United Fare Sale : UK to USA from 275 GBP return
May 15, 2019, 4:39 pm
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United Fare Sale : UK to USA from 275 GBP return
Spotted this on UA whilst checking the status of an upcoming UA flight:
Terms & Conditions:
Combine this offer with the AmEx travel offers that appear from time to time and I wouldn't be surprised if a someone manages to find ~200 GBP return from LHR. Hope this provides marginal value!
Safe Travels,
James
Terms & Conditions:
- Valid for round-trip travel from London Heathrow (LHR), when booked on united.com
- Booking period: 9 to 21 May 2019
- Eligible booking class: K
- Advance Purchase: 14 days before departure
- Travel period (outbound): 27 October to 12 December 2019, 24 December 2019 to 27 March 2020
- Minimum stay: Saturday night
- Maximum stay: 3 months
- Cancellations: Ticket is non-refundable.
- Changes: Changes not permitted.
- Seat availability limited. Subject to change.
Safe Travels,
James
May 15, 2019, 4:56 pm
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May 15, 2019, 6:38 pm
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Redeemable miles is based solely on the cost of ticket regardless of fare class. The number of miles earned in this case is a multiple of the dollar cost of the base fare. For instance a General Member will earn 5x base fare cost whereas a 1K will earn 11x base fare cost.
PQMs is more complicated. If the fare is a Basic Economy (regardless of fare code) you'll end up earning 50% PQM. Otherwise, you'll earn a minimum of 100% PQM on the flight. In fact, non-Basic Economy K fares are often the best value for money when it comes to earning PQMs. Last year I flew to SIN from YYZ on a UA K fare and ended up racking up 20,000 PQM on the roundtrip!
-James
May 15, 2019, 7:37 pm
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This fare level has been around on and off much of this year. It’s called matching the competition aka trying to put Norwegian out of business.
May 15, 2019, 9:02 pm
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Last edited by milepig; May 15, 2019 at 9:07 pm
May 15, 2019, 9:39 pm
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"25%" doesn't appear anywhere on that page. I do agree that the rules are confusing, though -- intentionally so. Airlines are trying to make their programs look as rewarding as possible while delivering as few perks as possible.
May 15, 2019, 9:45 pm
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May 16, 2019, 12:26 am
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