There are deals...

Mr_Wang

And then there are deals....And then there are these deals!!!

http://www.holidaypirates.com/uk-ireland/flights-york-city-33-los-angeles-130-abu-dhabi-0-caracas-38-roundtrip-taxes

Just booked return flights to Venezuela for a fortnight in Feb for me and my youngest - £162 total

*Thanks to a friend who I know frequents these boards for inadvertently pointing me in the right direction *

malkie76

Site seems to advertise glitches which then result in cancelled tickets when the airline catch onto it.

Hope it works out for you though........

miduck

malkie76 wrote: »

Site seems to advertise glitches which then result in cancelled tickets when the airline catch onto it.

Hope it works out for you though........

The site does advertise glitches but, at least until now, they have not been cancelled. However none have been quite so good as this - I would not book any hotels/ additional flights without being sure that it will be honoured.

Mr_Wang

miduck wrote: »

The site does advertise glitches but, at least until now, they have not been cancelled. However none have been quite so good as this - I would not book any hotels/ additional flights without being sure that it will be honoured.

Called Alitalia and was told everything is fine, the booking is complete and since I used a valid code there is no possibility of it being cancelled.

Will of course still err on the side of caution for the next week or so.

lisaloo1977

I'm with you Mr Wang I'm going to feel positive but hold fire on my New York accommodation for a few weeks and take the attitude that you have to be in it to win it.

Everyone can knock this deal. BUT if it comes off, you will be kicking yourself for not trying. I just booked for 2 people, return to New York for £60, I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

It's not a freebie and will take you a little time but it's worth a go

malkie76

The site does advertise glitches but, at least until now, they have not been cancelled

Not according to feedback on the website. Hope it works out, but the usual rule of 'if it looks to be too good to be true' should be applied.

malkie76

Mr_Wang wrote: »

Called Alitalia and was told everything is fine, the booking is complete and since I used a valid code there is no possibility of it being cancelled.

Will of course still err on the side of caution for the next week or so.

There is every possibility it could be cancelled, despite what an operator told you. Until you are on the plane anything could change.

I'm not trying to pee on your cornflakes, just trying to manage expectations.

miduck

malkie76 wrote: »

Not according to feedback on the website. Hope it works out, but the usual rule of 'if it looks to be too good to be true' should be applied.

Can you elaborate on which deals have been cancelled please? I am booked on an Alitalia flight on a deal that I found via Holiday Pirates, don't want to turn up and find I'm not booked!

mick_vandick

I'm just getting error and a redirection to the Italian Alitalia page!

lisaloo1977

mick_vandick wrote: »

I'm just getting error and a redirection to the Italian Alitalia page!

Make sure your putting codes for airport in and waiting for Japanese translation to come up in a drop down menu.

I had problems to start trying to book but got there in the end. Your better using combination of English site and google translate to guide you through it.

londoner01

If this works, I've bagged my tickets home for Christmas for £8 return, and a free long weekend in Istanbul for the next half term!

It looks like a perfectly reasonable booking confirmation but of course that doesn't mean anything. If they cancel the flight they'll give a refund though I imagine?

Once you insert the promocode, the discount is PER PERSON so you don't even need to book separately for people going together!