UA/Star Business Deals to Europe
Apr 3, 2014, 11:59 pm
#196
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My guess is UA's gonna have a lot of no-shows for at the tail end of some of these cheap trips at the hubs. A friend of mine is taking a WN flight IAH-SAT so she can catch her UA SAT-IAH-EWR-FCO flight ($1500 out of SAT vs $5000 out of IAH).
Her route back is FCO-MUC-IAH-(nominally)SAT. IAH is port of entry for her and she gets to put her hands on her luggage (if you know what I mean, and I think you do...). She potentially gets screwed if IRROPS force a different routing (eg via IAD or EWR).
Her route back is FCO-MUC-IAH-(nominally)SAT. IAH is port of entry for her and she gets to put her hands on her luggage (if you know what I mean, and I think you do...). She potentially gets screwed if IRROPS force a different routing (eg via IAD or EWR).
Apr 4, 2014, 12:00 am
#197
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Not that I'm complaining ... but what might be the motivation for UA to offer these fares?
It gets even better. The SFO-MOD positioning flight turns around immediately for the first leg of my MOD-SFO-Europe itinerary. Can I just stay on the plane? 
Well of course. Why do you think so many of us are buying 2, 3, or more of these tickets? But you're part of a very small community that's benefiting from these extraordinary, unadvertised fares.
It's going to be a dry summer indeed for the broader universe of MP members who want to fly to Europe in J for less than six grand.
It's going to be a dry summer indeed for the broader universe of MP members who want to fly to Europe in J for less than six grand.
Last edited by malgudi; Apr 4, 2014 at 12:23 am
Apr 4, 2014, 1:08 am
#198
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For once it has been great to call the islands home! Fares from HNL and OGG have been identical to West Coast / East Coast fares. Makes up for some of the huge price increases we have seen from the islands to the West Coast over the past year. Too bad a stopover won't work on these.
Apr 4, 2014, 1:18 am
#199
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think PMO/CTA as the furthest(?), from SJC.
EDIT: nope, MLA.
EDIT: nope, MLA.
Apr 4, 2014, 1:25 am
#200
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Wow, I just realized that the first weekend falls within the travel period for my 3x RDM offer!
I guess I'm going to buy another!
I guess I'm going to buy another!
Apr 4, 2014, 1:35 am
#202
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For once it has been great to call the islands home! Fares from HNL and OGG have been identical to West Coast / East Coast fares. Makes up for some of the huge price increases we have seen from the islands to the West Coast over the past year. Too bad a stopover won't work on these.
My other trip (to FCO from Maui) was actually a $100 cheaper than most reported from the mainland.
Apr 4, 2014, 1:39 am
#204
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Yeah, but I consider it a stopover 
A side-benefit to all this are the GPUs that I had leftover. Just bought and upgraded round-trip tickets OGG-ORD w/ GPUs for late Sept/Early Nov - week-long visit to Windy City plus Fleetwood Mac (incl Christine McVie) on 10/2.
A side-benefit to all this are the GPUs that I had leftover. Just bought and upgraded round-trip tickets OGG-ORD w/ GPUs for late Sept/Early Nov - week-long visit to Windy City plus Fleetwood Mac (incl Christine McVie) on 10/2.
Last edited by IAH-OIL-TRASH; Apr 4, 2014 at 1:50 am
Apr 4, 2014, 2:31 am
#206
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wow crazy...never thought these fares would come back.
I can see bunch of $1500ish fares to Europe...I have no time to take vacations this summer, so this deal is killing me..
I can see bunch of $1500ish fares to Europe...I have no time to take vacations this summer, so this deal is killing me..
Apr 4, 2014, 5:11 am
#208
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Wow, I just realized that the first weekend falls within the travel period for my 3x RDM offer!
I guess I'm going to buy another!
I guess I'm going to buy another!
Last edited by exerda; Apr 4, 2014 at 5:22 am
Apr 4, 2014, 8:13 am
#209
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I'm amazed that this deal came. I saw the orinigal threa after the deal was gone and now I'm seeing actual $1560 P fare to CDG or $1604 with LH 748 TATL.
Too bad I have a 3 weeks vacation to SYD (before *A premium class award inlfation) in July and cannot really do another vacation to Europe.
Too bad I have a 3 weeks vacation to SYD (before *A premium class award inlfation) in July and cannot really do another vacation to Europe.
Apr 4, 2014, 9:23 am
#210
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Hard on a same-day turn. With a day or two between shouldn't be a problem at all.