V-Flyer

Delta seem to be offering some cheap fares for its new route LGW-JFK.

Just tried it, and yes, £160.40 for Mar 13 - Mar 18th.

See http://www.delta.com and if the fare doesn't show, use the full search option.

Original article here

There's also talk of whether Virgin would price match, and a claim that they did.

And Business Class for £604.40 return inc taxes

Based on a Jan/Feb departure.

Continental are also matching the £160 deal.

£529 RTN in Biz First on CO too!!!

John

Originally posted by JAT74L
£529 RTN in Biz First on CO too!!!

John

Hmm, tempted to go to EWR in March on CO and earn the 4 TPs I need to take me to silver [y] Not that silver gives me anything I need, except the first class HEX upgrades!

Originally posted by locutus
Hmm, tempted to go to EWR in March on CO and earn the 4 TPs I need to take me to silver [y] Not that silver gives me anything I need, except the first class HEX upgrades!

If it's just those you're after, there are quite a few of us here that can certainly bung some in the mail...

Originally posted by locutus
except the first class HEX upgrades!

Hey! I just gave away most of mine. But if you look, or post, in the swaps section I am sure there will be some kind person who will give you some.

Originally posted by sailor99

Originally posted by locutus
except the first class HEX upgrades!

Hey! I just gave away most of mine. But if you look, or post, in the swaps section I am sure there will be some kind person who will give you some.

I seem to do that on every trip (ok, only once or twice a year though) but I should really aim to get some of my own, and I would like the silvery bit of plastic too! [8D]

Originally posted by preiffer
Continental are also matching the £160 deal.

And it holds good over Feb school half term also...very tempting.

As, it turns out, do the Delta fares if you use eBookers (well, it costs 168)

Paul

The CO £160 fares are also in November 06!

John

That CO BizFirst fare is plus tax (matching the Delta 604 GBP inc) and I'm not sure if it will earn Flying Club miles as they are booked in R class which doesn't show up as an eligible class on the VS website. The Delta Business fares are booked in I class which does earn miles.

Any views on whether to go for Continental or Delta?

Originally posted by locutus

Originally posted by JAT74L
£529 RTN in Biz First on CO too!!!

John

Hmm, tempted to go to EWR in March on CO and earn the 4 TPs I need to take me to silver [y] Not that silver gives me anything I need, except the first class HEX upgrades!

HEX upgrade? Sorry, what's that???

S'ok, Just found out! [:p]

Originally posted by catsilversword

HEX upgrade? Sorry, what's that???

Witches and Wizards use them. They are like a premium level Curse.


There seems to be a raft of ultra low prices to the US around now.
Do ya reckon that bookings are looking down now due to the security issues, and all the prebooked (non cancelable) summer holiday flights are out of the way? Or is this just a normal seasonal sale to attract bums to seats?
Should airlines worry that there is another terrorist induced downturn on the way?

Originally posted by PVGSLF
There seems to be a raft of ultra low prices to the US around now.
Do ya reckon that bookings are looking down now due to the security issues, and all the prebooked (non cancelable) summer holiday flights are out of the way? Or is this just a normal seasonal sale to attract bums to seats?
Should airlines worry that there is another terrorist induced downturn on the way?

My partner's been thinking about taking the daughter over to NYC for the latter's 16th birthday. I told her about the 160 pound fares being good for February half term, and her reaction was that perhaps we should wait until the security situation "settles down".

Paul

Originally posted by pjh
My partner's been thinking about taking the daughter over to NYC for the latter's 16th birthday. I told her about the 160 pound fares being good for February half term, and her reaction was that perhaps we should wait until the security situation "settles down".
Paul

The problem with that is, when is that going to happen? A lot of people say they won't go to the USA because its too much of a target but then you look at what has happened in Turkey and now that is a target, the problem nowadays is that there isn't anywhere in the world where you can be totally safe from terrorism, even your own country!

Neil:)

Originally posted by Attitude23

Originally posted by pjh
My partner's reaction was that perhaps we should wait until the security situation "settles down".
Paul

The problem with that is, when is that going to happen? A lot of people say they won't go to the USA because its too much of a target but then you look at what has happened in Turkey and now that is a target, the problem nowadays is that there isn't anywhere in the world where you can be totally safe from terrorism, even your own country!

Neil:)

Neil

True enough. My argument is that we're more likely to meet our maker before our due date when driving up to Blackpool at the weekend for my mother's birthday party than on a flight. I guess it's one of the hoped for outcomes of terrorism that people act "irrationally".

Paul