Guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 I am returning in Sept but I always go in Feb as well. I went into Priceline.com and bid 500.00 For my Feb ticket. No takers then 510.00 No takers. 520. 00 Bingo American Airlines accepted from SFO 2/16/2002 They are Partners with Eva who will operate thie flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 520 What ? US Dollars? GBP ?........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaistyx Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Hey Swishtz....what the hell do you think we have here in San Francisco? It's the "mighty Dollar" not that weak ass GBP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Where did it say SF ? I like my GBP it is still worth more than $1 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phiketpete Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 quote: Originally posted by Swishtz: Where did it say SF ? I like my GBP it is still worth more than $1 :-) "Bingo American Airlines accepted from -- SFO-- 2/16/02 SFO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 That is a good price from Priceline, but keep in mind that you don't earn any frequent flyer miles with those tickets. When comparing the price to a ticket that does earn miles don't forget to calculate the value of the miles you would be earning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NokTang Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 T"hat is a good price from Priceline, but keep in mind that you don't earn any frequent flyer miles with those tickets. When comparing the price to a ticket that does earn miles don't forget to calculate the value of the miles you would be earning.: null Miles generally figured at one penny per mile when thinking it thur. I've taken that AA flight several times, you only get the code share portion, to Taipai. EVA flight to Bangkok does not credit AA miles. You (Paul) had mentioned a fare of $1260. on another thread, from Chicago. I guess you relize this, but if you buy a ticket from the west coast, say LAX, then another ticket from Chicago to LAX during a sale (apx $220) you save a great deal over this price if money matters. It does of course require the extra stopover. good luck, Nok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazingStarz Posted July 12, 2001 Report Share Posted July 12, 2001 Now I know what SFO means ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2001 Report Share Posted July 13, 2001 That $1260 fare from Chicago is buying direct from Northwest Airlines. I used that as a basis for the open-jaw tickets because I don't think you can buy open-jaw tickets from a consolidator. You can usually buy a ticket from a consolidator for ORD-BKK for less than $800. If you use the figure 1 cent per mile (VERY conservative, I use 1.2 cents, a lot of people use 2 cents,) you would be losing $195.68 (19,568 miles ORD-BKK connecting through DTW.) $800-195.68=604.32 This means that if you can buy a ticket to Bangkok from Chicago that doesn't earn miles for less than $600 go for it. But this isn't always true, because there could be some value in the 19,568 miles you earn as actual miles, because if these actual miles you earn puts you into a higher elite class for the following year there is some value in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted July 14, 2001 Report Share Posted July 14, 2001 quote: Originally posted by theekidd: I am returning in Sept but I always go in Feb as well. I went into Priceline.com and bid 500.00 For my Feb ticket. No takers then 510.00 No takers. 520. 00 Bingo American Airlines accepted from SFO 2/16/2002 They are Partners with Eva who will operate thie flight. So with tax added is this about $600 USD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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