Oct 10, 2007
This winter's airline price war over the Atlantic has begun, launched last week by 1800FlyEurope.com
True to the pattern of earlier years, the air consolidators have waited until now to announce their radically-reduced fares for flying the Atlantic from November through mid-March. The first to publish was 1-800/FlyEurope.com (its website address is also its phone number), which should be reached at the elongated url of www.1800flyeurope.com/winter-airfare.cfm (or by phoning tel. 800/359-3876).
The rates you'll discover are jaw-droppingly low (see the listing below). But they come with caveats: first, they are for mid-week flights only, in both directions (we'll need to wait until January for all flights to be placed on sale). And second, they are not for all flights -- when you enter a pair of dates into the company's website, a number of alternatives come up, of which only the first is usually at or below the sale price. Thus, a request for a mid-week, November, round-trip to London will be met with an offer of one pair of flights selling for $297, but all other flights will be $310, $318, $329, $333, and so on. And finally, it's preferred that you research or book these rates online, but if you choose to do so by telephone you are asked to cite a code, 6370.
Here are the fares (which will undoubtedly go lower still as we move deeper into the winter):
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The rates you'll discover are jaw-droppingly low (see the listing below). But they come with caveats: first, they are for mid-week flights only, in both directions (we'll need to wait until January for all flights to be placed on sale). And second, they are not for all flights -- when you enter a pair of dates into the company's website, a number of alternatives come up, of which only the first is usually at or below the sale price. Thus, a request for a mid-week, November, round-trip to London will be met with an offer of one pair of flights selling for $297, but all other flights will be $310, $318, $329, $333, and so on. And finally, it's preferred that you research or book these rates online, but if you choose to do so by telephone you are asked to cite a code, 6370.
Here are the fares (which will undoubtedly go lower still as we move deeper into the winter):
- Boston to: London ($299), Paris ($377), Rome ($459), Madrid ($507), and Frankfurt ($357).
- Chicago to: London ($299), Paris ($457), Rome ($497), Madrid ($499), and Frankfurt ($447).
- Dallas-Fort Worth to: London ($349), Paris ($477), Rome ($497), Madrid ($589), and Frankfurt ($479).
- Los Angeles to: London ($347), Paris ($557), Rome ($597), Madrid ($569), and Frankfurt ($517).
- Miami to: London ($337), Paris or Madrid ($507), Frankfurt or Rome ($517).
- New York to: London ($299), Paris or Frankfurt ($357), Rome or Madrid ($417).
- Washington, DC to: London ($297), Paris or Frankfurt ($367), Rome ($467), Madrid ($537).
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