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Fare war? Sub-$400 fares to Athens plus see 1-2 more cities in Europe

Fare war? Sub-$400 fares to Athens plus see 1-2 more cities in Europe

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There appears to be a potential fare war brewing on flights to Athens.  It started with a fare sale by Emirates (h/t Running With Miles) on their direct Newark to Athens fifth-freedom flight (EWR-ATH).    That fare sale is for $433 roundtrip, but you get a discount for multiple passengers

If you fly with 2 people, you’re looking at about $770 total ($375 per person).  The direct Emirates EWR-ATH flights are blocked as follows

  • EWR-ATH 11:50pm – 4:10pm (+1) (9hr 15m)
  • ATH-EWR 5:25pm – 9:30pm (11hr 5m)

which is a fairly late arrival into Athens and not a super convenient return time for connections on the way back to Newark.

United and the Star Alliance strike back?

While I was messing around on those fares this…

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