United: San Diego / Charlotte / Denver / Houston / Orlando – Athens, Greece. $420 (Basic Economy) / $570 (Regular Economy). Roundtrip, including all Taxes

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A good sale to Athens. Pricing will vary slightly depending on routing.

We found availability from:

• Charlotte [CLT]
• Denver [DEN]
• Houston [IAH]
• Orlando [MCO]
• San Diego [SAN]

United and its partners Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air’s $570 fare is a regular economy fare with ONE checked luggage and normal size carry-on

United and its partners Air Canada, Austrian, Lufthansa and Swiss Air also have a $420 fare, but it is a Basic Economy / Economy Light fare. These Basic Economy / Economy Light fares:

• DO NOT allow for advance seat assignment
• DO NOT include checked bags – they are $70 each way for the 1st bag and $100 each way for 2nd
• DO NOT allow for changes
• DO NOT allow for cancellations – so if you cancel after the 24 hour risk free period, the Basic Economy version will have no value for future purchase
• Most online travel agencies are not properly displaying these fares with United / Air Canada / Austrian / Lufthansa / Swiss Air as BASIC ECONOMY

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Sample Travel Date:

• Sample from San Diego
• September 13th – 20th
  • This is a sample date. See below for more available travel dates

Fare Availability:

• Valid for travel from mid September – October. Availability is limited. Must purchase at least 14 days in advance of departure.

• Note: This fare is valid at the time of posting. If this post is more than two days old, the fare is most likely gone.

How to Search for Availability:

• Use ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search and use the following search criteria:
  • Departing from: SAN
    • For availability from other cities, replace SAN with airport code listed above
  • Outbound Advanced Routing Code:
    • Textbox 1: ua ua
    • Textbox 2: maxconnect 360
      • This is instructing ITA to search for the Basic Economy fare. Use those dates on Priceline and you will be presented with an option to upgrade to a regular economy fare.
  • Destination: ATH
  • Return Advanced Routing Code: 
    • Textbox 1: ua ua
    • Textbox 2: maxconnect 360
  • Click on the “Advanced Routing Codes” link to enable advanced routing code input
  • Select “See calendar of lowest fares”
  • Enter departure date
  • Length of stay: 3-10
    • The maximum search range is 7 days, so enter ranges in this format: 0-7, 3-10, 5-12, etc.

• The ITA search page should look like the following when all values are inputted.

 

• You cannot buy tickets through ITA. To buy tickets, follow our instructions below in the “How to Buy” section.

Fare Class:

• K

Elite Qualifying Dollars:

• $451

Sample Routing:

• SAN – EWR (Newark) – ATH (Athens) – EWR -SAN

Sample Mileage:

• Miles Flown: 14,720 miles or 3.9 cents per mile
• Redeemable Miles: 2,255 miles

How to Buy:

• Support us by using our Priceline link to book with dates found on ITA Software Matrix Airfare Search.
  • Select the $420 fare in the search results and you will be presented with the option to upgrade to a regular fare for $150 more (or $570 total roundtrip). The regular fare with advance seat assignment and ONE checked bag included.

 

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