? Sometimes the savings on airfare outweigh the extra miles
If so, should there be any problem for US-bound travelers to interrupt the journey at JFK? Sometimes the savings on airfare outweigh the extra miles
Originally Posted by jfkeze
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Lufthansa/Avianca/LATAM/Austrian (Avoid due to Avianca 320)
Lufthansa/Avianca/LATAM/Austrian (Avoid due to Avianca 320)
Mar 23, 22, 3:02 pm
#38
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Originally Posted by MaxVO
For all the itineraries like this with a single stop on US soil (JFK) on the return leg -- will the checked-in luggage still need to be claimed at JFK?
Mar 23, 22, 3:52 pm
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Originally Posted by MaxVO
If so, should there be any problem for US-bound travelers to interrupt the journey at JFK? Sometimes the savings on airfare outweigh the extra miles
If, instead, you just want a cheap one-way from AMS to NYC, then there are far quicker, far cheaper, and far easier one-ways from AMS-NYC on *A that don't require you to detour for so long, or even via a third continent!
Mar 23, 22, 4:17 pm
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Originally Posted by fsc
It's also possible to route the return transatlantic flight out of EWR. That way, you definitely need to claim luggage after landing in JFK.
Originally Posted by irishguy28
...If, instead, you just want a cheap one-way from AMS to NYC...
Mar 23, 22, 4:26 pm
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99.5% of the time you need to collect luggage at your first point of entry, once that's the 0.5% with United at IAH the bags continued to the final destination.
Add on that most SA flight arrive early morning and the TATL flights depart late afternoon or evening I'm pretty sure you would be safe forgetting a segment, or why not move it many months into the future either at time of booking or after flying first segment...
Add on that most SA flight arrive early morning and the TATL flights depart late afternoon or evening I'm pretty sure you would be safe forgetting a segment, or why not move it many months into the future either at time of booking or after flying first segment...
Mar 23, 22, 4:34 pm
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Originally Posted by jfkeze
99.5% of the time you need to collect luggage at your first point of entry, once that's the 0.5% with United at IAH the bags continued to the final destination.
Add on that most SA flight arrive early morning and the TATL flights depart late afternoon or evening I'm pretty sure you would be safe forgetting a segment, or why not move it many months into the future either at time of booking or after flying first segment...
Add on that most SA flight arrive early morning and the TATL flights depart late afternoon or evening I'm pretty sure you would be safe forgetting a segment, or why not move it many months into the future either at time of booking or after flying first segment...
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Mar 23, 22, 5:21 pm
#43
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Originally Posted by MaxVO
I wasn't aware that the two NYC airports work differently. So should I look for the SCL-EWR segment in the itin?
Mar 23, 22, 5:23 pm
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Originally Posted by jfkeze
99.5% of the time you need to collect luggage at your first point of entry, once that's the 0.5% with United at IAH the bags continued to the final destination.
Add on that most SA flight arrive early morning and the TATL flights depart late afternoon or evening I'm pretty sure you would be safe forgetting a segment, or why not move it many months into the future either at time of booking or after flying first segment...
Add on that most SA flight arrive early morning and the TATL flights depart late afternoon or evening I'm pretty sure you would be safe forgetting a segment, or why not move it many months into the future either at time of booking or after flying first segment...
Mar 28, 22, 9:47 am
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Originally Posted by jfkeze
Nice!
It's 20% of Distance if not mistaken? So 19038/5 or 3808 PQPs for a VIE-YYZ-SCL-YYZ-ZRH on AC. The intra Europe adds up to 975 (598+375) also at 20% so 195 or a grand total of 4003 PQPs (give or take?) UA PQP math can be hard at times...
It's 20% of Distance if not mistaken? So 19038/5 or 3808 PQPs for a VIE-YYZ-SCL-YYZ-ZRH on AC. The intra Europe adds up to 975 (598+375) also at 20% so 195 or a grand total of 4003 PQPs (give or take?) UA PQP math can be hard at times...
PS thanks jfkeze for yet another tip. You've inspired a large proportion of my international travel over time. Booked this one for a nice Thanksgiving in the southern hemisphere, where I'll celebrate hitting 1K again. You're my FT spirit animal
