Aug 24, 2018, 6:27 am
Last edit by: quinzinho
For those flying, by all means enter your flight details below so we can see if anyone is flying together.
Eating Options and Tips - https://trip101.com/article/penang-food-guide-23-things-that-will-make-your-waistline-grow
Activities and Experiences - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Hill_Railway --- https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g298302-Activities-Penang.html
Hotels - https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pr-penang.html ---
27-OCT-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH msm2000uk
28-OCT-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN msm2000uk
30-OCT-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH msm2000uk
31-OCT-18 BA7009 DOH-LHR msm2000uk
31-OCT-18 BA1442 LHR-EDI msm2000uk
10-NOV-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH godsavethepoints
11-NOV-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN godsavethepoints
17-NOV-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH godsavethepoints
18-NOV-18 BA7007 DOH-LHR godsavethepoints
18-NOV-18 BA1446 LHR-EDI godsavethepoints
08-DEC-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH msm2000uk
08-DEC-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH scallywag72
09-DEC-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN msm2000uk
09-DEC-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN scallywag72
09-DEC-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH msm2000uk
09-DEC-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH scallywag72
10-DEC-18 BA7009 DOH-LHR msm2000uk
10-DEC-18 BA7009 DOH-LHR scallywag72
10-DEC-18 BA1440 LHR-EDI msm2000uk
10-DEC-18 BA1440 LHR-EDI scallywag72
11-JAN-19 BA1441 EDI-LHR victairinternational
11-JAN-19 BA7008 LHR-DOH victairinternational
12-JAN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN victairinternational
13 -JAN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH victairinternational
14-JAN-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR victairinternational
14-JAN-19 BA1440 LHR-EDI victairinternational
19-JAN-19 BA2880 EDI-DOH Wbeest
20-JAN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN Wbeest
20-JAN-19 BA1459 EDI-LHR KARFA
24-JAN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH Wbeest
25-JAN-19 BA2881 DOH-EDI Wbeest
02-FEB-19 BA2880 EDI-DOH S_W_S
03-FEB-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN S_W_S
16-FEB-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH S_W_S
17-FEB-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR S_W_S
17-FEB-19 BA1442 LHR-EDI S_W_S
24-MAR-19 BA8719 EDI-LCY armouredant
25-MAR-19 BA7008 LHR-DOH armouredant
26-MAR-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN armouredant
20-APR-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH armouredant
21-APR-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR armouredant
03-JUN-19 BA1441 EDI-LHR IAANN
03-JUN-19 BA7004 LHR-DOH IAANN
04-JUN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN IAANN
08-JUN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH IAANN
09-JUN-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR IAANN
09-JUN-19 BA1438 LHR-EDI IAANN
28-JUN-19 BA7004 LHR-DOH KARFA
29-JUN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN KARFA
29-JUN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH KARFA
30-JUN-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR KARFA
06-JUL-19 BA1442 LHR-EDI KARFA
Eating Options and Tips - https://trip101.com/article/penang-food-guide-23-things-that-will-make-your-waistline-grow
Activities and Experiences - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_Hill_Railway --- https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g298302-Activities-Penang.html
Hotels - https://www.panpacific.com/en/hotels-and-resorts/pr-penang.html ---
27-OCT-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH msm2000uk
28-OCT-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN msm2000uk
30-OCT-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH msm2000uk
31-OCT-18 BA7009 DOH-LHR msm2000uk
31-OCT-18 BA1442 LHR-EDI msm2000uk
10-NOV-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH godsavethepoints
11-NOV-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN godsavethepoints
17-NOV-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH godsavethepoints
18-NOV-18 BA7007 DOH-LHR godsavethepoints
18-NOV-18 BA1446 LHR-EDI godsavethepoints
08-DEC-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH msm2000uk
08-DEC-18 BA2880 EDI-DOH scallywag72
09-DEC-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN msm2000uk
09-DEC-18 BA4488 DOH-PEN scallywag72
09-DEC-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH msm2000uk
09-DEC-18 BA4489 PEN-DOH scallywag72
10-DEC-18 BA7009 DOH-LHR msm2000uk
10-DEC-18 BA7009 DOH-LHR scallywag72
10-DEC-18 BA1440 LHR-EDI msm2000uk
10-DEC-18 BA1440 LHR-EDI scallywag72
11-JAN-19 BA1441 EDI-LHR victairinternational
11-JAN-19 BA7008 LHR-DOH victairinternational
12-JAN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN victairinternational
13 -JAN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH victairinternational
14-JAN-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR victairinternational
14-JAN-19 BA1440 LHR-EDI victairinternational
19-JAN-19 BA2880 EDI-DOH Wbeest
20-JAN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN Wbeest
20-JAN-19 BA1459 EDI-LHR KARFA
24-JAN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH Wbeest
25-JAN-19 BA2881 DOH-EDI Wbeest
02-FEB-19 BA2880 EDI-DOH S_W_S
03-FEB-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN S_W_S
16-FEB-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH S_W_S
17-FEB-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR S_W_S
17-FEB-19 BA1442 LHR-EDI S_W_S
24-MAR-19 BA8719 EDI-LCY armouredant
25-MAR-19 BA7008 LHR-DOH armouredant
26-MAR-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN armouredant
20-APR-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH armouredant
21-APR-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR armouredant
03-JUN-19 BA1441 EDI-LHR IAANN
03-JUN-19 BA7004 LHR-DOH IAANN
04-JUN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN IAANN
08-JUN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH IAANN
09-JUN-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR IAANN
09-JUN-19 BA1438 LHR-EDI IAANN
28-JUN-19 BA7004 LHR-DOH KARFA
29-JUN-19 BA4488 DOH-PEN KARFA
29-JUN-19 BA4489 PEN-DOH KARFA
30-JUN-19 BA7009 DOH-LHR KARFA
06-JUL-19 BA1442 LHR-EDI KARFA
The Satay Fare EDI-PEN-EDI
Aug 23, 2018, 12:52 pm
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this is a BA fare and the flights are booked under the BA codeshares so they should earn based on what ever rates BA marketed flighst credit to QRPC.
Aug 23, 2018, 12:58 pm
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Aug 23, 2018, 3:37 pm
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You sure that's CET rather than UTC? I'm pretty sure people booked successfully as late as 2 pm CET (3 pm CEST/1 pm UTC). My payment authorization went through at 12:06:01 pm UTC but it was followed by an error message from BA.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:52 pm
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I seem to have booked at 1346 UK time which is 1246 UTC.
Aug 23, 2018, 3:53 pm
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I believe you are correct makrom. As can be seen by my first posts in this thread I started booking the fare shortly before 2 pm but wasn't able to finish the payment process by just a couple of minutes (a bit frustrating to miss it by just a few seconds). Immediately after I ran several additional searches and the fare was gone from BA's system and it took around ~10m to disappear from all OTAs.
As a (strange) side note, after the fare was gone from everywhere Expedia was showing a mysterious EDI-DOH-KUL-PEN in J for 800$ in a mix of QR/MH while the same exact route in Y it was pricing at 900$. Fare wasn't bookable though. (Yes, the original fare was also gone from Expedia)
As a (strange) side note, after the fare was gone from everywhere Expedia was showing a mysterious EDI-DOH-KUL-PEN in J for 800$ in a mix of QR/MH while the same exact route in Y it was pricing at 900$. Fare wasn't bookable though. (Yes, the original fare was also gone from Expedia)
Aug 23, 2018, 4:09 pm
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Yes, or 1:45 CET. I think IAANN meant UTC when he said "11.49 CET and gone at 1.07 CET" in which case your booking would be well within. I probably added to the confusion though, I should have said "my payment authorisation went through at 1:06:01 UTC".
Last edited by makrom; Aug 24, 2018 at 1:56 am
Aug 24, 2018, 1:41 am
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and the flash sale continues!
..I received a message from QR Towers offering a business class ticket to Penang at the special price of £2173.
Hurry! available only over the next few days
Hurry! available only over the next few days
Aug 24, 2018, 4:23 am
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Aug 24, 2018, 5:59 am
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Aug 24, 2018, 6:44 am
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I've started a WIKI for those who are flying.
For those who havent posted their flights, but have stated their dates, could I encourage you to add your dates?
Safe travels,
M
For those who havent posted their flights, but have stated their dates, could I encourage you to add your dates?
Safe travels,
M
Aug 24, 2018, 8:24 am
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While I congratulate, with a certain degree of envy, those who managed to book this fare, I can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would fly all the way to PEN - and immediately turn round and fly back again.
I am not ignorant of the existence of TP runs, and understand that for some their journey might first and foremost be a TP-accumulation exercise. But for goodness sake, this is Penang we’re talking about as a destination - with the rest of Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore all on the doorstep, with all that those countries have to offer.
Mrs PtF and I were in Penang earlier this year (at Chinese New Year) and had an absolutely wonderful four days there, so much so that we can’t wait to return for a longer visit.
I am not ignorant of the existence of TP runs, and understand that for some their journey might first and foremost be a TP-accumulation exercise. But for goodness sake, this is Penang we’re talking about as a destination - with the rest of Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore all on the doorstep, with all that those countries have to offer.
Mrs PtF and I were in Penang earlier this year (at Chinese New Year) and had an absolutely wonderful four days there, so much so that we can’t wait to return for a longer visit.
Aug 24, 2018, 8:29 am
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While I congratulate, with a certain degree of envy, those who managed to book this fare, I can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would fly all the way to PEN - and immediately turn round and fly back again.
I am not ignorant of the existence of TP runs, and understand that for some their journey might first and foremost be a TP-accumulation exercise. But for goodness sake, this is Penang we’re talking about as a destination - with the rest of Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore all on the doorstep, with all that those countries have to offer.
Mrs PtF and I were in Penang earlier this year (at Chinese New Year) and had an absolutely wonderful four days there, so much so that we can’t wait to return for a longer visit.
I am not ignorant of the existence of TP runs, and understand that for some their journey might first and foremost be a TP-accumulation exercise. But for goodness sake, this is Penang we’re talking about as a destination - with the rest of Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore all on the doorstep, with all that those countries have to offer.
Mrs PtF and I were in Penang earlier this year (at Chinese New Year) and had an absolutely wonderful four days there, so much so that we can’t wait to return for a longer visit.
However, there weren't, so PEN it is!
M
Aug 24, 2018, 8:38 am
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My other point is that all the destinations you have listed - SIN, KUL, BKK - are all just a short hop from PEN, making a back-to-back at PEN all the more questionable. However, to each their own.