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Home  >  Australia • Mistake Fares • Qatar Airways • United Airlines • Weekend Digest  >  Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: August 06, 2017
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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: August 06, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2017August 6, 2017 2 Comments

A very pleasant evening to you from Los Angeles, where I was happy to spend the entire week at home with my wife and son ahead of a major trip coming up this week (details coming).

Two major “sale” fares this week that I have jumped on — one to Australia the other to New York. I hope many of you jumped on these incredible deals as well. In the week ahead I’ll write about how you can avoid missing out on future so-called mistake fares.

I’ll finish up my trip report with One Mile at a Time this week and then poll you on what trip report to start next.


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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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2 Comments

  1. Donald Reply
    August 7, 2017 at 12:05 am

    You’re a bitch

    • Matthew Reply
      August 7, 2017 at 12:20 am

      Uh…thanks?

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