BNE-SYD-LAX-BNE VA Y US$266 on Orbitz [gone]

[Fiches Mouser]

Did you do that by selecting "set preferences for all flights"?

Yep, that's the one.

Just called to have my travel buddy's booking linked, and neighbouring seat selected. All good.

 

[CaviAck]

Well I bit. Out 21/6 and back 30/6.

Just enough time for a SR.

Missed you by a few days! That is if you're flying exSYD though. Out 19/6 back 29/6, was going to go 30/6 but my mother made me go a day earlier so I don't miss first day of semester two at uni hahah.

 

[Captain Halliday]

Yep, that's the one.

Just called to have my travel buddy's booking linked, and neighbouring seat selected. All good.

Hmmm okay. I like what you ended up with, but I think with a party of 3 selecting manually might give a better result.

 

[CaviAck]

I managed to choose seats before the payment page.

They don't stick... I selected online as well but when I checked with VA the seats are unallocated. Even did a booking for my cousin on the same flight as mine 30mins after mine and Orbitz still shows my chosen seat as available. Orbitz only requests the seats and waits for VA to confirm the selection...

 

[VulpesVulpes]

Flying out 10-Mar and back 26-Mar

YOLO

 

[beast_man]

Well - i've booked and it confirmed!

Out 29/04 and back 06/05.

I changed the departure to Sydney and got direct VA flights on the 777.

Fingers crossed this sticks!

Huge thanks to the OP

 

[greenfish]

Booked, April school holidays - just a week as this trip is really not in the travel budget! My seat selection stuck, the kids didn't

 

[ozjuice]

Strange that apart from the supplied links i can't find a single cheap flight BNE - LAX anytime of the year.

 

[earlyriser]

Strange that apart from the supplied links i can't find a single cheap flight BNE - LAX anytime of the year.

I've been searching out of Sydney but it only works for me searching $737 return fairs both ways and only with Virgin.

 

[serfty]

I managed to choose seats before the payment page.

Those available were way to far back ... status was not taken into account. So I did not bother since I would be changing them anyway.

 

[JessicaTam]

They don't stick... I selected online as well but when I checked with VA the seats are unallocated. Even did a booking for my cousin on the same flight as mine 30mins after mine and Orbitz still shows my chosen seat as available. Orbitz only requests the seats and waits for VA to confirm the selection...

Yeah, just spotted that.

Those available were way to far back ... status was not taken into account.

Does Red status count?

 

[awkwardpaws]

reposting this with a few more additions, esp with a few ex-SYD

	BNE	SYD	LAX	LAX	BNE		USD266	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...7;sel=BNESYD0VA908-SYDLAX0VA1,LAXBNE0VA8;eo=e
		BNE	LAX	LAX	BNE		USD254	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...3;r=2016-03-07;sel=BNELAX0VA7,LAXBNE0VA8;eo=e
		BNE	LAX	LAX	SYD	BNE	USD264	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...1;sel=BNELAX0VA7,LAXSYD0VA2-SYDBNE2VA931;eo=e
	MEL	SYD	LAX	LAX	BNE	MEL	USD344	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA817-SYDLAX0VA1,LAXBNE0VA8-BNEMEL2VA346;eo=e
	MEL	BNE	LAX	LAX	BNE	MEL	USD274	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA309-BNELAX0VA7,LAXBNE0VA8-BNEMEL2VA318;eo=e
	MEL	BNE	LAX	LAX	SYD	MEL	USD275	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA309-BNELAX0VA7,LAXSYD0VA2-SYDMEL2VA866;eo=e
DRW	MEL	BNE	LAX	LAX	BNE	DRW	USD465	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA309-BNELAX1VA7,LAXBNE0VA8-BNEDRW2VA449;eo=e
	SYD	BNE	LAX	LAX	BNE	SYD	USD273	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXBNE0VA8-BNESYD2VA932;eo=e
	SYD	BNE	LAX	LAX	SYD		USD333	https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...4;sel=SYDBNE0VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXSYD0VA2;eo=e

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[ozjuice]

I've been searching out of Sydney but it only works for me searching $737 return fairs both ways and only with Virgin.

Do you mean you search for those but get really cheap ones....or you don't get really cheap ones?

 

[earlyriser]

Do you mean you search for those but get really cheap ones....or you don't get really cheap ones?

Right, you need two really cheap ones and not in peak times. I can't get anything in July so no deal for me.

 

[CaviAck]

I've been searching out of Sydney but it only works for me searching $737 return fairs both ways and only with Virgin.

Continue and select your flights on Google Flights, the summary page will show Orbitz with the cheaper price, click through on that and it should bring up the trip details in Orbitz.

 

[greenfish]

E-ticket has arrived...

 

[Foreigner]

Found SYD-LAX-SYD, Apr 14 - Apr 18, USD274

https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXBNE0VA8-BNESYD2VA932;eo=e

Thanks for that info. Cancelled earlier booking and rebooked ex SYD.

 

[awkwardpaws]

I've been searching out of Sydney but it only works for me searching $737 return fairs both ways and only with Virgin.

earlyriser there are a few that we found:

https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXBNE0VA8-BNESYD2VA932;eo=e

https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...4;sel=SYDBNE0VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXSYD0VA2;eo=e

 

[CaviAck]

Thanks for that info. Cancelled earlier booking and rebooked ex SYD.

How painless was the cancellation process?

 

[earlyriser]

earlyriser there are a few that we found:

https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXBNE0VA8-BNESYD2VA932;eo=e

https://www.google.com/flights/#sea...4;sel=SYDBNE0VA909-BNELAX0VA7,LAXSYD0VA2;eo=e

Thanks. I seem to have the hang of it now but can only travel in July. Can't find anything that allows that.