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DoctorDre · 26-12-2014 8:11pm #1

Seems like a good deal if this is legit

http://www.secretflying.com/2014/12/error-fare-dublin-argentina-275-return/

yannakis · 26-12-2014 8:43pm

Shockingly amazing. I can't plan my time off in a jiffy, but this is definitely a bargain for those who can!

breathn · 26-12-2014 9:10pm

I'm tempted to take a punt on this
But tripadvisor is full of complaints about this kind of pricing being a common nasty trick

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/ShowTopic-g187497-i44-k5561272-o10-Has_anyone_else_experienced_horrible_service_with_LOGITRAVEL-Barcelona_Catalonia.html

airuser · 26-12-2014 9:18pm

DoctorDre wrote: »

Seems like a good deal if this is legit

http://www.secretflying.com/2014/12/error-fare-dublin-argentina-275-return/

Too good to be true.

If it does not sound right. Check prices on other site. A case in UK over the Christmas where people hoping to fly to South Africa for a cheap price were caught in a scam

pete_fire · 26-12-2014 9:36pm

This is definitely not a scam or a trick.

It's what people in the industry call a "self-dump". There is something called "Fuel Dumping" that exists in flight ticketing. It causes the "Fuel Surcharge" also referred to as "YQ" or "YR" to be dumped/eliminated from the price.
This occurs when two particular airlines are present in the same ticket.
There are many forums out there where people share their fuel dumping strategies. search on google and you'll easily find them

In this particular dump, it seems that the online travel agent has automatically paired two airlines that are causing a dump for you. Lan Airlines is causing the long-haul Lufthansa fuel surcharge to be eliminated.
This is a very rare find and if anyone from Dublin is interested to go to Argentina, I say do it.

You cannot be held responsible for this as you simply searched for DUB-EZE flights and were provided with a dumped flight. You didnt knowingly seek a dumped flight by manually pairing two separate airlines.

Definitely not a scam

JaMarcusHustle · 26-12-2014 9:52pm

pete_fire wrote: »

This is definitely not a scam or a trick.

Did you sign up just to post that?

A golden rule of mine is that if a new account signs up to Boards and their first and only post contains the words "This is definitely not a scam", then it's definitely a scam.

pete_fire · 26-12-2014 9:57pm

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Did you sign up just to post that?

A golden rule of mine is that if a new account signs up to Boards and their first and only post contains the words "This is definitely not a scam", then it's definitely a scam.

thought id share some knowledge.

but have it your way...its a scam. dont book it mate

vicwatson · 26-12-2014 10:29pm

From the website...

WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU WAIT FOR YOUR E-TICKET CONFIRMATION EMAIL BEFORE MAKING FURTHER PLANS.
BECAUSE THIS IS AN ERROR-FARE, THERE IS ALWAYS THE SMALL CHANCE THE AIRLINE MAY CANCEL THE TICKET.

stevephoto · 26-12-2014 10:40pm

anyone booked this?

acquiescefc · 26-12-2014 11:02pm

yep. confirmed email and shows up on Lufthansa.

Paddys weekend sorted.

christeb · 26-12-2014 11:16pm

had anyone else had success? very tempted ...

JaMarcusHustle · 26-12-2014 11:23pm

acquiescefc wrote: »

yep. confirmed email and shows up on Lufthansa.

Paddys weekend sorted.

How is it showing up on Lufthansa?

The £275 flights are with LAN and Aerolineas Argentinos. It's £589 with Lufthansa, no?

breathn · 26-12-2014 11:25pm

acquiescefc wrote: »

yep. confirmed email and shows up on Lufthansa.

Did you get a valid booking code from Lufthansa that you can login and view on their own site?

TheSheriff · 26-12-2014 11:26pm

Cant seem to get this price......... for dates in april

TheSheriff · 26-12-2014 11:31pm

Actually scratch that,, got some. Waiting on the OH to text back

nail biting stuff

cyklo · 26-12-2014 11:37pm

Guys. What's going to happen if I want to stay in Rio de Janeiro and not proceed to Buenos Aires. There is a 5h gap and plane/airline change.
Can I get my luggage back in Rio without a problem? For me Rio is more tempting than Buenos Aires.

stevephoto · 26-12-2014 11:38pm

Seen my booking confirmation via Lufthansa website. I'll wait for the call to say the flights cancelled or something from this Logitravel (as the reviews seem bad) or it might actually be a BA. Fingers crossed.

acquiescefc · 26-12-2014 11:38pm

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

How is it showing up on Lufthansa?

The £275 flights are with LAN and Aerolineas Argentinos. It's £589 with Lufthansa, no?

Look at the page on the OPs link, they're Lufthansa icons.

Played about with the dates, was 10 quid more to avoid 8 hr layover in FRA.

and yes, have booking code from Lufthansa. Just hoping they dont cancel it.

acquiescefc · 26-12-2014 11:41pm

stevephoto wrote: »

Seen my booking confirmation via Lufthansa website. I'll wait for the call to say the flights cancelled or something from this Logitravel (as the reviews seem bad) or it might actually be a BA. Fingers crossed.

Just on this the complaints seemed to be about hotel bookings and there wasnt many comments in last 6 months as far as i saw.

Seem a legit crowd, obviously this is some kind of glitch fare, will hold off on hotel stuff for a day or so.

mad m · 26-12-2014 11:41pm

Look at the lay over time between flights, that alone would put me off....

acquiescefc · 26-12-2014 11:48pm

mad m wrote: »

Look at the lay over time between flights, that alone would put me off....

Pick the other departure at 17:50, arrives same time.

deepsilent · 26-12-2014 11:49pm

i bought tickets last week for me and my girlfriend. i paid 750 each and i thought it was a bargain...

DoctorDre · 27-12-2014 12:15am

I hope it works out for those of you who have booked

absolutegroove · 27-12-2014 1:15am

Booked but got this (see image attached).

Nervous wait ahead

boogiewonder · 27-12-2014 1:56am

I was just about to book when I thought I'd do a quick check of the site.
SSL layer for secure checkout: Check at sslshopper.com for logitravel.co.uk
It's saying it's expired.
Then I searched for logitravel & scam and ended up finding a long discussion on Tripadvisor. Search for trip advisor and "Has anyone else experienced horrible service with LOGITRAVEL"
I searched for these flights using a few other sites and nothing came up.

So I didn't book. Maybe it's not a scam but just seems too good to be true.

Anyone got confirmation yet?

jhansynk10 · 27-12-2014 1:57am

Amazing find, thanks folks. Booked for two weeks in March. Was looking at checking out SA next year anyway.

acquiescefc · 27-12-2014 2:35am

boogiewonder wrote: »

I was just about to book when I thought I'd do a quick check of the site.
SSL layer for secure checkout: Check at sslshopper.com for logitravel.co.uk
It's saying it's expired.
Then I searched for logitravel & scam and ended up finding a long discussion on Tripadvisor. Search for trip advisor and "Has anyone else experienced horrible service with LOGITRAVEL"
I searched for these flights using a few other sites and nothing came up.

So I didn't book. Maybe it's not a scam but just seems too good to be true.

Anyone got confirmation yet?

Did you read any other comments in this thread?

acquiescefc · 27-12-2014 3:36am

Just got an invoice PDF from the agency

killbillvol2 · 27-12-2014 7:34am

cyklo wrote: »

Guys. What's going to happen if I want to stay in Rio de Janeiro and not proceed to Buenos Aires. There is a 5h gap and plane/airline change.
Can I get my luggage back in Rio without a problem? For me Rio is more tempting than Buenos Aires.

If you miss one leg the rest of the ticket is cancelled.

boogiewonder · 27-12-2014 10:14am

acquiescefc wrote: »

Did you read any other comments in this thread?

yes I did.
Has anyone received confirmation from an airline and not just the agency?

shema · 27-12-2014 11:20am

I searched for the flights through skyscanner and they come up for €368 through an agent called GotoGate. Anyone ever heard of them?

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