*A J ORD-LHR-ORD-PUJ Fall 2023 $2550
Mar 4, 23, 2:05 pm
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*A J ORD-LHR-ORD-PUJ Fall 2023 $2550
OK, so I'm new to posting what I find on this forum, so my sincere apologies if this doesn't work or falls outside of what is considered a deal.
I was looking for round trip ORD-LHR in J, and noticed that the fair drops when I change to multi-city and add a later leg to various Caribbean destinations (seems to differ by the day which one works).
I didn't actually book it as I can't commit to the trip yet, but Expedia seemed to be able to price it. Hope this helps someone.
I was looking for round trip ORD-LHR in J, and noticed that the fair drops when I change to multi-city and add a later leg to various Caribbean destinations (seems to differ by the day which one works).
I didn't actually book it as I can't commit to the trip yet, but Expedia seemed to be able to price it. Hope this helps someone.
Mar 4, 23, 6:35 pm
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Surprising as it may seem, there exists a type of user on this forum that flies to specific places, on specific dates, in order to actually visit those places. For such a person, a $2500 direct flight is better than $3500 direct flight, or a $1750 flight via Bogotà and Cairo.
Mar 4, 23, 7:40 pm
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For the purposes of this forum, yes, the US is split into three regions. Anything east of the line ORD-DFW is considered east coast....
That's why I gave this fare one of my average ratings, that of "meh", and not a lower one...
Surprising as it may seem, there exists a type of user on this forum that flies to specific places, on specific dates, in order to actually visit those places. For such a person, a $2500 direct flight is better than $3500 direct flight, or a $1750 flight via Bogotà and Cairo.
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Mar 4, 23, 8:15 pm
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The $2550 fare is good for doing ORD-LHR-ORD, throwaway to PUJ included.
Chicago is not “East Coast” — not geographically, not time zone, not otherwise. It’s American Midwest. Maybe the East Coast reference was for things east of the Mississippi River. But then that makes Houston and Dallas “West”. The Wild West, perhaps?
Chicago is not “East Coast” — not geographically, not time zone, not otherwise. It’s American Midwest. Maybe the East Coast reference was for things east of the Mississippi River. But then that makes Houston and Dallas “West”. The Wild West, perhaps?
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Mar 4, 23, 8:46 pm
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Mar 5, 23, 1:52 am
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You can originate west coast just fine. The problem is the return is actually a fare to caribbean with a stopover in the US. With the required detour to canada you don't have west coast options on the return due to MPM. I can cut it to under $2k if you're willing to start west coast and end ORD but at that point it should really be in another forum.
Mar 5, 23, 4:11 am
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You can originate west coast just fine. The problem is the return is actually a fare to caribbean with a stopover in the US. With the required detour to canada you don't have west coast options on the return due to MPM. I can cut it to under $2k if you're willing to start west coast and end ORD but at that point it should really be in another forum.
Thanks in advance.
Mar 5, 23, 6:02 am
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It can also be a throwaway, and we all know how UA feels about skiplagging.
Mar 5, 23, 6:16 am
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You can originate west coast just fine. The problem is the return is actually a fare to caribbean with a stopover in the US. With the required detour to canada you don't have west coast options on the return due to MPM. I can cut it to under $2k if you're willing to start west coast and end ORD but at that point it should really be in another forum.
Mar 5, 23, 6:39 am
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This may well be much ado about nothing, seeing as I haven't actually proved that the ticket can be issued, but this fare does seem to be quite flexible. If you start in EWR, you can get a direct to LHR, both ways, for under $2K. Also, a few other Caribbean destinations work (Nassau, for example). The "throwaway" leg could actually be useful if you happen to be traveling to the islands over Thanksgiving, when prices are quite high and making a detour in Canada might be worth it.
Last edited by goldmarch; Mar 5, 23 at 6:42 am Reason: typo
