FlyerTalk Forums - Good Deals” in Economy Class - Excellent Fares Between Certain City Pairs (2024)

It might be dead. I went to book and it's quoting me $600+ now.

Piggybacking off this thread I made (for the mileage run itself): https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mile...l#post35441859

50% off flights to/from Kona
10% off flights to/from the rest of Hawaii (HNL, OGG, LIH)

The latter isn't really mileage run material but overall they do make what I would consider to be "good deals" :)

I saw $253 but I've seen screenshots of $240. Lots of sporadic availability. Some flights are operated by BA.

The itinerary I looked out was $253 basic economy, $422 main cabin (TATLs on O fares and the short-haul on an S fare). If crediting to AS that gives 25% and 50% earning, respectively :o

-J.

my reservation on hold was cancelled by AA, anyone else??

I put a booking on hold and it is still there.

-J.

Volaris
Tijuana (TIJ) - Cancun (CUN) - $56 r/t - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...znYKXTz2Ruymu7
Cancun (CUN) - Tijuana (TIJ) - $19 one-way - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...pjsZu8YNvaAby7
Tijuana (TIJ) - Cancun (CUN) - $36 one-way - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...mQ5d6Lh2dNJ4p6

United
San Francisco (SFO) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $138 r/t - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...6VZZBDHoQCdj18
San Francisco (SFO) - Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - $69 one-way - October / November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...RthH85uL7kMgi9
Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - San Francisco (SFO) - $69 one-way - October / November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...dw6hjUz9ZH9Gd9

Jetstar
Honolulu (HNL) - Sydney (SYD) - $303 r/t - November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...kgqUfAbAtmW1k8
Honolulu (HNL) - Sydney (SYD) - $107 one-way - December 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...uxuKWPgGP2MsC9
Sydney (SYD) - Honolulu (HNL) - $205 one-way - November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jGbkSLM36iCSG8
Honolulu (HNL) - Melbourne (MEL) - $339 r/t - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...P6PTn9Kr3rtrM8
Honolulu (HNL) - Melbourne (MEL) - $163 one-way - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jiXS7GBbrN2Pq6
Melbourne (MEL) - Honolulu (HNL) - $205 one-way - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...hzVqtKt6oYWAf9

Delta / Virgin Atlantic
Barcelona (BCN) - San Francisco (SFO) - $388 r/t - August / September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...2uKL7Z4fWN9QYA
Cape Town (CPT) - Toronto (YYZ) - $558 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...pbcUFup3gKY878

American
Philadelphia (PHL) - Seattle (SEA) - $168 r/t - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...iZ9YhDaFZviA89

Delta
New York (JFK) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $178 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...6i7yJJm6bsvrr5
Munich (MUC) - San Diego (SAN) - $483 roundtrip - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gWwmJauLkTqY69
Los Angeles (LAX) - New York (JFK) - $89 one-way - October / November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...h96zzjPLrECDx6
New York (JFK) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $89 one-way - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...cQNh57TocZp8QA

ITA Airways / Vietnam Airlines / Air Europa
Madrid (MAD) - Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) - $485 roundtrip - November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...n2Hfes8SaMDbe6
Barcelona (BCN) - Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) - $484 roundtrip - November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Jp8T3e9wxu4pc9

China Eastern
Seoul (ICN) - Melbourne (MEL) - $382 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...r9QLBBMsk9VEVA

China Southern
London (LHR) - Auckland (AKL) - $846 roundtrip - October / November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...2cmrLdLSZufr29

Aeromexico
San Francisco (SFO) - Sao Paulo (GRU) - $523 roundtrip - August 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...S2CCd5urEcNh9A

Saudia
Singapore (SIN) - New York (JFK) - $843 roundtrip - November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...xpyVDKr2GBtW87

Delta / Jetblue
Los Angeles (LAX) - New York (JFK) - $197 roundtrip - October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...8N9m9QqRGpL4Y6

Aerolineas Argentina
Buenos Aires (EZE) - Ushuaia (USH) - $123 roundtrip - May 2024 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...MUDiP2a8QT22x7

American
Phoenix (PHX) - Kauai (LIH) - $219 roundtrip - September / October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...PekTzKVHzmkve9
Kona (KOA) - Seattle (SEA) - $208 roundtrip - September / October 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...JxNzLL4aY9YxZ8

Swiss
Hong Kong (HKG) - Paris (CDG) - $448 roundtrip - April 2024 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Eu7hREC8KnAdk6
Johannesburg (JNB) - Berlin (BER) - $431 roundtrip - November 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...1rmt3U4zHX8M9A

United
Houston (IAH) - New York (LGA) - $108 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...KuosdQqnKsohT7
Orlando (MCO) - Kahului (OGG) - $374 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...N9ZaSN2UcUomM8

Lufthansa
Hong Kong (HKG) - Milan (MXP) - $461 roundtrip - February 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Ht4cRuxR8bc8m7

EDIT
LAX-JFK - $178 roundtrip on Delta - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...t3zLMsVp19V8q8

This will only apply to certain people, but Delta has rock-bottom awards to New Zealand and Australia in November and December.

Two examples: LAX-AKL-LAX 38k end of November - early December; JFK-AKL-JFK 68k Dec. 1-5

Delta uses the Airbus A350 for the TATL flight.

-J.

Awesome! Thank you! Taxes aren't bad either - $90.75.

If anybody is paying cash for tickets to AKL, AA has cash prices marked down to around $1k roundtrip from late October through December, but you can find some cheaper dates on other airlines from the West Coast.

Delta
LAX-AKL - $898 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...yi7MHp8GVeoZp9

Air Canada / Air New Zealand
PDX-AKL - $766 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...iWTc1P8SDKpgt8
SEA-AKL - $766 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jW6gPk7ei1sgt9

Hawaiian
SFO-AKL - $895 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WZ9foUhkykZP79
PHX-AKL - $1022 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...sdoWYgvxTMAvu9

American
SEA-AKL - $977 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...fJTvRUExN5u7AA
SLC-AKL - $1036 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...FCxtZoZaZHhqi8
AUS-AKL - $937 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...T3dsfB9N296REA
PHX-AKL - $1036 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ngMeaqw49TpMv6
IAH-AKL - $943 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...EYwn9yVoYxhUDA
DFW-AKL - $998 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...FCXF9K6bYkTqg6
MSY-AKL - $937 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ppwmV49TuWtR68
MCI-AKL - $937 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...dvy27DApHTZ5s6
MSP-AKL - $1036 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...godc1RRj5R3q2A
ORD-AKL - $1036 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...kURA9DgA4FxDEA
DTW-AKL - $1026 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...tMCuN9manuCUA9
CMH-AKL - $1036 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...SnUoCBniwtPZ49
CVG-AKL - $1038 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gmb92k2dtpDz6A
ATL-AKL - $991 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...rh7Uaa2mVs3Ua9
BNA-AKL - $987 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...qGYp1bjcLbvSC6
CLT-AKL - $1030 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...uGCKfRnoH2JMg9
IAD-AKL - $1060 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...gZStpbVSLatKJ7
DCA-AKL - $1060 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...tmutSUaAoRGuHA
MCO-AKL - $1036 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...BBoQqn5nZ8R1B9
MIA-AKL - $1060 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...bPbviVq69tTDT8
TPA-AKL - $1043 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ycwkmcm61jH5F8
BOS-AKL - $1051 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...7gqAgeRMVdfbZ7
PIT-AKL - $1060 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...cVBMSPbL9Aev39
PHL-AKL - $1079 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...NUtaq8H7omh3c6
EWR-AKL - $1051 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...qyBH2CaRXodyM8
LGA-AKL - $1077 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...ZxfVafg8wDLmcA
JFK-AKL - $1077 r/t - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...5H3mq22f1RX9s6

Do you have to be certain Delta Medallion status to see the 38k? I can only see 59.5k end of Nov and early Dec.

You did not have to have status to see that. Prices have gone up in the last few days since that was posted.

This was only around for a few days -- it was gone by the end of last week. Sorry. With many of the deals in this forum you need to book as soon as you see it as they generally do not last. With airlines in the USA at least, you have 24 hours to cancel and get a full refund in the original form of payment (miles and/or cash).

-J.

Philippine Airlines - Bangkok (BKK) - New York (JFK) - $588 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...M4YCBRQx5utoJA

American - Atlantic City (ACY) - Seattle (SEA) - $168 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...6QZDkJSybE7Xi7
Note - If I remember correctly, the "flight" from Atlantic City to Philly is actually on a bus.

American - Providence (PVD) - Los Angeles (LAX) - $189 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...MPMuQtEcXVmu39

KLM / Delta - Cape Town (CPT) - Toronto (YYZ) - $606 roundtrip - September 2023 - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...CKTtTqPDtW43y7
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