*A Options to Delhi?
May 15, 2002 | 10:49 am
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*A Options to Delhi?
I originally posted this in the United forum but I still have questions.
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I need to go to Delhi for business. My company tells me that its preferred vendor for int'l travel is NW/KL as it has negotiated a 37% discount that gets us biz class for about $4,500.
I am certain that I can fly my preferred carrier (or alliance of carriers) AS LONG AS I cost-justify it.
Any suggestions on how I can go ORD-DEL and back on Star Alliance carriers, on a mileage earning ticket, in business class or better, for less than about $4,500?
Mike
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I need to go to Delhi for business. My company tells me that its preferred vendor for int'l travel is NW/KL as it has negotiated a 37% discount that gets us biz class for about $4,500.
I am certain that I can fly my preferred carrier (or alliance of carriers) AS LONG AS I cost-justify it.
Any suggestions on how I can go ORD-DEL and back on Star Alliance carriers, on a mileage earning ticket, in business class or better, for less than about $4,500?
Mike
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May 15, 2002 | 7:26 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mikey likes it:
[b]I originally posted this in the United forum but I still have questions.
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I need to go to Delhi for business. My company tells me that its preferred vendor for int'l travel is NW/KL as it has negotiated a 37% discount that gets us biz class for about $4,500.
I am certain that I can fly my preferred carrier (or alliance of carriers) AS LONG AS I cost-justify it.
Any suggestions on how I can go ORD-DEL and back on Star Alliance carriers, on a mileage earning ticket, in business class or better, for less than about $4,500?
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[b]I originally posted this in the United forum but I still have questions.
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I need to go to Delhi for business. My company tells me that its preferred vendor for int'l travel is NW/KL as it has negotiated a 37% discount that gets us biz class for about $4,500.
I am certain that I can fly my preferred carrier (or alliance of carriers) AS LONG AS I cost-justify it.
Any suggestions on how I can go ORD-DEL and back on Star Alliance carriers, on a mileage earning ticket, in business class or better, for less than about $4,500?
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Try this.
1) US to BKK one way C class (UA)(can be fare basis D class)
2) BKK-DEL-BKK C class (TG)
3) BKK-USA one way C class (UA) (can be fare basis D class)
should work out same or cheaper than what you had with NW.
Edited to clarify booking class
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May 16, 2002 | 7:22 am
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Do you buy the BKK-DEL-BKK ticket and the BKK-ORD ticket in Thailand? I got a one-way ORD-BKK fare of about $2600, and a one-way BKK-ORD fare of $2100, both on united.com.
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May 16, 2002 | 1:16 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Mikey likes it:
Do you buy the BKK-DEL-BKK ticket and the BKK-ORD ticket in Thailand? I got a one-way ORD-BKK fare of about $2600, and a one-way BKK-ORD fare of $2100, both on united.com.
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Do you buy the BKK-DEL-BKK ticket and the BKK-ORD ticket in Thailand? I got a one-way ORD-BKK fare of about $2600, and a one-way BKK-ORD fare of $2100, both on united.com.
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make sure you book flights that have D fare class availibility. The fare basis you want is DXBKK (base = $2150) or DWBKK ($2640 Base fare). You have to travel on Mon-Thu for the DXBKK. If you pick a Mon-Thu date and make sure that there is D class availibility then you will get around $2175 for ORD-BKK
BKK-DEL-BKK, should be around $850
BKK-ORD, again, book in D fare class, make sure that there is availibility in D (don't think your are restricted on Mon-Thu on this) and the fare basis is DBKK ($1643 Base fare).
I did a quick price out on June 11.
ORD-BKK $2177.70
BKK-ORD $1678.30
Hope this helps.
PS. If you are new to the whole fare class thing, just call united and make sure they book you flights with D availibility.