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Mackieman posted:On the topic of OAL, it is true that AA cannot push you to B6 (JetBlue) because they do not have an interline agre Weird, they pushed me to B6 when my SYR-ORD-LAX looked like it would run into problems in ORD. I went SYR-JFK-LAX.
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Can anyone help me find a one-way from HongKong to Auckland, NZ? Kinda short notice, somewhere between Jan 15th- Jan 20th. I am pretty flexible, but I don't want to spend too long in Hong Kong. I get to HK on the 11th (tomorrow) and think I want to stay there about a week. Then to NZ.
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I found a pretty amazing multi-city flight the other day: Jacksonville, FL to Florianopolis, Brazil and a month later, Florianopolis to Lisbon, Portugal. $725. Well I didn't book it and now it's closer to the price you'd expect.  What gives? Maybe just a promotion that I missed? It wasn't just a fluke, either - other days and even other nearby airports were similarly priced - although Lisbon was the only European city this worked for. 
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:I found a pretty amazing multi-city flight the other day: Jacksonville, FL to Florianopolis, Brazil and a month later, Florianopolis to Lisbon, Portugal. $725. Well I didn't book it and now it's closer to the price you'd expect. These things happen from time to time. Could be a good deal, could also be the system pricing it as a simple USA-Portugal flight instead of what it actually is (which I guess is a mistake fare).
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I'm really interested in going to Benicassim 2016 (it's a music festival), can anyone help me find the lowest price flying out from the south of England to Barcelona/Valencia on Monday 11th July and returning Monday 18th July? Alternatively, is there a thread for cheap coach travel?
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Come back after 3 months
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Geriatric Pirate posted:Come back after 3 months Duly noted, thanks 
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Rarity posted:I'm really interested in going to Benicassim 2016 (it's a music festival), can anyone help me find the lowest price flying out from the south of England to Barcelona/Valencia on Monday 11th July and returning Monday 18th July? Since you have specific dates in mind, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to set up an email alert with a site like kayak.com to watch for a price drop. Only thing is that that's only going to search the airlines who participate in the multi-airline reservation systems. It doesn't show Southwest in the US for example, and it won't show charter holiday flights in UK which I understand are a thing there (although I usually hear about in relation to flights to Ibiza).
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Jan 18, 2016 16:47
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fordan posted:Since you have specific dates in mind, it probably wouldn't be a bad idea to set up an email alert with a site like kayak.com to watch for a price drop. Only thing is that that's only going to search the airlines who participate in the multi-airline reservation systems. It doesn't show Southwest in the US for example, and it won't show charter holiday flights in UK which I understand are a thing there (although I usually hear about in relation to flights to Ibiza). Skyscanner covers European LCCs, except Ryanair I think
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I have heard that airline companies can fine you for buying a roundtrip ticket to go one way. This to me is mind boggling insanity. It's like if McDonald's made me pay more for buying a cheeseburger and eating only half. Airlines are lovely enough, but that is just unreal. So, is this a real danger? If I fly one way on a round trip will they just charge my card for not showing up?
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:I have heard that airline companies can fine you for buying a roundtrip ticket to go one way. This to me is mind boggling insanity. It's like if McDonald's made me pay more for buying a cheeseburger and eating only half. Airlines are lovely enough, but that is just unreal. You'd have to read the contract of carriage for that specific airline, but it almost certainly says that this is not allowed and the airline may charge you a fee and the difference in fare price. I don't think this is actually likely to happen as there are legitimate reasons to miss a flight, but it is a risk you should be aware of. Airline pricing of one way tickets doesn't appear to make sense, but your comparison to McDonald's isn't accurate.
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:I have heard that airline companies can fine you for buying a roundtrip ticket to go one way. This to me is mind boggling insanity. It's like if McDonald's made me pay more for buying a cheeseburger and eating only half. Airlines are lovely enough, but that is just unreal. I think you've got some confused information. The issue, most recently anyway, is people buying hidden city tickets. These are one-way tickets AAA-BBB-CCC where the actual destination is BBB so the BBB-CCC segment is abandoned because AAA-BBB was more expensive than AAA-BBB-CCC thanks to the market-based pricing system that airlines use. That is against the contract of carriage for most if not all airlines; I don't think the company can fine anyone, but they can cancel frequent flyer accounts, refuse to sell tickets, etc. All of which are fairly extreme measures that airlines only take in the most egregious of circumstances, usually. You'd have to check the fare rules but I've never heard of an airline attempting to charge someone a fee for not flying the return.
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asur posted:You'd have to read the contract of carriage for that specific airline, but it almost certainly says that this is not allowed and the airline may charge you a fee and the difference in fare price. I don't think this is actually likely to happen as there are legitimate reasons to miss a flight, but it is a risk you should be aware of. Airline pricing of one way tickets doesn't appear to make sense, but your comparison to McDonald's isn't accurate. This is only if you attempt to take the return leg at a different time. Abandoning it complete, a la hidden city ticketing, is not likely to cause any additional charge.
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Mackieman posted:This is only if you attempt to take the return leg at a different time. Abandoning it complete, a la hidden city ticketing, is not likely to cause any additional charge. I agree that it is not likely to cause any additional charges as the airline has very little incentive to pursue people over this, but unless there is a law prohibiting this that I'm unaware of then the contract of carriage that you agreed to when purchasing the ticket is likely to include that this practice is prohibited and the carrier can charge you the difference in fare and/or a fee. I've included the 2 relevant sections from United's Contract of Carriage below. I don't think this is likely to happen as there are many legitimate reasons to miss a flight, but I do think people should be aware of the potential risks however slight they may be. For a significant sum of money, I personally would be willing to take the risk. quote:Rule 6 J 2: The purchase and use of round-trip Tickets for the purpose of one-way travel only, known as ―Throwaway Ticketing is prohibited by UA.
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In a few weeks, I'm going to fly for the first time since 9/11 (god that feels weird to say). I googled for some tips but some of it doesn't apply or is a bit outdated. It's just going to be my ugly self and some clothes. I can't really move the days or airports, so I'm not going bargain hunting. My questions are: 1: How early should I arrive to a flight after work on a Friday? 2: Anyone used mobile apps for boarding passes before? American offers that as an option. Is it just a QR code they scan or something?
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Magnetic North posted:In a few weeks, I'm going to fly for the first time since 9/11 (god that feels weird to say). I googled for some tips but some of it doesn't apply or is a bit outdated. It's just going to be my ugly self and some clothes. I can't really move the days or airports, so I'm not going bargain hunting. My questions are: 1 : Really depends on where you are. Flying from Denver, I get there 1 - 2 hrs early. Flying from Billings, 20 mins seems like it'd be fine. 2 : I typically use my phone. I'll put it on my phone and tablet just in case of lockup or something. Never had an issue that wasn't an issue with my phone.
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deong posted:1 : Really depends on where you are. Flying from Denver, I get there 1 - 2 hrs early. Flying from Billings, 20 mins seems like it'd be fine. I'm leaving from RDU. I Googled Airport Wait Times to see if someone smart had put together a site for that, and found this from the DHS people, except the times only go up to 31+. 
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Magnetic North posted:In a few weeks, I'm going to fly for the first time since 9/11 (god that feels weird to say). I googled for some tips but some of it doesn't apply or is a bit outdated. It's just going to be my ugly self and some clothes. I can't really move the days or airports, so I'm not going bargain hunting. My questions are: It's less of an issue with Android Wallet or Apple Wallet or whatever instead of e-mail for mobile boarding passes, but it could still theoretically happen, so: it's a real flaming bastard when you accidentally delete the boarding pass between security and the gate. I recovered it, luckily, but it was a good minute or two of freaking out. You didn't ask this, but I'll mention it anyway since I tried it for novelty's sake: Apple Watch boarding passes are not good, because, among other problems, some readers don't have enough space for you to put your wrist underneath. Stick with the phone.
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I have a question related to cheap airfare. I'm partway through booking between multiple flights via multiple airlines for a big trip in late April from Detroit to Athens, then screwing around Europe, then Stockholm back to Detroit in early May. I'm using Norwegian flights for the transatlantic legs (already got $198 for Boston-London after adding in all fees  ), and I'm using smaller budget airlines for the connecting flights, like Detroit-Boston, London-Athens, and so forth. However, it only just occurred to me that I've never done a multi-leg, multi-airline international trip without stopping at each leg before. I don't know if I can check luggage through all those different airlines, or if I'll need to pick up and re-check it at each stop. Like, with the first leg of the trip, I'm probably going to take Spirit Airlines from Detroit to Boston, then Norwegian from Boston to London (Gatwick), then easyJet from Gatwick to Athens. Can I check my luggage at Detroit with Spirit, and trust that I can pick it up in Athens with easyJet, or will I have to run around a bit at Boston and London to pick up and then re-check luggage again? If I can't, I can deal with that, 'cos I got enough time at each layover to run around, but if I could that would be super-convenient.
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You're going to have to pick up at Gatwick to push it through customs regardless of airline. Just look for the drop off location once you pass through customs.
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All those segments are booked separately, you're going to have to pick up and recheck everywhere.
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Ah well, it was worth double-checking. Got a six-hour layover at Gatwick, though, so that's time aplenty to take care of all that.
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Magnetic North posted:In a few weeks, I'm going to fly for the first time since 9/11 (god that feels weird to say). I googled for some tips but some of it doesn't apply or is a bit outdated. It's just going to be my ugly self and some clothes. I can't really move the days or airports, so I'm not going bargain hunting. My questions are: Two hours should be plenty. And the only time I don't use a mobile boarding pass is on international flights where there is no option for doing so since the airline has to check your passport or visa or whatever. Mobile boarding passes are very common especially amongst frequent travelers.
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Ofaloaf posted:Ah well, it was worth double-checking. Got a six-hour layover at Gatwick, though, so that's time aplenty to take care of all that. Do keep in mind that you're booking unprotected connections; while six hours should be three times more than one would normally need, be aware that if a flight is canceled or severely delayed, you'll have no recourse and may need to shell out for a walk up fare which is usually not cheap. Also, most of those low cost carriers don't include free checked bags.
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Mackieman posted:Do keep in mind that you're booking unprotected connections; while six hours should be three times more than one would normally need, be aware that if a flight is canceled or severely delayed, you'll have no recourse and may need to shell out for a walk up fare which is usually not cheap. Also, most of those low cost carriers don't include free checked bags.
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Mackieman posted:Two hours should be plenty. And the only time I don't use a mobile boarding pass is on international flights where there is no option for doing so since the airline has to check your passport or visa or whatever. Mobile boarding passes are very common especially amongst frequent travelers. Is this an issue? All the international flights I've taken just do a document check when you check your luggage, or call you up prior to boarding to verify your documents (which they still do if you check in at the airport, because no one actually employs check-in agents for anyone but business class passengers). Excepting Cuba, where Internet is really limited, I haven't been on a flight that didn't allow a mobile boarding pass in ages.
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PT6A posted:Is this an issue? All the international flights I've taken just do a document check when you check your luggage, or call you up prior to boarding to verify your documents (which they still do if you check in at the airport, because no one actually employs check-in agents for anyone but business class passengers). Excepting Cuba, where Internet is really limited, I haven't been on a flight that didn't allow a mobile boarding pass in ages. It depends on where you're going. China, for example, requires a visa obtained in advance from drat near everyone who isn't a Chinese citizen (or from HKG). Airlines usually choose to validate those docs prior to issuance of a boarding pass because they're on the hook if they transport someone who doesn't have a valid visa.
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I'm trying to book a flight to Hawaii in a season when it is terrible to do so, I assume. Planning to be gone approximately one week. So far my wife and I plan to leave Thursday, February 25, and return Thursday, March 3. We are flexible 2 days either direction on either of those, but would prefer not to make the trip very short since the travel time is significant. We will be leaving from either IAD or BWI and flying to HNL. So far I'm looking at BWI - American 531 - Phoenix American 692 - HNL and then returning via HNL - Alaska 852 - SEA Alaska 766 - BWI But I'm not sure if you wizards know some tools I don't that can bring the departure price down. It's looking like I'm in for about 1200 out and 600 back for 2 people. Is that about right?
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I'm seeing multiple options on your preferred dates for a total of $1,500 for 2 people searching directly on AA.com. Seeing options for under $1,300 for 2 people searching directly on Alaska on the same dates, although you'd have an overnight in Seattle on the way out to Hawaii. In both instances you'd be departing Hawaii on Thursday 3/3 and either laying over or redeye-ing to arrive back in DC on a Friday.
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So I am looking to fly to LA around July 1st, trying to leave on the Wednesday from Norfolk/Newport News to LA, and head back on Monday/late Sunday. I don't know a thing about the airports in LA, and when I checked Southwest it was around 1K for first class, and google flights gives an average price of 500 or so for coach. Is this a generally correct fare estimate?
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Paramemetic posted:I'm trying to book a flight to Hawaii in a season when it is terrible to do so, I assume. Planning to be gone approximately one week. So far my wife and I plan to leave Thursday, February 25, and return Thursday, March 3. We are flexible 2 days either direction on either of those, but would prefer not to make the trip very short since the travel time is significant. Did you try using ITA Matrix or Google Flights? I'm seeing flights between $1100 and $1300. Virgin out of IAD is the cheapest but would require an overnight in SFO. If you don't want to overnight then all 3 main carriers have options at around $1250 out of BWI. The date range doesn't seem to make much of a difference though I'm just glancing through the results.
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asur posted:Did you try using ITA Matrix or Google Flights? I'm seeing flights between $1100 and $1300. Virgin out of IAD is the cheapest but would require an overnight in SFO. If you don't want to overnight then all 3 main carriers have options at around $1250 out of BWI. The date range doesn't seem to make much of a difference though I'm just glancing through the results. Google Flights is what I used first, and this are the same results I was looking at, looks like. I was mostly just going a double check in case there was something I wasn't seeing or some option for changing days I was missing.
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Paramemetic posted:I'm trying to book a flight to Hawaii in a season when it is terrible to do so, I assume. Planning to be gone approximately one week. So far my wife and I plan to leave Thursday, February 25, and return Thursday, March 3. We are flexible 2 days either direction on either of those, but would prefer not to make the trip very short since the travel time is significant. No idea what kind of crazy poo poo you're looking at. I see $661 round trip per person BWI-HNL with a plane change in PHX both ways on your preferred dates. Long flug in coach but it doesn't have any forced overnights or other crazy connections.
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Ryand-Smith posted:So I am looking to fly to LA around July 1st, trying to leave on the Wednesday from Norfolk/Newport News to LA, and head back on Monday/late Sunday. I don't know a thing about the airports in LA, and when I checked Southwest it was around 1K for first class, and google flights gives an average price of 500 or so for coach. Is this a generally correct fare estimate? Airports in LA include LAX, SNA, BUR, LGB, and ONT. Fares out of PHF or ORF are going to be a bit higher than one might expect given that they're not major hubs and thus have limited lift (low supply, high demand, higher fares). Best I see is United for $514, ORF-LAX on June 29-July4 with a plane change in ORD both ways. An F fare is about twice that roughly $1100 for the same flights. Southwest does not have an F cabin so not sure where you're seeing that.
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Mackieman posted:Airports in LA include LAX, SNA, BUR, LGB, and ONT. Fares out of PHF or ORF are going to be a bit higher than one might expect given that they're not major hubs and thus have limited lift (low supply, high demand, higher fares) Know the area you want to be in. Flying into SNA when you want to be in LAX or flying into BUR when you want to be at Disneyland will make you hate this place. Getting between airports will likely erase all savings so just fly into the area you want to be.
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sellouts posted:Know the area you want to be in. Flying into SNA when you want to be in LAX or flying into BUR when you want to be at Disneyland will make you hate this place. Getting between airports will likely erase all savings so just fly into the area you want to be. This is good advice. LA is not a small place.
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I would like to figure out how to get a decent fare from Austin on May 28 to [insert vacation location here], then to Boston on June 9, then back to Austin on June 12. The dates don't really have any flexibility. Sample searches returned prices along the lines of "lol, gently caress off". Am I better off just getting separate round trips from Austin to [location] and Boston?
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Try an open-jaw plus a one-way. Not every airline's search supports open jaws (I used Expedia instead, but that has some risks.)
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I recently went through Houston's airport security on a return trip. First (second I guess) time flying in 5 years. A lady standing next to a podium whose' monitor flashed an arrow pointing toward another roped pathway diverted me and a bunch of people behind me from the rest of the line. I assumed it was to start a new line or something. Turns out it was to TSA precheck line or something. The body scan device was occupied by a TSA person just blocking it off. I didn't have to take anything out of my bags or take off my shoes. Just went through the metal detector while they scanned my belongings. The thing is, I don't recall ever signing up for this thing. Apparently an interview and a fee are involved and I have done neither. Can someone explain what happened? Not complaining -- it was fast and easy. Just curious. The people behind me didn't understand it either. Meanwhile the person I was traveling with and diverted from went through normal security.
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