Dublin to Argentina for £275 Return [Threads Merged]

DoctorDre

Seems like a good deal if this is legit

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

yannakis

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

breathn

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

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

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

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

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

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

anyone booked this?

acquiescefc

yep. confirmed email and shows up on Lufthansa.

Paddys weekend sorted.

christeb

had anyone else had success? very tempted ...

JaMarcusHustle

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

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

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

TheSheriff

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

cyklo

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

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

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

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

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

acquiescefc

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

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

DoctorDre

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

absolutegroove

Booked but got this (see image attached).

Nervous wait ahead

boogiewonder

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

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

acquiescefc

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

Just got an invoice PDF from the agency

killbillvol2

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

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

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

nibtrix

shema wrote: »

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

I've used GotoGate a couple of times, it was fine. Like most of these booking agents the credit card fee/service fees will add another €10-20 to the price.

shema

nibtrix wrote: »

I've used GotoGate a couple of times, it was fine. Like most of these booking agents the credit card fee/service fees will add another €10-20 to the price.

I was checking and if paying by Visa debit theres no additional fee on GotoGate. Now I just need to get time off worked confirmed before I go ahead with it. Thanks

absolutegroove

absolutegroove wrote: »

Booked but got this (see image attached).

Nervous wait ahead

I rang LogiTravel and they said it was a processing error. I also rang my bank and no attempt had been made to take money.

Re-booked just now and got confirmation of my flights.

Argentina here I come


Massive thanks to the OP

christeb

absolutegroove wrote: »

I rang LogiTravel and they said it was a processing error. I also rang my bank and no attempt had been made to take money.

Re-booked just now and got confirmation of my flights.

Argentina here I come


Massive thanks to the OP

Did you re-book with them over the phone?

I got the same as you (Booking Request in Progress) and their customer service line closed 10 mins ago. Do I have to wait til Monday....?

absolutegroove

christeb wrote: »

Did you re-book with them over the phone?

I got the same as you (Booking Request in Progress) and their customer service line closed 10 mins ago. Do I have to wait til Monday....?

When I rang LogiTravel they said they had nothing of their system regarding my booking.

I rang my credit card company to see if any attempt or any money was going to be leaving my account (regarding the flight) and they said there wasn't.

I re-booked online and it all processed right away :-)

boogiewonder

I took the plunge and booked it in the end.
I can see the booking on Lufthansa site so it all looks good.
Can't complain at all.

Del007

very interested in this alright. Has anyone managed to book a flight leaving on a sat or Sun and coming back on a sat or a Sun?

Cheers

notuslimited

Pulled the trigger on this after sleeping on it. Booked out 30 March via Munich, returning 6 April. I plan on spending Tue, Wed and Thursday in BA and then flying across the Andes to Santiago for 2 nights before heading back to BA on Sunday in order to fly back on Monday. Bit of a mad trip all in all, but hey, pluck it. Always wanted to visit BA and Santiago and this could be my only chance in this lifetime. What are others planning on doing?

blobbie

notuslimited wrote: »

Pulled the trigger on this after sleeping on it. Booked out 30 March via Munich, returning 6 April. I plan on spending Tue, Wed and Thursday in BA and then flying across the Andes to Santiago for 2 nights before heading back to BA on Sunday in order to fly back on Monday. Bit of a mad trip all in all, but hey, pluck it. Always wanted to visit BA and Santiago and this could be my only chance in this lifetime. What are others planning on doing?

If you are in Santiago, visit Mercado Central especially if you like seafood. Eat at the local rather than the tourist stalls.

absolutegroove

notuslimited wrote: »

Pulled the trigger on this after sleeping on it. Booked out 30 March via Munich, returning 6 April. I plan on spending Tue, Wed and Thursday in BA and then flying across the Andes to Santiago for 2 nights before heading back to BA on Sunday in order to fly back on Monday. Bit of a mad trip all in all, but hey, pluck it. Always wanted to visit BA and Santiago and this could be my only chance in this lifetime. What are others planning on doing?

Managed to book from April 13th to April 29th

Plans are being drawn up as I type :-)

acquiescefc

notuslimited wrote: »

Pulled the trigger on this after sleeping on it. Booked out 30 March via Munich, returning 6 April. I plan on spending Tue, Wed and Thursday in BA and then flying across the Andes to Santiago for 2 nights before heading back to BA on Sunday in order to fly back on Monday. Bit of a mad trip all in all, but hey, pluck it. Always wanted to visit BA and Santiago and this could be my only chance in this lifetime. What are others planning on doing?

Absolutely no idea. Had to do it in case this was an actual BA to BA, so to speak.

Fancied South America always, dunno why. 3 months to google.

mosstin

notuslimited wrote: »

Pulled the trigger on this after sleeping on it. Booked out 30 March via Munich, returning 6 April. I plan on spending Tue, Wed and Thursday in BA and then flying across the Andes to Santiago for 2 nights before heading back to BA on Sunday in order to fly back on Monday. Bit of a mad trip all in all, but hey, pluck it. Always wanted to visit BA and Santiago and this could be my only chance in this lifetime. What are others planning on doing?

Wow, really would advise against doing this. BA is a once in a lifetime trip in itself and the city and its surrounds are surely worth 5-6 days at the very least. By going to Santiago - flight time, getting to/from both airports, sorting out hotels - you're diluting the value you'll get from seeing both Santiago and BA.

boogiewonder

mosstin wrote: »

Wow, really would advise against doing this. BA is a once in a lifetime trip in itself and the city and its surrounds are surely worth 5-6 days at the very least. By going to Santiago - flight time, getting to/from both airports, sorting out hotels - you're diluting the value you'll get from seeing both Santiago and BA.

Have to agree with Mosstin there. I lived in BA for many years and I'd go as far as saying that only visiting for a couple of days will probably give you a bad impression. It's an amazing city that requires a bit of time.

MissNomer

Have the people who have booked received confirmations from both Lufthansa and LAN?

Am dying to book this but feeling uneasy given the 'too good to be true' feeling and the bad Logitravel reviews. I generally try to avoid online booking sites which use different airlines as I worry about the bookings not actually being made with the airline, or them cancelling on me last minute when its too late to book something else, or ending up stranded in Brazil after missing the connection with LAN.

It seems very easy for these companies just to back out and let you down with no repercussions?

absolutegroove

MissNomer wrote: »

Have the people who have booked received confirmations from both Lufthansa and LAN?

Am dying to book this but feeling uneasy given the 'too good to be true' feeling and the bad Logitravel reviews. I generally try to avoid online booking sites which use different airlines as I worry about the bookings not actually being made with the airline, or them cancelling on me last minute when its too late to book something else, or ending up stranded in Brazil after missing the connection with LAN.

It seems very easy for these companies just to back out and let you down with no repercussions?

Book on your credit card and if something goes wrong you can open a case against the company through your bank/credit card.

Had to do this before when a airline company I had booked with went out of business and I got my money back.

MissNomer

absolutegroove wrote: »

Book on your credit card and if something goes wrong you can open a case against the company through your bank/credit card.

Had to do this before when a airline company I had booked with went out of business and I got my money back.

I definitely would do, but more worried about the holiday falling through, esp at the last minute, or ending up stranded. Most of the complaints seem to state that the customers did get their money back, but that they were left with no holiday etc.

absolutegroove

MissNomer wrote: »

I definitely would do, but more worried about the holiday falling through, esp at the last minute, or ending up stranded. Most of the complaints seem to state that the customers did get their money back, but that they were left with no holiday etc.

True - but I reckon Lufthansa will be in contact first to say flights are cancelled etc

Once the flight booking is showing up on Lufthansa then all is good (fingers crossed).

It could all end tears but I'll be hanging in there until the last moment.

sternn

MissNomer wrote: »

I definitely would do, but more worried about the holiday falling through, esp at the last minute, or ending up stranded. Most of the complaints seem to state that the customers did get their money back, but that they were left with no holiday etc.

That was in most cases a hotel booking. I.e. the hotel never accepted the booking. All the booked Argentina flights appear to be confirmed with Lufthansa who are no going to close up shop tomorrow and leave you stranded (the largest airline in Europe). I would go for it if I were you. If I found someone to go with, I would book immediately.

absolutegroove

sternn wrote: »

That was in most cases a hotel booking. I.e. the hotel never accepted the booking. All the booked Argentina flights appear to be confirmed with Lufthansa who are no going to close up shop tomorrow and leave you stranded (the largest airline in Europe). I would go for it if I were you. If I found someone to go with, I would book immediately.

I agree 100%

I'm going on my own - gotta take this chance as they don't come often :-)

MissNomer

absolutegroove wrote: »

True - but I reckon Lufthansa will be in contact first to say flights are cancelled etc

Once the flight booking is showing up on Lufthansa then all is good (fingers crossed).

It could all end tears but I'll be hanging in there until the last moment.

Lufthansa is only to Brazil though, isn't it? It's the fact 2 different airlines are involved that worries me. My usual MO is to check out the fares on these discount websites and then book direct with the airline.