Lufthansa/Star RTW fares back again from OZ - $A1599 ($US1040) + tax
Aug 29, 2003, 3:16 am
#46
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And have you seen the SFO-MUC schedule vs the UA SYD-SFO schedule? yuck!
Also note the "NO CLASS UPGRADES ALLOWED" - I haven't decided if it is worth calling UA to ask if that means one can or can not use sweet spot certs on this fare...
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RichardMEL, UA 1K
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Also note the "NO CLASS UPGRADES ALLOWED" - I haven't decided if it is worth calling UA to ask if that means one can or can not use sweet spot certs on this fare...
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RichardMEL, UA 1K
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Aug 29, 2003, 7:58 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RichardMEL:
Also note the "NO CLASS UPGRADES ALLOWED" - I haven't decided if it is worth calling UA to ask if that means one can or can not use sweet spot certs on this fare...
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Also note the "NO CLASS UPGRADES ALLOWED" - I haven't decided if it is worth calling UA to ask if that means one can or can not use sweet spot certs on this fare...
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Aug 31, 2003, 10:14 am
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Re the SFO-MUC schedule.
Being based here in SFO I find this flight to be quite handy for fitting an entire day in here and still making it to Europe the next day (albeit late in the evening).
The charming 12 hours layover on SYD-SFO-MUC is plenty of time to get into SF and stroll a few hills, which is great for avoiding DVT!
Being based here in SFO I find this flight to be quite handy for fitting an entire day in here and still making it to Europe the next day (albeit late in the evening).
The charming 12 hours layover on SYD-SFO-MUC is plenty of time to get into SF and stroll a few hills, which is great for avoiding DVT!
Aug 31, 2003, 5:09 pm
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The charming 12 hours layover on SYD-SFO-MUC is plenty of time to get into SF and stroll a few hills, which is great for avoiding DVT![/B]</font>
The charming 12 hours layover on SYD-SFO-MUC is plenty of time to get into SF and stroll a few hills, which is great for avoiding DVT![/B]</font>
Jun 21, 2005, 3:48 pm
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Probably a silly question from a Newbie, but does anyone know if the Lufthansa/Star Alliance mini RTW can be ticketed for any other airline, or can ONLY be issued as a Lufthansa ticket?
Jun 22, 2005, 3:14 am
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Originally Posted by traveller1971
Probably a silly question from a Newbie, but does anyone know if the Lufthansa/Star Alliance mini RTW can be ticketed for any other airline, or can ONLY be issued as a Lufthansa ticket?
Jun 23, 2005, 7:11 am
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via US both ways
Did the LH RTW ex SYD about 6 months ago, via US both ways. No problems, it's actually written into the Fare Rules.
Also, they allowed me to open jaw twice (SYD-SFO-MUC-FRA-TXL (open jaw - TXL-STN on RyanAir), LHR-MUC-FRA-YYZ (open jaw YYZ-LAX on AC - Tango fare), LAX-SYD) Charged an extra $100-200 for the extra 2 sectors interally in Germany (wanted to get some extra status min 500 miles to requal on UA for last yr).
Didn't have much trouble getting the flights I actually wanted too on very short notice (2-3 wks b4 flights), was waitlisted on a few, but they all came through b4 ticketing.
Also, they allowed me to open jaw twice (SYD-SFO-MUC-FRA-TXL (open jaw - TXL-STN on RyanAir), LHR-MUC-FRA-YYZ (open jaw YYZ-LAX on AC - Tango fare), LAX-SYD) Charged an extra $100-200 for the extra 2 sectors interally in Germany (wanted to get some extra status min 500 miles to requal on UA for last yr).
Didn't have much trouble getting the flights I actually wanted too on very short notice (2-3 wks b4 flights), was waitlisted on a few, but they all came through b4 ticketing.
Jun 23, 2005, 2:56 pm
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Originally Posted by goodo
Thats great! I plan on doing this via US both ways at the end of the year, which will be low season, plus I've got a $800 US LH voucher to use up, so it's the perfect time to do it. I'll be short around 3K for 1P.
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I'd doubt LH would sell the same fare direct (they well may do, just not normal to see a carrier selling the nett fares with overrides deducted like agents do) so I'm not all that sure that best flights would accept a LH coupon for payment as they miss out totally.
Let us know how it goes anyway.
Jun 24, 2005, 1:24 am
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LH *do* sell the same fare direct, but they sell it for a little more than the bucket shops (eg: bestflights). If you look on their website it's there with the same rules. The $600 would more than cover the difference i'd imagine.
And yes via USA both ways is possible. I had to EDUCATE a clueless travel agent who couldn't READ THE *)@*@E) FARE RULES IN FRONT OF HIM on it just a few months ago (SIGH!)
And yes via USA both ways is possible. I had to EDUCATE a clueless travel agent who couldn't READ THE *)@*@E) FARE RULES IN FRONT OF HIM on it just a few months ago (SIGH!)
Jun 24, 2005, 10:00 am
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RichardMel - sounds familiar re travel agents who can't read the fare rules!!
As Richard said - LH do ticket this fare - and you can even collect the tickets from the LH office or have them post them to you. They are a little pricier than bestflights (by about $100). There is a 1% surcharge or so for credit card payments when booking through LH.
As Richard said - LH do ticket this fare - and you can even collect the tickets from the LH office or have them post them to you. They are a little pricier than bestflights (by about $100). There is a 1% surcharge or so for credit card payments when booking through LH.