Sale Fares Discussion
#826
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: qr
Posts: 261
or who blinks first. We also now have to factor in the possibility of QR leaving One world to , since the rumours have started , I have still Benn looking for some of those golden j class fares but wondering if I should start to credit to BAEC! oh for a crystal ball.
#828
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: EC Silver FC Silver
Posts: 34
#831
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,486
A similar fare:
BUD/PRG - CKG (Chongqing, China) in J @ 1149 wide open until next year. (Min stay: 3 Days; Max: 12 Months)
Nothing too exciting, unlike ARN-SIN with QSuites, plus a Chinese visa might be needed if not transiting via CKG.
On the bright side, CKG has reasonably good & cheap options for int'l connections with AirAsis, MH, KA, CZ, MU, CA, etc.; so one can travel to elsewhere in CN or Asia easily.
An interesting route I found through this fare is that for a price of 1286, you can make stopovers at both HKG and DOH: Outbound: BUD-DOH-HKG(stopover)-CKG Inbound: CKG-HKG-DOH(stopover)-BUD (you do not have to route it via HKG for Inbound I suppose, but it adds a 40 TPs more for BAEC)
Maybe people are more knowledgeable with fare rules than me can make a better use of this fare. For me, it just helped me slightly lowered the price for my 2 trips this year ARN-HKG and ARN-BKK; I did not choose the stopover option.
BUD/PRG - CKG (Chongqing, China) in J @ 1149 wide open until next year. (Min stay: 3 Days; Max: 12 Months)
Nothing too exciting, unlike ARN-SIN with QSuites, plus a Chinese visa might be needed if not transiting via CKG.
On the bright side, CKG has reasonably good & cheap options for int'l connections with AirAsis, MH, KA, CZ, MU, CA, etc.; so one can travel to elsewhere in CN or Asia easily.
An interesting route I found through this fare is that for a price of 1286, you can make stopovers at both HKG and DOH: Outbound: BUD-DOH-HKG(stopover)-CKG Inbound: CKG-HKG-DOH(stopover)-BUD (you do not have to route it via HKG for Inbound I suppose, but it adds a 40 TPs more for BAEC)
Maybe people are more knowledgeable with fare rules than me can make a better use of this fare. For me, it just helped me slightly lowered the price for my 2 trips this year ARN-HKG and ARN-BKK; I did not choose the stopover option.
How did you use it for QR to BKK for similar price ? simply change CKG for BKK or add another seperate hop ?
Ta.
#834
Join Date: May 2017
Location: PRG
Programs: British Airways
Posts: 234
#835
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: WAW ✈ LHR ✈ GLA
Programs: BA GfL/GGL/CCR, HH Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 2,492
HKG-CKG-HKG is not eligible for TWOV, but you could buy a separate tix for CKG-3rd country-CKG.
#837
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LHR HKG
Programs: BA GOLD
Posts: 145
I tried to figure out how to do it via CAN for PRG/BUD-CKG fare after you mentioned, and failed. but found a new promo fare in R:
GF link: CAN-LHR @ 1523 to LHR // 1490 to LGW, not a great fare, but a good one. You can make stopovers both in and out at DOH, have no idea if you may do it via DOH/HKG.
an example for stopovers at DOH:
CAN-LHR stopover at DOH
GF link: CKG-LHR @ 1523
GF link: CKG-CDG @ 1370
GF link: HGH-MAD @ 1410
Min Stay is 3 days, Max 1 month. it must be booked before 31 MAR 19.
CKG receives so much love from QR, maybe because HU just started flying CKG-LHR recently.
I tried to play around these fares and combine other fares like ARN-BKK, BUD/PRG-CKG, to create an open jaw ticket so that I may shed a few quids overall, but all sadly failed. So frustrated as I do not understand context of fare rules (too much a headache when reading through). Maybe someone who are experienced can help us to utilise all these fares in a better way.
GF link: CAN-LHR @ 1523 to LHR // 1490 to LGW, not a great fare, but a good one. You can make stopovers both in and out at DOH, have no idea if you may do it via DOH/HKG.
an example for stopovers at DOH:
CAN-LHR stopover at DOH
GF link: CKG-LHR @ 1523
GF link: CKG-CDG @ 1370
GF link: HGH-MAD @ 1410
Min Stay is 3 days, Max 1 month. it must be booked before 31 MAR 19.
CKG receives so much love from QR, maybe because HU just started flying CKG-LHR recently.
I tried to play around these fares and combine other fares like ARN-BKK, BUD/PRG-CKG, to create an open jaw ticket so that I may shed a few quids overall, but all sadly failed. So frustrated as I do not understand context of fare rules (too much a headache when reading through). Maybe someone who are experienced can help us to utilise all these fares in a better way.
#838
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LHR HKG
Programs: BA GOLD
Posts: 145
I think I forgot to mention I made an open jaw for ARN-BKK and ARN-HKG combined with CKG-PRG on the return, so it lowered the overall price for me (approx. 200-300 less);
#839
Join Date: May 2017
Location: PRG
Programs: British Airways
Posts: 234
[QUOTE=roy2016;30905498]I tried to figure out how to do it via CAN for PRG/BUD-CKG fare after you mentioned, and failed.
I had no problem finding itinerary going via CAN
one can also do open jaw PRG-DOH-CAN-CKG-HKG-DOH-PRG so you get to enjoy both qsuite and the bar
I did not pull the trigger yet, not sure if the visa hassle is worth it
I had no problem finding itinerary going via CAN
one can also do open jaw PRG-DOH-CAN-CKG-HKG-DOH-PRG so you get to enjoy both qsuite and the bar
I did not pull the trigger yet, not sure if the visa hassle is worth it
#840
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Hong Kong, France
Programs: FB , BA Gold
Posts: 15,495
Git this email about a two for one promotion from France.
Then I checked the price. Some EUR3,000 to HKG, Vietnam, even 3,300 to SIN.
SO I thought that it was for 2 pax. NO NO, this is per pax.
The usual one-stop alternative for me is BA and runs around EUR2,100.
Then I checked the price. Some EUR3,000 to HKG, Vietnam, even 3,300 to SIN.
SO I thought that it was for 2 pax. NO NO, this is per pax.
The usual one-stop alternative for me is BA and runs around EUR2,100.