Mileage Run Deals - KL: HNL-ALA (Almaty) 564 USD a/i

This popped up from farecompare.
Haven't researched it too thoroughly, but it is pricing on ITA and Orbitz for, eg, 2-Mar-10 to 9-Mar-10, on a mixture of NW and KL flights.

Lots of miles (22k r/t ?)

Fare basis: VLSLC5

One of the oddest mileage run's i've seen posted, I admit I've always wanted to go to Almaty to ride their new Talgo train.

Adam

One of the oddest mileage run's i've seen posted, I admit I've always wanted to go to Almaty to ride their new Talgo train.

Adam

Seriously! This is an oddball, but I like. Congrats on the find/posting. IT makes me wish I flew KLM

Yeah really strange MR opportunity and a good opportunity to go to a somewhat remote place in the world. I'm seeing it in the low 500's from PDX, SFO, LAX, MSP, LAS, SLC, PHX...probably other west coast gateways.

For American Passport holders visa is required $40 single entry Information (http://www.kazconsulny.org/English/index.htm)

Wow, pretty decent.
However, that is a LOT of flying!

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fare has been pulled from ITA. Probably will be gone soon.
would love to hear a TR on this one if anyone actually got a ticket. :)

Nice find!

Still on NWA & Orbitz, at least for MSP-ALA ~$510 or more.

This deal was posted in the good deals thread hours before..

Very nice find! I don't see it anymore... probably pulled.

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Damn, beat me to it. You could also make side trip to Astana to see Light Bulb of Kazakhstan and Telephone of Kazakhstan.

I actually flew from Kazakhstan to Honolulu last year, spread over two days (although from TSE, not ALA). I can attest that it is one exhausting trip! :eek:

BORAT!

I'm not seeing this price. Has anyone able to see this anywhere?

Fare gone

Sad to see a good deal go. If only I could have taken advantage of it :(

Would'd been nice.

Just spent an hour reading up Tripadvisor on Kazakhstan and dreaming of going somewhere remote. Sigh.

For anyone who got in on this, read Apples are from Kazakhstan (http://www.amazon.com/Apples-Are-Kazakhstan-Land-Disappeared/dp/0977743381/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257551946&sr=8-1) before you head there. It's a pretty interesting read.

Just spent an hour reading up Tripadvisor on Kazakhstan and dreaming of going somewhere remote. Sigh.

Try going to caspian region; Dagestan and other Russian Federation.

Does V class now earn 100% on DL?