How long until we start seeing some good ex-Asia J deals?
Feb 23, 2020, 8:59 pm
#2
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Yes I wonder the same for a few years. Seems these fares are more scare than the other way around. Although sometimes of course there's exceptions, but you have to scour google flights and forums like Flyertalk.
Feb 23, 2020, 10:12 pm
#3
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Feb 24, 2020, 3:55 am
#6
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I've been checking ICN to Europe for a year. Right now there's a very minor drop to just below $2K for many routes, but no huge deals. Unless you consider Air Astana sales a good deal.
Feb 24, 2020, 6:38 am
#7
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Airlines have gotten much better at figuring out that discounting hurts them more than it helps. In situations like the present-day dropping, the prices does not attract enough new passengers and they end up collecting far less revenue from the passengers who will travel no matter what at full price.
Feb 25, 2020, 3:16 pm
#8
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Out of TPE (where you can position from other Asian airports easily), PR routinely has good J fares to North America.
Best deal is TPE-YYZ for around $1600 (not much more to other US cities and YVR), save it in Kayak and each time the sale is usually up for a week.
Best deal is TPE-YYZ for around $1600 (not much more to other US cities and YVR), save it in Kayak and each time the sale is usually up for a week.
Feb 25, 2020, 8:01 pm
#9
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Did you mean BR? I would not fly PR out of YYZ.
Feb 25, 2020, 8:11 pm
#10
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MNL-BCN-MNL via QR business Class, $1,453. Pair it up with Premium Cabin's post makes it a good mileage run.
Great premium economy fares from Barcelona to Oceania:
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Source: PREMIUM ECONOMY DEAL: BRITISH AIRWAYS & CATHAY PACIFIC BARCELONA TO AUSTRALIA/NEW-ZEALAND FROM $1,128 - PREMIUM CABIN
- Fare Class: T
- Last Ticketing Period: March 31, 2020
- Last Travel Period: December 23, 2020
- Minimum Stay: 7 days
- Maximum Stay: 12 months
- Permitted Stopovers: unlimited (2 for free)
- Changes: €180 fee
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Feb 25, 2020, 8:54 pm
#11
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PR: TPE-YYZ RT J $1609 USD ai
Why not PR? Out of YYZ, JFK, and LHR PR's hard product is by far the best and for solo travelers you have tons of space with window seats in A0.
https://onemileatatime.com/philippin...-class-review/
The only challenge is transiting through MNL which involves inter-terminal transfers (YVR and YYZ fly out of T1). In my case I simply stay in MNL overnight to minimize stress and agony.
Why not PR? Out of YYZ, JFK, and LHR PR's hard product is by far the best and for solo travelers you have tons of space with window seats in A0.
https://onemileatatime.com/philippin...-class-review/
The only challenge is transiting through MNL which involves inter-terminal transfers (YVR and YYZ fly out of T1). In my case I simply stay in MNL overnight to minimize stress and agony.
Feb 25, 2020, 11:53 pm
#12
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PR: TPE-YYZ RT J $1609 USD ai
Why not PR? Out of YYZ, JFK, and LHR PR's hard product is by far the best and for solo travelers you have tons of space with window seats in A0.
https://onemileatatime.com/philippin...-class-review/
The only challenge is transiting through MNL which involves inter-terminal transfers (YVR and YYZ fly out of T1). In my case I simply stay in MNL overnight to minimize stress and agony.
Why not PR? Out of YYZ, JFK, and LHR PR's hard product is by far the best and for solo travelers you have tons of space with window seats in A0.
https://onemileatatime.com/philippin...-class-review/
The only challenge is transiting through MNL which involves inter-terminal transfers (YVR and YYZ fly out of T1). In my case I simply stay in MNL overnight to minimize stress and agony.
However, you are dealing with a Pinoy soft product and an MNL transit T1 to T2. Even with my Asian APEC card I just don't think the saving is enough for the price of my extra work, hassles and frustrations. YMMV.
Mar 15, 2020, 7:52 pm
#13
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QR exMNL low fares to EUROPE
Originally Posted by vincewy;32113609
PR: TPE-YYZ RT J $1609 USD ai
Why not PR? Out of YYZ, JFK, and LHR PR's hard product is by far the best and for solo travelers you have tons of space with window seats in A0.
https://onemileatatime.com/philippin...-class-review/
The only challenge is transiting through MNL which involves inter-terminal transfers (YVR and YYZ fly out of T1).
In my case I simply stay in MNL overnight to minimize stress and agony.
Why not PR? Out of YYZ, JFK, and LHR PR's hard product is by far the best and for solo travelers you have tons of space with window seats in A0.
https://onemileatatime.com/philippin...-class-review/
The only challenge is transiting through MNL which involves inter-terminal transfers (YVR and YYZ fly out of T1).
In my case I simply stay in MNL overnight to minimize stress and agony.
https://onemileatatime.com/connectin...pine-airlines/
Plus PR doesn't belong to any airline alliance, so even at that price, it's a no go ..
The hard product is hard product, the same seats are in other airlines.
However, you are dealing with a Pinoy soft product and an MNL transit T1 to T2.
Even with my Asian APEC card I just don't think the saving is enough for the price of my extra work, hassles and frustrations. YMMV.
However, you are dealing with a Pinoy soft product and an MNL transit T1 to T2.
Even with my Asian APEC card I just don't think the saving is enough for the price of my extra work, hassles and frustrations. YMMV.
But what exactly is the "Pinoy soft product"?
So I asked the airport staff at the arrivals hall about checked baggage on connecting flights between terminals (T1 - T3) but in the same alliance (OW - MH to QR) when I was there 2 weeks ago
I was told everyone has to claim their checked bags, go thru' Immigration & Customs & transfer manually between terminals
Not exactly very passenger friendly ...