I'd consider browsing around the forums, and then eventually asking, on Flyertalk. That's a place with the highest concentration of experienced flyers anywhere on the net, and many of them are big on finding discounts.
hmmm. I'm most familiar with United--their website gives you a grid comparing day-combinations. Looking at FRAnkfurt to SFO I'm seeing $1300. FRA to JFK for $1000.
But London (LHR) to JFK = $600, and LHR to SFO =$755. So if you can Ryan / cheap-and-painful airlines to London, that might do him alright. (This is for a grid of leaving June 10-14, returning June 18-24. You can change those date ranges).
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hmmm. I'm most familiar with United--their website gives you a grid comparing day-combinations. Looking at FRAnkfurt to SFO I'm seeing $1300. FRA to JFK for $1000.
But London (LHR) to JFK = $600, and LHR to SFO =$755. So if you can Ryan / cheap-and-painful airlines to London, that might do him alright. (This is for a grid of leaving June 10-14, returning June 18-24. You can change those date ranges).