Whats the lowest fare you've ever paid to Los ?

[Chivas 0]

For myself 325 pounds in 1994 on Tarom out of Heathrow.

 

Cant remember exactly what the taxes etc were but was either a fiver or a tenner

 

And the most was 540 pounds on Thai summer of 1995. Never paid more than that (economy) ever since.

Edited December 10, 2009 by Chivas

[BigDUSA 71]

Back in 2003 or 2004, I paid $88.USD on Cathay Pacific R/T from JFK to BKK. It was a mistake fare but they honored it. I paid more in taxes then the fare.

[nus01 305]

AIR Asia, Melb to KL $139 , KL to Macau $39 , macau to BKK $49 = $228 AUD

[neil324 0]

First time i went in May 2004 paid £330 all in,with Thai from Heathrow.

 

The most ive paid was £600 Nov 2008 (Because of oil price spike) Also airport was closed so had to divert to Singapore/Phuket and train to Pattaya costing another £200 so making £800 in total and 3 days traveling.

Edited December 10, 2009 by neil324

[joekicker 53]

How come free isn't mentioned. I fly free reasonably often, less than free if you count no money at all for the ticket, plus an upgrade.

 

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[Chivas 0]

How come free isn't mentioned. I fly free reasonably often, less than free if you count no money at all for the ticket, plus an upgrade.

 

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I could have added usage of standby tickets on BA/QF at 90 pound a pop but obviously I was referring to standard revenue tickets

Edited December 10, 2009 by Chivas

[ttk 236]

I could have added usage of standby tickets on BA/QF at 90 pound a pop but obviously I was referring to standard revenue tickets

 

 

Even FF tickets are not free. You wind up paying Tax and other charges.

[Dr.Winston O'Boogie 1]

£220 return (taxes)......But it was for Thai Airways, first Class to LOS from London and business class to The Philippines return in seat 1a there and back! A combination of a birthday gift offered to Gold card holders on their FF scheme and 70 000 ff miles.

[LeoTex 29]

Even FF tickets are not free. You wind up paying Tax and other charges.

 

 

MM,

You are very correct there.

 

I have booked 2 'miles' trips for next year. The fees for the one in April was $42 US and the one for September was $47 US. Maybe I got over charged for the later one, will check today.

 

As far as buying a regular ticket, about 3 years back on Northwest got a R/T for $699 all in. Those days are all long gone.

 

Maybe we need a thread on who has paid the most for a ticket to the LOS.

 

I'm embarresed to say that My upcoming Christmas trip cost be about $2170 US, the most I have every paid for a ticket anywhere, but the up-side is the trip is First/Business all the way with upgrade coupons.

 

LeoTex

[darkmancomes 75]

I could have added usage of standby tickets on BA/QF at 90 pound a pop but obviously I was referring to standard revenue tickets

Tell me more I am aware of the principle but how does it work on the ground?

[Chivas 0]

Tell me more I am aware of the principle but how does it work on the ground?

 

Brother worked for British Airways at the time and standby tickets for immediate family were normally around 90 pound return.

Used them approx 50 times-only 2 occasions couldnt get the seat outbound after arriving Heathrow, but on Bangkok London leg got on every time.Helped when BA started code sharing with QF as you could use their motors as well.

 

Its a standard concession in the industry.

[glynbuk 29]

Maybe we need a thread on who has paid the most for a ticket to the LOS.

 

I'm embarresed to say that My upcoming Christmas trip cost be about $2170 US, the most I have every paid for a ticket anywhere, but the up-side is the trip is First/Business all the way with upgrade coupons.

 

LeoTex

 

I treated myself for the trip which starts in 7 days time, i booked Emirates in First Class when the price dipped in May of this year and got what i believe to be a fair price of £2560 ($4147) for a round trip, two legs

of which are on the A380 and 3 of the legs of the journey i am in what is described as a First Class Suite.

 

Plus i can get a Chauffeur driven Limo to and from the airport all in the price.

 

Never flown first before, always business class on my long trips and paid not far away from the above first class price.

 

Time will tell whether it was worth it.

[Samsonite 181]

$450.00, all in, round trip from SFO back during the SARS crisis. It would have been $400.00, but it was a weekend departure.

Edited December 10, 2009 by Samsonite

[pauly77 1]

Paid £298 back in June with Qatar from Manchester,good connections,would be happy with a fare for £100 more next year.

[beefos 5]

£298.50 with Turkish Airlines in May this year.

[bruiser 0]

Best deal I found recentley was late last year $700 including taxes from Sydney(dearest airport in Aus for taxes )with Emerites,excellent service and food BTW

Cheap deals seem to be drying up especially out of Sydney????

[matey 0]

In May this year I paid $427 return that was with tax from melbourne to BKK with jetstar and just booked with them for a may trip leaving on a tuesday only in May for $347 total so that will be the lowest fare yet

 

regards Matey

[captcraig2 120]

EVA air....2002....Lax round trip all in....$425.00 included all taxes. Sure wish I could find those fares again!

[jacko 8,815]

I treated myself for the trip which starts in 7 days time, i booked Emirates in First Class when the price dipped in May of this year and got what i believe to be a fair price of £2560 ($4147) for a round trip, two legs

of which are on the A380 and 3 of the legs of the journey i am in what is described as a First Class Suite.

 

Plus i can get a Chauffeur driven Limo to and from the airport all in the price.

 

Never flown first before, always business class on my long trips and paid not far away from the above first class price.

 

Time will tell whether it was worth it.

Well have to be a lot of Gin and Tonics to be worth it, but what the hell.

Did you book this directly with their website or through an agent?

 

I am getting about that for Biz Class with some carriers, and it would be well short for my favourite Singapore!

[baht_miser 9]

In 2003, China Airlines had a special LAX to BKK roundtrip for $450. This was at the peak of SARS scare.

[mendobrew 0]

This past September (purchased in June), from SFO on Singapore was $199, without taxes and fees…$679 all in. Still a great price for SQ.

Edited December 11, 2009 by mendobrew

[glynbuk 29]

Well have to be a lot of Gin and Tonics to be worth it, but what the hell.

Did you book this directly with their website or through an agent?

 

I am getting about that for Biz Class with some carriers, and it would be well short for my favourite Singapore!

 

I used Kayak.co.uk to track the fares of business and first and they sent me an email daily with the updated prices.

 

Once the price was right i clicked the kayak link and it sent me to the emirates own website and the terms of cancellation

was a £100 fee if cancelled up to the day of departure and that was important.

 

Last year (2008) i booked through westeasttravel to fly Thai airways in first class, i paid £3200 and the yellow shirt thing

happened and i had to change, westeast caused me a lot of hassle changing and after the charge of £175 and the cost

of flying Business on Cathay Pacific to Manila (which cost nearly as much as the first class fair on Thai because i changed so late in the day)

then i had to fight to get them to refund the balance of £209, although i got it eventually.

 

Currently on Kayak, the cheapest for business on my dates is Thai at £2267 and emirates is showing at £2648 through Expedia or £3310

direct with Emirates.

 

For first class Thai is about £3613 and Emirates is about £3679, both with Ebookers,

 

Normally with Expedia etc the booking terms are worse in that there can be a no change/use it or lose it situation, so you have to be careful

with them.

 

6 days and one doctors appointment and hopefully he will say its ok to fly and i am away.

[4niceight 32]

I bought a ticket from KL to BKK April 2007 for less than 1000 baht. Oh! did you mean from Farangland?

 

 

 

Edit....Written when mao. Forgive the sarcasm.

Edited December 12, 2009 by 4niceight

[vegasdave 0]

Similar to bigdusa. They posted infant fare as full adult fare on expedia, and they had to honor it. LAX to BKK round trip taxes ect all in for $142. I also got miles as well. The only mistake I made was not booking several tickets, virtually every date or flight I put in was available. I could have booked one flight a week for over a year and gotten into the courier business, because at that time they allowed a fair amount of luggage as well. Oh well still got a nice trip in cheap.

[ichy2 429]

MM,

You are very correct there.

 

I have booked 2 'miles' trips for next year. The fees for the one in April was $42 US and the one for September was $47 US. Maybe I got over charged for the later one, will check today.

 

As far as buying a regular ticket, about 3 years back on Northwest got a R/T for $699 all in. Those days are all long gone.

 

Maybe we need a thread on who has paid the most for a ticket to the LOS.

 

I'm embarresed to say that My upcoming Christmas trip cost be about $2170 US, the most I have every paid for a ticket anywhere, but the up-side is the trip is First/Business all the way with upgrade coupons.

 

LeoTex

 

 

I paid $670 US RT for my flight on Asiana Airlines from West Coast of USA to Bangkok last month (November 09). Asiana is now my favorite carrier! Service and food was great. Hot Korean stews and free booze!