Reggaebird From Jamaica, joined Nov 1999, 1169 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2939 times:
I paid about US$7,200 for a business class ticket from New York to London a few years ago. Believe it or not, that was not the full business class fare!
Planespotting From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 3438 posts, RR: 5 Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2911 times:
$619 for my CID-ORD-LAX-ORD-CID roundtrip last weekend. Upgraded to biz with miles...not terrible, especially for buying the ticket less than 2 hours before my flight left!
Corey07850 From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2519 posts, RR: 5 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2905 times:
Quoting Reggaebird (Reply 1): I paid about US$7,200 for a business class ticket from New York to London a few years ago. Believe it or not, that was not the full business class fare!
Damn... I could have multiple European vacations for just the cost of your airfare! I assume it's worth it?
My most expensive was a walk-up one-way domestic F class on CO DAB-EWR at $300 or so
Alitalia744 From United States of America, joined Mar 2000, 4657 posts, RR: 45 Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2905 times:
well i didn't pay, the company did, but Y class on Delta from LGA-CVG-LGA for $1396.00
Airlinebrat From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 634 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2885 times:
$2,000 to fly QF from LAX-SYD-LAX. I left LA at 1pm on winter solstice and arrived in SYD at 10pm, the day after summer solstice. Spent Christmas and Boxing Day on a beach in Sydney and I was in Melbourne for New Years Eve (real millennium 2000-2001). Christmas/New Years is the most expensive time to fly to Australia but it was worth every penny! Oh and I flew in coach....... At least I was able to charm the reservation agent into reserving me a seat in the emergency exit row both directions. It was heaven and right next to the galley......beer supply.
That same flight would have cost me a little over $700 during the off season.
I'm leavin on a jet plane. Don't know when I'll be back again....
Lincoln From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 3887 posts, RR: 8 Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2885 times:
Personally- $475 for CLE-DTW-PLN-DTW-CLE on NW (the flight is actually in August of this year)
For a flight I took but my company paid for- ~$900 CLE-FWA
I may not have anyone beat on a pure dollar basis, but I think $ per mile in economy, I may be a winner (CLE-FWA was about $2.25 per mile round-trip).
Lincoln
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JGPH1A From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 2868 times:
Me personally ? I think it was SYD-BKK-FCO-LHR-FCO-BKK-SYD on QF in J - can't remember how much is was, but it was quite a lot (I was contracting at QF at the time and got a very good fare, but still) - worth it though, I was only going to the UK for two weeks, so had to fly straight through to save time.
The company paid EUR7800.00 for a business trip NCE-MXP-TNR-MRU-DXB-SEZ-CDG-NCE. I think I will be in the doghouse for that for years to come, and will be made to go to Tajikistan for extended "consulting" as punishment
LO231 From Belgium, joined Sep 2004, 2299 posts, RR: 25 Reply 13, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2781 times:
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 12): This is embarrassing. Just over US$11K. When you absolutely, positively have to be there overnight.... Fortunately, it was only 50% my money
I hope the meeting was worth it, moneywise...
Regards,
LO231
Got both LO 788 frames already, next SN BRU-VCE-BRU
Dangould2000 From UK - Scotland, joined Dec 2005, 172 posts, RR: 0 Reply 14, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2776 times:
i've paid £12,500 for a first class ticket with AA (LHR-LAX-MEL)
COFreqFlyer From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 397 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2764 times:
USD4600 for AUS-EWR-AMS-KWI and return, coach class, 14-day advance purchase.
Fdex727 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2764 times:
While working in BOS, I ticketed a woman going to SYD roundtrip in first class for a little under $15,000 US. The most I personally have paid is $700 ow BOS to CLT in F on US.
AirlineAddict From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 415 posts, RR: 1 Reply 17, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2755 times:
Paid US$4,800 for business class on UA/EK IAH-SFO-NRT-HKG/BKK-DXB-CDG-IAD-IAH. Thought it was a bargain since we were updated to First Class on EK from DXB to CDG. Keep the Dom Perignon flowing please.
VinnieWinnie From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 727 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2732 times:
Quoting Zvezda (Reply 12): This is embarrassing. Just over US$11K. When you absolutely, positively have to be there overnight.... Fortunately, it was only 50% my money.
Wow where did you go?
Since I'm quite young I am not including what my parents paid for me! (God bless them BTW ) Must have been around 430 Euros for a BRU-IAD!
Fbgdavidson From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2004, 3687 posts, RR: 31 Reply 19, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2716 times:
One way:
£5030 / $9300 / 7360 Euros for LHR-JFK on Concorde in September 2002.
Return:
LHR-LAX-LHR in BA F about five/six years ago. Of the routes I've flown in paid F LAX is the most expensive and while I cannot remember the price of the ticket today it is around £5600/$9800.
Quoting Dangould2000 (Reply 14): i've paid £12,500 for a first class ticket with AA (LHR-LAX-MEL)
You paid £12k and flew AA F?
[Edited 2006-06-17 21:01:26]
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WNCrew From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 1317 posts, RR: 9 Reply 20, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2703 times:
$950 RT last minute JNU-SEA on AS in Y. 2 1/2 hr flight!
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LO231 From Belgium, joined Sep 2004, 2299 posts, RR: 25 Reply 21, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2689 times:
Quoting VinnieWinnie (Reply 18): Since I'm quite young I am not including what my parents paid for me! (God bless them BTW ) Must have been around 430 Euros for a BRU-IAD!
Sounds about right!!! God bless your parents from me, too!
Regards,
LO231
[Edited 2006-06-17 21:14:18]
Got both LO 788 frames already, next SN BRU-VCE-BRU
ManchesterMAN From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 1192 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2664 times:
I pride myself on getting cheap fares so my highest is a pittyful (compared to some) £330 to Air Canada for LHR-YHZ-YUL-YYZ-LAX-PDX-YVR-YYC-LHR. I'm still proud of myself as I managed to squeeze plenty of sectors in for my buck. This was of course in January. I am pretty much grounded during summer due to high fares
25 PlymSpotter: £212 for the actual airfare, and £117 in taxes. Booked it on the 18th of May, travelled on the 8th June Dan
26 Dtwclipper: I think the most expensive by mile must be my commutes between DTW-CVG and DTW-LEX. These tickets are about USD700. apiece, or about USD 3.00 a mile!
27 Highpeaklad: £600 MAN-LHR-HKG-MEL / SYD-HKG-LHR-MAN with CX in 2003 . Booked through Trailfinders. I had psyched myself up to pay £850 as I was determined to fly
28 RoseFlyer: $11,000 for a round the world Star Alliance First Class ticket. SEA-NRT-SIN/DEL-FRA-PDX-SEA. (Although I didn't actually pay for it myself). The most
29 MastaHanky: $2700 for SLC-YYC-LHR-NCE-JFK-SLC in coach. I found out I had to go nine days before I left, so needless to say it was a bit steep.
30 Ikramerica: I think $1000 at christmas is the most I personally paid. Though i have been on flights where my grandfather was paying that were about $1600. Otherwi
31 Srbmod: Just a tad under $400 for a flight ATL-LAS-DFW-ATL. Changed from an ATL-DFW-LAS leg to an ATL-LAS flight (got me into LAS about an hour and 15 minutes
32 Airtanzania1: The most I have paid was about a year ago on KLM, YYZ-AMS-DAR and back. It was about $2900. EK had it for $1800 but it was full.
33 Fbgdavidson: From what I've read that is certainly debatable (and the seat isn't the only aspect of a First Class service IMO) but I guess my point was more towar
35 Jeremy: $2900 for a LGW-DFW-PHX on AA in Business.
36 ACDC8: Most I ever paid for a ticket was about $1800 CDN back in December 2001. Routing was DUS-FRA-YYC-YLW and returning YLW-YVR-YYZ-FRA-DUS with LH and AC.
37 TurkishWings: The most expensive ticket I ever bought cost 1100 Euros on EK routing IST-DXB-MLE-DXB-IST (4 days in DXB and 7 days in MLE). This was in Business Clas
38 FURUREFA: Well, for me (my parents, i guess), it would be $9000 for BOS-LHR-BOS in VS UC. I'm leaving tomorow ! Matt
39 Crjflyer35: Nothing terribly high, but for the length of the flight, was a little steep, ICN-NRT-ICN on UA economy for $550. But the free upgrade to Business on t
40 CaptainTim: personally the most i've ever paid is around $3,500USD for Business HKG-ORD the most i've ever witnessed paid.. and been on that flight (as a guest) w
41 DeltaDAWG: My company paid USD$8,600 on QF (LAX-SYD) + $420 on DL (ATL-LAX) for a grand total of $9,020 r/t both in business. Another expensive one I remember wa
42 Krje1980: I paid around 2000 dollars for a trip from Oslo, Norway to Brisbane, Australia via Copenhagen and Singapore a few years ago. Unfortunately some events
43 SAS A340: for me it was 1800$ for a trip from ARN (Arlanda) to MIA (miami) via AMS (Amsterdam)
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