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Did I dream up these K fares?

Since Monday this week I've been keeping an eye on K fares from CLE to MXP for a wide range of dates between late February into the first week of March which were ~ $600. Today, they are all gone. Cheapest fare I can find for the same dates is north of $4,000. What happened?

"late february" is now inside 2 weeks..... probably was some advance purchase requirements were in place, or the buckets sold out. Either way: you snooze..... :(

See them on EF. KLX77LGT (basic economy "light" fare) and KLX77NCT. Had a 7-day advance purchase and 7-day min stay requirements. Looks like you missed the boat -- TICKETS MUST BE ISSUED ON/BEFORE 11FEB19. This is published under the "Sales Restrictions" section in the fare rules.
There are K fares out of YYZ that are about $680 in USD after converting from CAD.

Thanks. Must be faster next time.

Who says there are no second chances in life? The same K fares are back today!

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabears (Post 30810581)

Who says there are no second chances in life? The same K fares are back today!

Did you purchase the ticket this time??

Nope. They were gone in a matter of minutes. These fares either get gobbled up very quickly or United's website is messing with me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabears (Post 30810748)

Nope. They were gone in a matter of minutes. These fares either get gobbled up very quickly or United's website is messing with me.

Try tracking with Google flights It will send you an email whenever the fare changes, perhaps next time book it as you see it decrease. Remember you can always cancel within 24 hours so the old adage is booked now think later

Quote:

Originally Posted by dabears (Post 30810748)

Nope. They were gone in a matter of minutes. These fares either get gobbled up very quickly or United's website is messing with me.

There are numerous fare alert services and price drops are quickly noticed.

As mentioned buy or farelock and then think about it. I can across a Premium Plus /Premium Economy TATL for the same as regular about a week ago -- farelocked it and then asked the wife. Within hours it was back to the 50+% premium (today as the lower fare class sold out it is 100% premium).

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll take a look at google for fare changes and use farelock next time. I'm just surprised how quickly these fares come and go.

It's probably inventory? What days and seasonality are you looking at? The dirt-cheap K fares are certainly published right now.

Code:

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Cxr     Basis      BC  Cbn    Price   Tp  AP  Min  Max   Days    Rf   T Start     T End      Expiry   

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 UA  KLW00LGT       K   Y      $0.50  RT      12h   6M    -W-     N     -L-        -L-     26-Feb-19

 UA  KLX00LGT       K   Y      $0.50  RT      12h   6M    -X-     N     -L-        -L-     26-Feb-19

 UA  KLW00NCT       K   Y     $55.50  RT      12h   6M    -W-     N     -L-        -L-     26-Feb-19

 UA  KLX00NCT       K   Y     $55.50  RT      12h   6M    -X-     N     -L-        -L-     26-Feb-19



 UA  LLX87LGT       L   Y     $46.50  RT  28    7   6M    -X-     N     -L-        -L-     31-May-19

 UA  LLW87LGT       L   Y     $96.50  RT  28    7   6M    -W-     N     -L-        -L-     31-May-19

 UA  LLX87NCT       L   Y    $101.50  RT  28    7   6M    -X-     N     -L-        -L-     31-May-19

 UA  LLW87LGT       L   Y    $151.50  RT  28    7   6M    -W-     N     -L-        -L-     31-May-19



 UA  KLX77LGT       K   Y     $60.00  RT   7    7   6M    -X-     N     -L-        -L-     25-Feb-19

 UA  KLX77NCT       K   Y    $115.00  RT   7    7   6M    -X-     N     -L-        -L-     25-Feb-19



 UA  LLW77LGT       L   Y    $110.00  RT   7    7   6M    -W-     N     -L-        -L-     25-Feb-19

 UA  LLW77NCT       L   Y    $165.00  RT   7    7   6M    -W-     N     -L-        -L-     25-Feb-19





Rule -L-:

   OUTBOUND -

     PERMITTED 24DEC18 THROUGH 31MAR19 OR 30SEP19 THROUGH

     12DEC19 OR 24DEC19 THROUGH 31MAR20

   INBOUND -

     OR 08JAN19 THROUGH 31MAR19 OR 29OCT19 THROUGH

     24DEC19 OR 08JAN20 THROUGH 31MAR20 FOR EACH

     TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON TRIP DATE.



Rule -W-:

   OUTBOUND -

     PERMITTED THU THROUGH SAT ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

     SECTOR.

   INBOUND -

     PERMITTED SAT THROUGH MON ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

     SECTOR.



Rule -X-:

   OUTBOUND -

     PERMITTED SUN THROUGH WED ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

     SECTOR.

   INBOUND -

     PERMITTED TUE THROUGH FRI ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

     SECTOR.

...and some similar-looking T fares, and some amazing R fares differentialled to the K fares.

Quote:

Originally Posted by findark (Post 30813388)

It's probably inventory? What days and seasonality are you looking at? The dirt-cheap K fares are certainly published right now.

Code:

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Cxr Basis BC Cbn Price Tp AP Min Max Days Rf T Start T End Expiry

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UA KLW00LGT K Y $0.50 RT 12h 6M -W- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19

UA KLX00LGT K Y $0.50 RT 12h 6M -X- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19

UA KLW00NCT K Y $55.50 RT 12h 6M -W- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19

UA KLX00NCT K Y $55.50 RT 12h 6M -X- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19



UA LLX87LGT L Y $46.50 RT 28 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 31-May-19

UA LLW87LGT L Y $96.50 RT 28 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 31-May-19

UA LLX87NCT L Y $101.50 RT 28 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 31-May-19

UA LLW87LGT L Y $151.50 RT 28 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 31-May-19



UA KLX77LGT K Y $60.00 RT 7 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19

UA KLX77NCT K Y $115.00 RT 7 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19



UA LLW77LGT L Y $110.00 RT 7 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19

UA LLW77NCT L Y $165.00 RT 7 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19





Rule -L-:

OUTBOUND -

PERMITTED 24DEC18 THROUGH 31MAR19 OR 30SEP19 THROUGH

12DEC19 OR 24DEC19 THROUGH 31MAR20

INBOUND -

OR 08JAN19 THROUGH 31MAR19 OR 29OCT19 THROUGH

24DEC19 OR 08JAN20 THROUGH 31MAR20 FOR EACH

TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON TRIP DATE.



Rule -W-:

OUTBOUND -

PERMITTED THU THROUGH SAT ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.

INBOUND -

PERMITTED SAT THROUGH MON ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.



Rule -X-:

OUTBOUND -

PERMITTED SUN THROUGH WED ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.

INBOUND -

PERMITTED TUE THROUGH FRI ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.

...and some similar-looking T fares, and some amazing R fares differentialled to the K fares.

I was looking at a very quick (2 to 3 nights) round trip to Milan next week. Depending on the day or time of the day, these k fares become visible at United's reservation search engine. Within the last 2 weeks or so, they appeared and disappeared at least a dozen times.

Huh, you're right. Someone is having too much fun filing and pulling fares. The K fares from above actually expired faster. Take what you can get I guess.

Code:

    V FARE BASIS     BK    FARE   TRAVEL-TICKET AP  MINMAX  RTG

  1   KLW00LGT       K‡R     1.00 E23FE  T24FE  -/3 ‡‡/ 6M AT01

PASSENGER TYPE-ADT                 AUTO PRICE-YES              

FROM-CLE TO-MIL    CXR-UA    TVL-25FEB19  RULE-E700 IPRA/1

FARE BASIS-KLW00LGT          SPECIAL FARE  DIS-E   VENDOR-ATP

FARE TYPE-ERU      RT-ECONOMY RT UNBUNDLED

USD     1.00  0401  E23FEB19 D-INFINITY   FC-KLW00LGT  FN-3Z   

SYSTEM DATES - CREATED 22FEB19/1820  EXPIRES 24FEB19/1009

Quote:

Originally Posted by findark (Post 30813388)

It's probably inventory? What days and seasonality are you looking at? The dirt-cheap K fares are certainly published right now.

Code:

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Cxr Basis BC Cbn Price Tp AP Min Max Days Rf T Start T End Expiry

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UA KLW00LGT K Y $0.50 RT 12h 6M -W- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19

UA KLX00LGT K Y $0.50 RT 12h 6M -X- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19

UA KLW00NCT K Y $55.50 RT 12h 6M -W- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19

UA KLX00NCT K Y $55.50 RT 12h 6M -X- N -L- -L- 26-Feb-19



UA LLX87LGT L Y $46.50 RT 28 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 31-May-19

UA LLW87LGT L Y $96.50 RT 28 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 31-May-19

UA LLX87NCT L Y $101.50 RT 28 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 31-May-19

UA LLW87LGT L Y $151.50 RT 28 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 31-May-19



UA KLX77LGT K Y $60.00 RT 7 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19

UA KLX77NCT K Y $115.00 RT 7 7 6M -X- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19



UA LLW77LGT L Y $110.00 RT 7 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19

UA LLW77NCT L Y $165.00 RT 7 7 6M -W- N -L- -L- 25-Feb-19





Rule -L-:

OUTBOUND -

PERMITTED 24DEC18 THROUGH 31MAR19 OR 30SEP19 THROUGH

12DEC19 OR 24DEC19 THROUGH 31MAR20

INBOUND -

OR 08JAN19 THROUGH 31MAR19 OR 29OCT19 THROUGH

24DEC19 OR 08JAN20 THROUGH 31MAR20 FOR EACH

TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR. SEASON IS BASED ON TRIP DATE.



Rule -W-:

OUTBOUND -

PERMITTED THU THROUGH SAT ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.

INBOUND -

PERMITTED SAT THROUGH MON ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.



Rule -X-:

OUTBOUND -

PERMITTED SUN THROUGH WED ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.

INBOUND -

PERMITTED TUE THROUGH FRI ON EACH TRANSATLANTIC

SECTOR.

...and some similar-looking T fares, and some amazing R fares differentialled to the K fares.

What tool are you using to pull this? In some ways this is cleaner than EF.

MXP is wacky, I think mainly to Emirates' play on the 2-person flights. I grabbed an ORD-MXP Sunday for $570, connecting in EWR. (would have positioned).

Today, EWR-MXP was only $20 more, so I changed to it. And then the reverse trip is $40 cheaper.