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Booking: "Airline's own site is usually best. It just simply won't work there most of the time, hence the need for OTAs. And some of the smaller OTAs have employees doing manual checks of their tickets, so gotta be cautious there, too." (Moishebatchy)

See, this is precisely why booking FD's is NOT for the unwashed masses!!!

Here, let me make this nice and clear for you: when booking a FD, you CANNOT call the airline for ANY reason. You cannot call to add an infant, you cannot call to order kosher meals, you cannot call to request seats, you cannot even call to check if your flight is running on time!!!! No human eye (belonging to an airline employee) can ever see your ticket, period. If it cannot be done online, then you cannot do it at all. The risk is too great. Capische?

Oh, and as far as changes/cancellations are concerned... YOU CANNOT CANCEL A FUEL DUMP TICKET. EVER. Even if it's cancel-able online, because online cancellations are often manually reviewed by human auditors. You spent $450 on a cheap ticket to Israel and now your work schedule changed? That's too bad, you're gonna have to eat the $450 loss and let your ticket go into the garbage. If you try to cancel, your greed in saving $450 can trigger the cancellation of tens of thousands of dollars of other people's fuel-dumped tickets. Think I'm exaggerating? I've seen it happen with my own eyes.

NOW do you people understand what I mean by the "dark side of FD"?!

And NOW do you see why we don't like when the newbie, "gimme a cheap ticket to Israel!!!!" crowd gets a hold of these?! Let me tell you, when someone from that crowd gets a hold of these fares and books his family of 10 people for $4,500 total, and then they have to cancel the trip for some reason, I GUARANTEE you he will not resist the temptation to cancel and get his $4,500 back. He WILL cancel to get his money back, and he WILL get the dump killed for many other people. And THAT is a big part of why veterans don't like it when newbies get their hands on this stuff.

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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #900 on: July 03, 2018, 04:24:34 PM »
PMs won't be answered, but all beans will be publicly spilled. ::)

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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #901 on: July 25, 2018, 02:35:42 AM »
So to figure one of these things out you got to sit there plugging in hundreds of airport codes.
 
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #902 on: July 25, 2018, 07:53:09 AM »
So to figure one of these things out you got to sit there plugging in hundreds of airport codes.
 
Or be admitted to some soooper seekrit forum.
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #903 on: July 25, 2018, 08:35:22 AM »
Or be admitted to some soooper seekrit forum.
Say what?!?
 I thought i only had access to that. It was exclusively for premier 10k DDF members. ;)
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #904 on: July 25, 2018, 09:47:06 AM »
So to figure one of these things out you got to sit there plugging in hundreds of airport codes.
 
there are easier ways to do it
Always use an Amex, you'll thank me one day.

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« Reply #905 on: July 25, 2018, 09:49:32 AM »
there are easier ways to do it
Ita? but lately it's not very accurate when sesrching.
  So I guess you will be searching for a while.
  What's the price to be filled in with this info?
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #906 on: July 25, 2018, 10:50:27 AM »
So to figure one of these things out you got to sit there plugging in hundreds of airport codes.
 
WIKI WIKI WIKI WIKI WIKI in a different thread  ;D
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« Reply #907 on: July 25, 2018, 10:51:19 AM »
WIKI WIKI WIKI WIKI WIKI in a different thread  ;D
Understood, but every possible combination.
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« Reply #908 on: July 25, 2018, 11:07:33 AM »
Understood, but every possible combination.
There are many permutations. But every decent domestic airport is listed there.
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #909 on: July 25, 2018, 01:19:51 PM »
WIKI WIKI WIKI WIKI WIKI in a different thread  ;D
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #910 on: February 21, 2019, 08:27:10 AM »
TLV-NYC RT non-stop bookable for $504.64 on airlines site. Safe construction.
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #911 on: February 21, 2019, 08:29:57 AM »
TLV-NYC RT direct bookable for $504.64 on airlines site. Safe construction.
https://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=101644.0
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
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Re: Trick-It Master Thread
« Reply #913 on: February 21, 2019, 08:33:53 AM »
3x?
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« Reply #915 on: February 21, 2019, 08:37:04 AM »
Not direct. Cheapest nonstop to and from NYC is $867.
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TLV-NYC RT non-stop bookable for $504.64 on airlines site. Safe construction.

You didn't write #NoPMs, does that mean something?
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« Reply #919 on: February 21, 2019, 08:50:04 AM »

You didn't write #NoPMs, does that mean something?
Lol no, when it comes to this thread i hope that's obvious :)