rex

Depart as late as April 2; return by May 2.

We haven't seen sub $400 fares (all taxes included) to this extent for a long time.

http://www.aa.com/aa/netsaaver/viewN...e.09.25.08.xml

Best wishes,

Rex

yk

On which route did you find fares less than $400 inclu tax?

When I chose the cheapest fares they advertised (thru your link), which is PHL-LHR, I get:

Departure fare: $168
Return fare: $167
Additional tax & fees: $152.30
Total Price $487.30

Travelnut

Perhaps Rex didn't realize $168 each way does not include the taxes and surcharges..? Even so, it's an excellent opportunity.

rex

Well, shoot - - I'm sorry - - though the fares still might not be too bad for late spring. I was misled by the phrase "Fares include service fee" as I first read about the fares on travelzoo.com on a link that takes you to Orbitz where I fell for the come-on.

So, the fares as listed on Orbitz do include THEIR stupid service fee - - but not taxes and other required fees. Shame on them.

I figured that the deal was the same on aa.com and the details would be spelled out better.

Mea culpa.

yk

That's okay, rex. I fly AA exclusively, so I was really hoping what you wrote was true. But, LHR/BOS r/t comes out to over $500, which is okay for March; but not good enough for me.

nancicita

Thanks anyway rex!
Always appreciate the heads up.

rkkwan

Many airlines are having big European sale now for spring.

On Continental, there are indeed sub $400 fare.

EWR-DUB is $351.50 all-in.

There may be others.

rkkwan

Continental has lowered its Spring fare some more. EWR-DUB/SNN is down to $298.80 all-in.

https://www.continental.com/web/en-U...in_europe.aspx

rex

Thanks, rkk... though I can't get your URL, listed above, to work...

...but in an even more surprising set of sale fares, <B>BusinessFirst</B> fares are quite attractively reduced on these routes:

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...nessfirst.aspx

Oddly, they are NOT good for the period of time we have planned our trip (we are traveling May 21-30) - - though we went ahead and oulled the trigger on fares that were fairly reasonable for fare class I (discounted buziness class) outbound, and T (discounted coach) on the return on AA - - for SDF-LHR return under $1700 all-in. Combined with a BA connector CDG-LHR of right around $100 (also all-in), seemed like a reasonable fare... and probably the best we were going to get. The very next day it was $450 higher.

Best wishes,

Rex

rkkwan

CO has run BF sale for summer and Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays for several years now. This year's fare is a little better than last year, though. But that's summer holiday time - you're going before that when there's still business to be done in May.

Anyways, for the link to the Spring economy fare, try this again:

http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...in_europe.aspx