HOTDEAL! $198 to London-Anywhere US Roundtrip on British Airways! Ends 2/13

[dealonfire]

Same Fare From Anywhere in USA to UK Offered By British Airways

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - An unprecedented air fare sale of $198 round-trip from anywhere in the USA to London is being offered by British Airways for the next three days, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. (That is purchase by 2/13)

The $198 round-trip fare is valid for travel Feb. 18 through March 31, 2003 and Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2003. The airline is also offering greatly reduced fares for travel throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall.


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[pkomma]

They tag on ~100 dollars ish of taxes and fees. Damn you Osama.

 

[WigglePuppy]

WOOT
Wifes goin end of march, and man this is still a great deal
RT $310$!!!!!!!
Thanks DOF

 

[Tung]

wow this is HOT!

 

[Davemeister]

the osama fee is only $2.50, the rest is all the origination/airport/destination/travel fees at all the airports you're gonna hit along the way, more for west coast origination, maybe less for east coast originations.

they should just start calling it "osama overhead" or "al qaeda add-on" or "terrorist tariff" so there's more direct blame instead of just "sept. 11"

 

[Entity]

Seattle to London for $293.50. Man, I don't know if I can pass this up...

Rob

 

[RossMAN]

This is hot but Tickets must be booked and paid for no later than Feb. 13, 2003.

So you have 2 days to book and pay for your ticket.

 

[jalaram]

This is very hot deal. I went some years ago (Tampa to Gatwick) for $325. I haven't seen many deals like that until now. It's not the best season to see England, but the price can't be beat.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Davemeister
the osama fee is only $2.50, the rest is all the origination/airport/destination/travel fees at all the airports you're gonna hit along the way, more for west coast origination, maybe less for east coast originations.

they should just start calling it "osama overhead" or "al qaeda add-on" or "terrorist tariff" so there's more direct blame instead of just "sept. 11"

Actually most are direct flights, so this is other taxes and fees as well.

 

[AlmostInsane]

Damn, this was just to good to pass up. Total was $340 Rt from Seattle.

 

[Buffdaddy34]

Looks like I'm taking my staff, family and gf's family to london. yay!!! thanks for the deal. came out to a whopping 4k, but that's still a deal.

 

[Dedicated]

Incredibly hot deal, especially for us West Cost folks. ;p

 

[robertw4771]

March is fine for England. I have been there many times. A great time to visit. The weather all year round is fairly cool and often rainy. No problems at all.

Rob

 

[Token Joe]

Man if you can go, freakin go, $300 or so is the cheapest its ever been, American airlines was offering around $400 with a hotel in london not long ago, also March is a great time to go.

by the way, do not rent a car if your going to stay in london, but if you are going to travel the countryside, definitly do, they are cheap, except for fuel, and driving on the other side of the road isn't as hard as it sounds.

 

[dealonfire]

Don't forget you can earn BA miles for your trip too.

together with this Earn 10,000 British Airway Miles for a Test Drive! offer, you probably will have enough miles for one free roundtrip ticket within Continental US, Canada

British Airways and american airline is part of the oneworld alliance, you can use british airway miles to get award ticket for americian airline.

 

[Fatboy420]

Originally posted by: robertw4771
March is fine for England. I have been there many times. A great time to visit. The weather all year round is fairly cool and often rainy. No problems at all.

Rob

I've lived here in London for the past 2 years and I'd agree that it's cool and rainy in March. I wouldn't say it's a "great" time to visit, but it starts warming up. The rain is the big pain in the a**. Just want to set expectations...

But for this price, I'm telling all my friends to come and visit. Once in London, you can also cheaply hop elsewhere in Europe(RyanAir/Buzz, EasyJet).

You can earn miles with AA as well.

The Central Line is screwed for a while(engine fell off) and the congestion charges(5GBP/day to drive in central London) are starting soon. So be ready for lines or bring that extra cash to get around.

 

[ozziegn]

Originally posted by: Fatboy420

Originally posted by: robertw4771
March is fine for England. I have been there many times. A great time to visit. The weather all year round is fairly cool and often rainy. No problems at all.

Rob

I've lived here in London for the past 2 years

would ya be willing to house a fellow Anandtech brotha up if I were to come overseas?

I completely know nothing about anything overseas. I've never been outside the U.S. and this would seem like the perfect time to go.

 

[johto]

london is fine, you'll be right at home. just older buildings and cool stuff. the only place more like america i've been is australia.

 

[Cataphract]

Originally posted by: johto
london is fine, you'll be right at home. just older buildings and cool stuff. the only place more like america i've been is australia.

What exactly do u mean by "Cool Stuff", Is there something u know abt London that we are not aware of?

Just to be more specific here's a link to the average temps in London in March. I don't know if I would call it a "Great Time" to visit looking at the stats. Link

 

[kayaksurfer]

I think the reduced fares are because of "heightened security", the deployment of armed gaurds at airports and that they were even considering closing Heathrow. Here's the story
Warning of Britain's own September 11

I don't advocate hiding in a hole, just wanted to alert people that there's always a reason/motive for discounts and sales.

 

[Karsten]

Wait until the Bombs are droping and these deals will be all around! Anyway... 300 to London is CHEAP!

 

[dealonfire]

Originally posted by: kayaksurfer
I think the reduced fares are because of "heightened security", the deployment of armed gaurds at airports and that they were even considering closing Heathrow. Here's the story
Warning of Britain's own September 11

I don't advocate hiding in a hole, just wanted to alert people that there's always a reason/motive for discounts and sales.

What motive? You can buy ticket for travel Nov. 1 through Dec. 15, 2003, That's not even anywhere close to Sep 11.

 

[spinn]

I went a couple of years ago through a Student travel service for about $380 r/t from SF. About the same time too...wet, cold, some hint of sun. So does fly by 3/31 mean you have to COMPLETE your travel? or you must start your trip by then?

 

[Gepost]

What is the weather like in November?

 

[Cataphract]

Originally posted by: Gepost
What is the weather like in November?

London Weather Stats