[01/04/2016 @ 1:07 PM] Open this itinerary on: Priceline, Travelocity, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Expedia, Hotwire, BookingBuddy.
[01/05/2016 @ 3:35 PM] AA has dropped their price to $694. Jan Feb flights.
[01/05/2016 @ 11:54 PM] AA fares are gone. Turkish still remain. There is a chance that AA may add their fare back tomorrow.
[03/19/2016 @ 9:00 PM] Fare gone. Removing from deal list.
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American Airlines and Turkish Airlines have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH / HOU) to Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) starting at $674 (on Turkish) or $694 (on American) with a connection. Flights from January to February. This destination usually prices from $971 to $1500. See the Flight Details section near the bottom of this post for example booking dates and more details.
Note: Turkish discount fare isn’t available in April or May. It does not price on most booking sites, use Priceline. Turkish Airlines connects in Istanbul (IST) and the flights don’t earn points/miles. Still saving $123 against a good fare from AA is hard to beat. Personally, I would take the Turkish flight here since I’m not trying to build loyalty on AA at the moment.
Now that AA has dropped their price to match Turkish, you should probably fly on AA instead due to mile and point accrual.
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I was able to pull this up on Priceline. The AA fare should also be available on all of the other booking sites. Screenshot taken at 1:25 PM on 01/04/16. Price will eventually change, given enough time.
Flight Details:
- Availability: See calendar for a rough guide of available dates then use the +/- 3-day search tool to pinpoint exact dates on Orbitz. Most months have cheap flights on Monday through Thursday.
- Documentation: Passport Required.
- Departure and Destination Airports: IAH – FRA
- Example Dates: (Priceline / Travelocity) Feb 03 – Feb 10 / Feb 10 – Feb 17 / Feb 17 – Feb 24 / Mar 01 – Mar 08 / Apr 06 – Apr 13 / May 04 – May 11 / Other dates: Use the +/- 3-day search tool on Orbitz.
- Carrier: American Airlines / Turkish Airlines
- Fare Basis Code: OLN3S1Z1 / UNKNOWN
- Fare Class: O / ?
- Mile Accrual: 100% / 0% on Turkish.
- Stopover component:
- CPM: 4.46 (15098 miles)
- Full Route: IAH-IST-FRA-IST-IAH
- Previous Lowest Price Average: $971.
- Open this itinerary on: Priceline, Travelocity, Orbitz, CheapTickets, Expedia, Hotwire, BookingBuddy.
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