Qantas Announces Non-Stop Services to Buenos Aires
Mar 13, 2008, 4:28 pm
#61
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Me too. I'm struggling to see the advantage of TA's for a simple return INT flight. If someone has an example of where significant savings can be made, I'd be very interested and grateful.
Last edited by deeruck; Mar 13, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Mar 13, 2008, 5:21 pm
#62
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Aside from my rant above about a certain TA, I'd prefer to go with an airline for a booking simply because you can be reasonably certain that you won't have the fare loaded with a booking fee and you can usually make changes without negotiating a change fee. Likewise you usually won't be slugged with a cc fee as well.
Mar 13, 2008, 6:09 pm
#63
Join Date: Sep 2004
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International tickets with TAs
YMMV
Last year I booked at SIN-LHR-Canada trip with BA Singapore in WT+
Alas not early enough to get the T class fares.....
But my Perth TA was able to pick up the reservation. And because of the the increasing value of the AU$, was able to help me avoid the currency exchange charges as well as save a bit on the base fare. And she was apparently quite happy to pick up a premium fare ticket.
From there it got even more interesting. The AA fares I needed in the US/Canada were checked on aa.com. The TA checked booking the flights through BA (in conjunction with the long haul). A set of fares that were actually a fair bit less expensive
. Yes I lost the 1000 miles or so I would have got for booking the 6 segments on the website.... And yes the sticker upgrades worked on ALL the segments, including the one at the airport after thunderstorm disruptions at DFW.
Will it work for all scenarios?..... read the first line again
Oh yes EZE. You might want to check the cost of SIN-SYD-SCL and SIN-SYD-EZE - assuming you can talk with a TA. The savings might be substantial if the fare class seats are available.......
Given that SIN-PER-SIN is roughly the same price as PER-SYD-PER it would be a non-decision for me.....
Happily wandering
Fred
Last year I booked at SIN-LHR-Canada trip with BA Singapore in WT+
Alas not early enough to get the T class fares.....
But my Perth TA was able to pick up the reservation. And because of the the increasing value of the AU$, was able to help me avoid the currency exchange charges as well as save a bit on the base fare. And she was apparently quite happy to pick up a premium fare ticket.
From there it got even more interesting. The AA fares I needed in the US/Canada were checked on aa.com. The TA checked booking the flights through BA (in conjunction with the long haul). A set of fares that were actually a fair bit less expensive
. Yes I lost the 1000 miles or so I would have got for booking the 6 segments on the website.... And yes the sticker upgrades worked on ALL the segments, including the one at the airport after thunderstorm disruptions at DFW.Will it work for all scenarios?..... read the first line again
Oh yes EZE. You might want to check the cost of SIN-SYD-SCL and SIN-SYD-EZE - assuming you can talk with a TA. The savings might be substantial if the fare class seats are available.......
Given that SIN-PER-SIN is roughly the same price as PER-SYD-PER it would be a non-decision for me.....
Happily wandering
Fred
Mar 13, 2008, 7:35 pm
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You might want to check the cost of SIN-SYD-SCL and SIN-SYD-EZE - assuming you can talk with a TA. The savings might be substantial if the fare class seats are available.......
Given that SIN-PER-SIN is roughly the same price as PER-SYD-PER it would be a non-decision for me.....
Given that SIN-PER-SIN is roughly the same price as PER-SYD-PER it would be a non-decision for me.....
Mar 13, 2008, 11:59 pm
#68
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Don't think CX is sending the 34D (2 Class with OLD products) to Aust.
I think you mean the new 33B with new J and Y Class.
Hopefully when CX gets more 77W they can rotate them to SYD as part of the NA schedule. There is still 1 flight a day from SYD to HKG that has the old F Class
I think you mean the new 33B with new J and Y Class.
Hopefully when CX gets more 77W they can rotate them to SYD as part of the NA schedule. There is still 1 flight a day from SYD to HKG that has the old F Class
Mar 14, 2008, 1:39 am
#69
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The joys of navigating on a round globe. This illustrates what OG is talking about.
If you are lucky you will get some nice views of Antarctica. But certainly some glimpses of Patagonia and the Argentine coast.
If you are lucky you will get some nice views of Antarctica. But certainly some glimpses of Patagonia and the Argentine coast.
Mar 16, 2008, 3:49 am
#70
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lan bus class ex Argentina, half of ex syd
Itinerario
Ida Salida Llegada Vuelo Cabina Equipaje
Viernes 26 septiembre 2008 20:40 Buenos Aires (EZE) 21:55 Santiago de Chile (SCL) LA470
Ejecutiva-D 2P
22:45 Santiago de Chile (SCL) 07:05 (Domingo) Sydney (SYD) LA801
Ejecutiva-D 2P
Regreso
Jueves 16 octubre 2008 11:55 Sydney (SYD) 13:55 Santiago de Chile (SCL) LA800
Ejecutiva-D 2P
15:10 Santiago de Chile (SCL) 17:05 Buenos Aires (EZE) LA445
Ejecutiva-D 2P
Le informamos que al salir de Argentina deberá cancelar un impuesto de salida de 18 dólares. Las tasas y/o impuestos determinados por las autoridades locales sólo se pueden pagar en efectivo y están sujetas a cambio sin previo aviso.
Tarifa
Tarifa Tasas y/o impuestos Total (USD)
Pasajero adulto nş 1 4,738.00 325.81 5,063.81
Descuento 3% LAN.com -142.14 0.00 -142.14
Total 4,595.86 325.81 $ 4,921.67
Notas a la tarifa
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Ida Salida Llegada Vuelo Cabina Equipaje
Viernes 26 septiembre 2008 20:40 Buenos Aires (EZE) 21:55 Santiago de Chile (SCL) LA470
Ejecutiva-D 2P
22:45 Santiago de Chile (SCL) 07:05 (Domingo) Sydney (SYD) LA801
Ejecutiva-D 2P
Regreso
Jueves 16 octubre 2008 11:55 Sydney (SYD) 13:55 Santiago de Chile (SCL) LA800
Ejecutiva-D 2P
15:10 Santiago de Chile (SCL) 17:05 Buenos Aires (EZE) LA445
Ejecutiva-D 2P
Le informamos que al salir de Argentina deberá cancelar un impuesto de salida de 18 dólares. Las tasas y/o impuestos determinados por las autoridades locales sólo se pueden pagar en efectivo y están sujetas a cambio sin previo aviso.
Tarifa
Tarifa Tasas y/o impuestos Total (USD)
Pasajero adulto nş 1 4,738.00 325.81 5,063.81
Descuento 3% LAN.com -142.14 0.00 -142.14
Total 4,595.86 325.81 $ 4,921.67
Notas a la tarifa
Ver restricciones de esta tarifa
Mar 16, 2008, 6:41 am
#71
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Aside from my rant above about a certain TA, I'd prefer to go with an airline for a booking simply because you can be reasonably certain that you won't have the fare loaded with a booking fee and you can usually make changes without negotiating a change fee. Likewise you usually won't be slugged with a cc fee as well.
If you use Amex as a TA, then there is no CC fee and no booking fee etc.
The QF $1899 offer SYD-EZE is not a bad deal IMHO.
Mar 16, 2008, 10:46 pm
#72
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Similar good prices from GRU, or EZE-GRU(stopover)-xSCL-SYD
Mar 27, 2008, 10:42 pm
#73
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...The airlines produce fares, which are then pushed out to travel agents/consolidators. The travel agents/consolidators are then told what they will have to pay for those tickets, which are generally substantially below what the face value of the ticket will say, the TA will then add their mark-up...Dave
(former travel consultant)
(former travel consultant)
Mar 28, 2008, 12:47 am
#74
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Good fare class as well....
One of the first rules I encountered when I arrived in Oz 16 years ago.
Shop around and never blindly take the first price offerred,
YMMV
Fred
Mar 28, 2008, 10:03 am
#75
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Waitlisting. Airline websites will generally not let you waitlist for a cheap fare if the booking class is unavailable. Just say I want to book SYD-SIN-NRT-SIN-SYD in D class, but one sector was not avail... If I try to book on the airline website it will just spit out a C or J fare, whereas if I go through an agent I can lock in the 3 avail D sectors and waitlist the 4th.
