Mileage Run Discussion - [FARE GONE] DL: PIT-SFO $140 ai r/t 2.8 cpm

DL: PIT-SFO $140 ai r/t 2.8 cpm

Random dates available with standard DL hub stops. Best CPM I could find was PIT-ATL-SFO-MSP-PIT, 2.8.

DL: PIT-LAX/DEN are also included....

Nice one^

*Another related fare....for much less miles....
DL: EWR-BTV/ORF/PWM $139ai

Can UA please match!?

There are even a handful of August dates available for this fare. September is wide open. DL only at the moment.

wow, this is a nice transcon fare. Too bad it's not out of BOS, I'd be all over this one.

Sample:
Sep 8 PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT $139ai (T) (5834mi ~2.4cpm)

Looks good in reverse too.

Just found DEN-JFK-PIT-LGA-DEN for $139.20 3905 miles, 3.6 cpm....found a beer festival going on in PIT on October 13th....thinking I'll fly out on Friday the 12th, go to the festival on the 13th, then fly back on Sunday. Nice mini vaca/MR!!!

Same day, weekend turns available from DEN routing through ATL for 4.0 cpm.

Oneway for half ($70) is available, helps me hopefully others.

Just found DEN-JFK-PIT-LGA-DEN for $139.20 3905 miles, 3.6 cpm....found a beer festival going on in PIT on October 13th....thinking I'll fly out on Friday the 12th, go to the festival on the 13th, then fly back on Sunday. Nice mini vaca/MR!!!

Same day, weekend turns available from DEN routing through ATL for 4.0 cpm.

Do you realize there's an incredible beer festival in Denver Oct 11-13? :eek:

www.gabf.org

Do you realize there's an incredible beer festival in Denver Oct 11-13? :eek:

www.gabf.org

I've been to GABF every year for the last 6 years.....but I didn't even think to check if it was that particular weekend :( Have to find some other dates with some other stuff going on then. Thanks for the warning, can't believe I didn't think to check that.

Can UA please match!?

UA might match.
However, if the response is too great they'll like cancell everyone's ticket.
:rolleyes:

My thanks to the OP. Just booked SFO-MSP-PIT-ATL-SFO. Right now that's 4,980 MQMs for $139.60. However, I can assure you the final number of MQMs will be over 6,000 by the time I am through.

Probably fare mistake, one way fare was loaded wrong.

Excellent -- thanks OP.

Just booked LAX-JFK-PIT-JFK-LAX turnaround in Dec for $139.00 AI. Makes my 3 LAX-JFK-SJU-JFK-LAX MRs I still have this year look lame at $.038.

:)

THANK YOU!! I had a bunch of $25 or less e-certs and I used every one of them on 4 flights... PLATINUM MEDALLION sealed thanks to you

this is WIDE OPEN til EOS even December

Thanks.

You might have to force it, but you can do JFK - LAX | SFO - JFK - PIT for $138. Not taking the last segment is all on your own conscious though.

Thanks.

You might have to force it, but you can do JFK - LAX | SFO - JFK - PIT for $138. Not taking the last segment is all on your own conscious though.

Yes and then you need a way to get back cheaply without going to PIT. Any tips for that?

Thanks.

You might have to force it, but you can do JFK - LAX | SFO - JFK - PIT for $138. Not taking the last segment is all on your own conscious though.

Tried the multi city option in mid September for the segments you posted but couldn't get that fare. What dates does it work?

Considering...

Tues PIT-JFK-SFO-(wed)-ATL-PIT-MSP-SFO-(thur)-ATL-PIT-ATL-LAX-(sun)-MEM-PIT.

2.7 cpm, 15314 MQMs. Too crazy?

Anyone from MSP interrested?


I'm thinking if you have award ticket booked already with no stopover you could add PIT if ticketing permits then booked a couple of these RT and one the last one come through MSP and call it a day :)

I saw it for Oct 26 returning either the 27th or 28th on ITA. It would price at 198 then down to 138, but those dates now show 225.

Won't let me select my fare combos on DL.com. :-(

Why does PIT get the best transcon fares? :) It's definitely odd.

There's some discussion of not originating in PIT, but I don't see how that's possible. Obviously, you could try to walk away from your last flight back TO PIT.

Just booked one.

Compared to everything else that I've been seeing lately, this is a decent segment run, albeit a very lengthy one.

booked my first mileage run (finally gave in to the bug :D), SFO-PIT via JFK.

6172 MQM, $139.20 = 2.25 CPM

Thanks for showing us this OP! If you play around with some dates from RDU with the multi-segment search, you can get some great < 5 CPM RTs through PIT to SFO from RDU.

I found the one above over a two day period in September which gives you 8 Segments and 6494 miles ;)

thanks op, seeing wide avail in sept on weekend friday departures and sunday returns out of sfo.

In for SFO-DTW-PIT-DTW-SFO same day turn. 5185 MQM for $139

thanks to the OP

PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT-ATL-LAX-ATL-PIT $420

First two PIT runs are same-day turns with redeye returns. Tues-Wed, Wed-Thur.
Third PIT run gives me 40 hours in LA.

MQM earned: 17288 this trip at $0.024 each

Couldn't resist. Need to go to DC to examine a bank witness in deposition. So I booked SFO-PIT OW red eye for $70 then Megabus to DC for $5.00. I get to see the southern Pennsylvania countryside during the daylight and arrive DC at a decent hour.

Need to book a $150 OW from DCA return, however, as the reverse eats up too much time.

For everyone going to PIT and heading out from there, check out Megabus for transportation to NYC, DC, Philadelphia and more. $1-5.00. (I don't know who is subsidizing this). Never been on it but the forums say its ok.

PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT-ATL-LAX-ATL-PIT $420

First two PIT runs are same-day turns with redeye returns. Tues-Wed, Wed-Thur.
Third PIT run gives me 40 hours in LA.

MQM earned: 17288 this trip at $0.024 each


I'd be interested to see how many of these you get upgraded on

I'd be interested to see how many of these you get upgraded on

Probably very few. I will only be Gold at the time of these flights but they should push me over the top for Diamond by EOY.

TPG posted it on his blog, so I'd book by morning.

Couldn't resist. Need to go to DC to examine a bank witness in deposition. So I booked SFO-PIT OW red eye for $70 then Megabus to DC for $5.00. I get to see the southern Pennsylvania countryside during the daylight and arrive DC at a decent hour.

Need to book a $150 OW from DCA return, however, as the reverse eats up too much time.

For everyone going to PIT and heading out from there, check out Megabus for transportation to NYC, DC, Philadelphia and more. $1-5.00. (I don't know who is subsidizing this). Never been on it but the forums say its ok.

What are transit options like to the megabus from PIT? It looks like quite a hike when I map it...

Hi,

My first post on FT as well as my first kinda-sorta MR run.
Iv booked LAX-JFK-PIT on one booking and PIT-ATL-LAX on another for a total of $140. I did that since I might end up not doing the JFK-PIT on the first leg. Is this doable? I believe if this was all one reservation, my return journey could be cancelled if I did not show up for the JFK-PIT leg.

Advice and/or suggestions please?

I booked LAX-JFK-PIT on one booking and PIT-ATL-LAX on another for a total of $140. I did that since I might end up not doing the JFK-PIT on the first leg. Is this doable? I believe if this was all one reservation, my return journey could be cancelled if I did not show up for the JFK-PIT leg.

Yes, you are wise to book as two one-ways for exactly the reason you state.

By the way, if Delta later does a schedule change to the first one-way that makes you miss the start of your second one-way, just call reservations. They will fix it at no charge even though you booked them separately.

What are transit options like to the megabus from PIT? It looks like quite a hike when I map it...

There's a Airport Flyer bus 28X from PIT to downtown for a few bucks.

Just bought DEN-ATL-PIT-ATL-DEN same day turn on Oct 20th and DEN-ATL-PIT-LGA-DEN Sept 14th to the 16th. Supposed to be a cool Oktoberfest going on near PIT on the 15th of Sept, so I'm looking forward to enjoying that.

Thanks for posting this. Also I checked and it is available until EOS

Thanks OP! I'm in for 2.

That's about as good as I've seen on DL all year...

Excellent find OP, thank you.
In for 2 and maybe more.

If i departing at the LAX airport on 12:30am to PIT via MSP(Original booking), can i have a same day confirm options before 3 hours departure time? I want to change 10:40pm via ATL before day. Just about 2 hours different time, but different day each other.

anyone wanna join me??

Sep 4th-5th
LAX-DTW-PIT-ATL-LAX
LAX-DTW 11:45 PM
DTW-PIT 6AM
PIT-ATL 11:45AM
ATL-LAX 2PM

If i departing at the LAX airport on 12:30am to PIT via MSP(Original booking), can i have a same day confirm options before 3 hours departure time? I want to change 10:40pm via ATL before day. Just about 2 hours different time, but different day each other.

go to LAX-DTW-PIT at 11:45 pm!

There is higher fare. I want to choose only Thuesday night(12:30am to MSP) flight Maybe not possible at the airport?

There is higher fare. I want to choose only Thuesday night(12:30am to MSP) flight Maybe not possible at the airport?

a higher fare? I saw fares from like $130-$139 max.

Is it like a day you have to go on?

Anyone from MSP interrested?


I'm thinking if you have award ticket booked already with no stopover you could add PIT if ticketing permits then booked a couple of these RT and one the last one come through MSP and call it a day :)

United will also sell you a one way MSP-PIT for $142

Can anyone find a route originating DTW that works? I'm too lazy to hike over to PIT first :)

a higher fare? I saw fares from like $130-$139 max.

Is it like a day you have to go on?

I am looking inbound from LAX to PIT on Oct 18th night. I have another ticket coming from SAL by Taca. That is why i need to make connection.

Can anyone find a route originating DTW that works? I'm too lazy to hike over to PIT first :)

Where are you headed?

Can anyone find a route originating DTW that works? I'm too lazy to hike over to PIT first :)

Starting in PIT from DTW is the wrong approach. o/w DTW-SJC is $136 on DL/UA/AA. Same day confirm to co-terminal SFO and start in SFO. Pick a SFO-PIT return that connects in DTW.

Can anyone help with making this work from DTW in some way? DTW - SFO or nearby and back :confused:

Starting in PIT from DTW is the wrong approach. o/w DTW-SJC is $136 on DL/UA/AA. Same day confirm to co-terminal SFO and start in SFO. Pick a SFO-PIT return that connects in DTW.

Can anyone help with making this work from DTW in some way? DTW - SFO or nearby and back :confused:

No. The fare is PIT-SFO/LAX. Why would it work from DTW?

That being said, I indicated an economical way to get to SFO from DTW that is likely cheaper than any option to position to PIT by air.

Starting in PIT from DTW is the wrong approach. o/w DTW-SJC is $136 on DL/UA/AA. Same day confirm to co-terminal SFO and start in SFO. Pick a SFO-PIT return that connects in DTW.

This approach only works when you are a Diamond.

Fare is dead, DL keeps quoting me higher fares...

Going to try Orbitz.

ETA: Not dead, but running out.

This approach only works when you are a Diamond.

Or ExPlat or 1K (good luck though with UA these days)

Regardless, Many reasonable ways to get to SFO from SJC. A ow rental for the day I need is $44 and will be a back up if I can't SDC.

I will discontinue the hijacking of this thread that is trending here.

Booked four :p

2x PIT-JFK-LAX-DTW-PIT

2x PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT

Anything available on US or UA out of PIT?

Can anyone help with making this work from DTW in some way? DTW - SFO or nearby and back :confused:

What (I think) Geoffco suggest is the least cost flight option. Essentially, instead of you driving from DTW to PIT, you fly to SJO and get miles. However, getting from SJO to SFO is another consideration.

I spent hours last night trying to figure it out as well, trying to force a round trip/multi-city run that would end at PIT to trigger the discount. Unfortunately, no luck. It seems to me that the fare must involve PIT in the beginning/end connecting with SFO/LAX/DEN.

I was able to get a route that includes DTW coming home, which I guess I can skip the last leg to PIT and be home in DTW. However, getting from DTW-PIT in the first place is problematic.

Driving from my home (north of Detroit) to PIT takes 5 leisurely hours (Each way x 300 miles) and ~$160 of gas and tolls(Return). It takes me 1 hour to get from home to DTW each way. If someone can point me to a more economic solution, I'm all ears...

Anyway, after searching for hours trying to put together a makeshift mini vacation near labor day weekend, I ended up booking my first pure MR -
Sept 8 - PIT-JFK-SFO, 3 hours at SFO, then SFO-JFK-PIT (red eye). Out the door price is $139. After my diamond bonus, I'll be earning 6172 MQM miles and 13888 RDM miles. Total estimated cost = $139(airfare) + $160(gas) + $10 parking = $300. Cost per RDM mile = $0.022.

Anything available on US or UA out of PIT?

Nope, best UA fare out of PIT right now is ABQ...

DL is attacking UA hubs here and UA's non-stop flights. Watch for a potential UA retaliation ;)

Thanks chunky649 - the explaination helps a lot.

What (I think) Geoffco suggest is the least cost flight option. Essentially, instead of you driving from DTW to PIT, you fly to SJO and get miles. However, getting from SJO to SFO is another consideration.

I spent hours last night trying to figure it out as well, trying to force a round trip/multi-city run that would end at PIT to trigger the discount. Unfortunately, no luck. It seems to me that the fare must involve PIT in the beginning/end connecting with SFO/LAX/DEN.

I was able to get a route that includes DTW coming home, which I guess I can skip the last leg to PIT and be home in DTW. However, getting from DTW-PIT in the first place is problematic.

Driving from my home (north of Detroit) to PIT takes 5 leisurely hours (Each way x 300 miles) and ~$160 of gas and tolls(Return). It takes me 1 hour to get from home to DTW each way. If someone can point me to a more economic solution, I'm all ears...

Anyway, after searching for hours trying to put together a makeshift mini vacation near labor day weekend, I ended up booking my first pure MR -
Sept 8 - PIT-JFK-SFO, 3 hours at SFO, then SFO-JFK-PIT (red eye). Out the door price is $139. After my diamond bonus, I'll be earning 6172 MQM miles and 13888 RDM miles. Total estimated cost = $139(airfare) + $160(gas) + $10 parking = $300. Cost per RDM mile = $0.022.

What (I think) Geoffco suggest is the least cost flight option. Essentially, instead of you driving from DTW to PIT, you fly to SJO and get miles. However, getting from SJO to SFO is another consideration.

I spent hours last night trying to figure it out as well, trying to force a round trip/multi-city run that would end at PIT to trigger the discount. Unfortunately, no luck. It seems to me that the fare must involve PIT in the beginning/end connecting with SFO/LAX/DEN.

I was able to get a route that includes DTW coming home, which I guess I can skip the last leg to PIT and be home in DTW. However, getting from DTW-PIT in the first place is problematic.

Driving from my home (north of Detroit) to PIT takes 5 leisurely hours (Each way x 300 miles) and ~$160 of gas and tolls(Return). It takes me 1 hour to get from home to DTW each way. If someone can point me to a more economic solution, I'm all ears...

Anyway, after searching for hours trying to put together a makeshift mini vacation near labor day weekend, I ended up booking my first pure MR -
Sept 8 - PIT-JFK-SFO, 3 hours at SFO, then SFO-JFK-PIT (red eye). Out the door price is $139. After my diamond bonus, I'll be earning 6172 MQM miles and 13888 RDM miles. Total estimated cost = $139(airfare) + $160(gas) + $10 parking = $300. Cost per RDM mile = $0.022.

One minor correction though, it's SJC not SJO. Getting from SJO to SFO wouldn't be that easy :D

Booked my first mileage run using this since the JFK-BUR one isn't pricing anymore under $300.

Had to get a positioning flight from NYC-PIT for $130, which bumps up my CPM to a little over $0.04, but I'm ok with that since I need the mileage to renew GM.

JFK-PIT-DTW-LAX-CVG-PIT-LGA with a day at home with the parents

I should be able to do SDC's day of flight right? I'd like to do PIT-DTW-ATL-LAX, which would get me to LA potentially 4 hrs earlier than what was available for T fares and bump up the MQM by about 500.

Booked my first mileage run using this since the JFK-BUR one isn't pricing anymore under $300.

Had to get a positioning flight from NYC-PIT for $130, which bumps up my CPM to a little over $0.04, but I'm ok with that since I need the mileage to renew GM.

JFK-PIT-DTW-LAX-CVG-PIT-LGA with a day at home with the parents

I should be able to do SDC's day of flight right? I'd like to do PIT-DTW-ATL-LAX, which would get me to LA potentially 4 hrs earlier than what was available for T fares and bump up the MQM by about 500.

I'm interested in hearing about SDC stregties as well, since this is a pure MR for me, I want to maximize miles... so if I can somehow add more legs to my PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT, I'm all ears. I am experienced with SDC to earlier and shorter (direct) flights, but have not tried SDCing to something longer/different. I imagine I would first fly to JFK, then call the help desk to change from direct JFK-SFO to maybe JFK-ATL-SFO to add ~500 miles? Anything more creative?

LGA-DTW-PIT-JFK-SFO-DTW-PIT-LGA October 13th-14th and many other days in October. $258 ai for 6223mqm is $.041 cpm. not great but still pretty good. Think I should wait on this as I need another 8k miles total this year for platinium.

I'm interested in hearing about SDC stregties as well, since this is a pure MR for me, I want to maximize miles... so if I can somehow add more legs to my PIT-JFK-SFO-JFK-PIT, I'm all ears. I am experienced with SDC to earlier and shorter (direct) flights, but have not tried SDCing to something longer/different. I imagine I would first fly to JFK, then call the help desk to change from direct JFK-SFO to maybe JFK-ATL-SFO to add ~500 miles? Anything more creative?

+1. I am a noob come to DL MR

LGA-DTW-PIT-JFK-SFO-DTW-PIT-LGA October 13th-14th and many other days in October. $258 ai for 6223mqm is $.041 cpm. not great but still pretty good. Think I should wait on this as I need another 8k miles total this year for platinium.

Which site do you use to book this? I'd much prefer to do this and cancel my previous booking, but I can't seem to add that many legs on delta's site or O

i think it's gone :(

i was just about to pull trigger too...

you snooze you lose...

I wonder how they decide to stop promos like this... is it time based or quantity based like total volume of business sold like $100,000 worth of cheap tix...

Yep, just died

yeah, just looked at it for more MRs and it's gone

It's not fair

:(

Thanks for posting this. I'm flying SFO > MSP > PIT > LGA for $135,- a/i. ^^^

If i departing at the LAX airport on 12:30am to PIT via MSP(Original booking), can i have a same day confirm options before 3 hours departure time? I want to change 10:40pm via ATL before day. Just about 2 hours different time, but different day each other.

No you can't. It has to be the same day.

i think it's gone :(

i was just about to pull trigger too...

you snooze you lose...

I wonder how they decide to stop promos like this... is it time based or quantity based like total volume of business sold like $100,000 worth of cheap tix...

yeah, gone now.
oh well, PIT is too far for me anyways..

(DEAL GONE)

(DEAL GONE)

Yes it's gone, just happened about 10 minutes ago. Went in to purchase it and prices came up but when I tried to purchase the dreaded prices have changed came up. :(

Thanks Adam I was out of town for 4 days or I would have had it

I am glad I got 5 :D

Being based in PIT, it is about time we got a bone.

Doing 3x SFO and 2x LAX. All Saturday turns, so I don't have to worry about using up a vacation day. Both LAX turns are 12 hours, so I'll get to enjoy my former hometown a bit before going back to the PIT.

I know, fat chance, but I hope at least one of the upgrade on one of the 8 JFK transcons I am doing will clear...

I am glad I got 5 :D

Being based in PIT, it is about time we got a bone.

Doing 3x SFO and 2x LAX. All Saturday turns, so I don't have to worry about using up a vacation day. Both LAX turns are 12 hours, so I'll get to enjoy my former hometown a bit before going back to the PIT.

you guys had 2xmqm's last year from like 50 airlines...

+1. I am a noob come to DL MR

I've only done a reroute SDC once and I think the agent bent the rules for me. I was flying on an 11AM SFO-JFK direct, and saw that there was a 8AM SFO-LAX. I was hoping to reroute the flight to go to LA for a few hours and grab lunch with my parents. I called at 5AM, and successfully changed it to SFO-LAX-JFK with a 6-hr layover (returning flight to NYC on the 4PM direct). I've SDC'd to earlier flights many times though just by asking the gate agent for the flight I want nicely.

you guys had 2xmqm's last year from like 50 airlines...

I moved to PIT in Feb, so the bonus EQMs from all of the airlines did not apply to me :(

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This is the result of wanting to post deals like this in it's own separate thread instead of posting deals like this in the dedicated Good Deals in Economy Class thread. :rolleyes: :td:

Truly an amazing deal. Thank you OP!!!!

This is the result of wanting to post deals like this in it's own separate thread instead of posting deals like this in the dedicated Good Deals in Economy Class thread. :rolleyes: :td:

Surely got attention from TPG/RM but I think it was a mistake fare that would have been caught soon enough.

I am glad I stayed up to 1:30am PDT for this. I was able to book into April and May for a couple of weekend runs. With it being so far out, I look forward to schedule changes that will allow me to book more mileage flights.

Yes, you are wise to book as two one-ways for exactly the reason you state.

By the way, if Delta later does a schedule change to the first one-way that makes you miss the start of your second one-way, just call reservations. They will fix it at no charge even though you booked them separately.

Thanks a lot for the advice Bowgie.

price is now 379

I am glad I stayed up to 1:30am PDT for this. I was able to book into April and May for a couple of weekend runs. With it being so far out, I look forward to schedule changes that will allow me to book more mileage flights.

Yep. Was up til 12:30 here in Bogota working out routing that fit my schedule. Didn't even think about booking into next year. :-(

Too late now.

Thanks, OP. Scored one this morning just before the pull.

SFO-JFK-PIT, PIT-ATL-SFO.

Leave Sat 9/1 6am: RDU-DTW-PIT-MEM-LAX (arrive 6:30pm)
Leave Sun 9/2 1:40am: LAX-MEM-PIT-ATL-RDU (arrive 9:00pm)
$325 RT. You can’t beat that. $.054 but not great but not horrible, I mean, for 8 segments, 6544 MQM, and less than 48 hours of my time, on a holiday weekend where I had no other plans yet anyway!

Saw the post title last night, misread the price as o/w and not r/t. The price just seemed too low to be r/t.

DL has been slashing prices in/around Ohio airports. LAX-CLE/CAK/CMH/PIT has been hovering around $230-250, but $140 is a great steal. Congrats to all who got in on it!

loaded up last night.. this wasn't a mistake deal... these deals come out all the time

loaded up last night.. this wasn't a mistake deal... these deals come out all the time

Really? When was the last time there was a sub 3 cpm deal?

thanks for posting this. i got a wknd in PIT in August (though may drive to CMH to visit friends) and I then a cobbled together a NY trip in December for $195 a/i.

Got a $69 one way to PIT through JFK. then found a one way back from LGA (also through PIT) on Expedia for $127. must have been related to this fare, as its now gone from Expedia and lowest LGA-SFO one way is $200, and no results through PIT show up at all.

thanks again to the original poster. ^

What are some fun things to do in the Pittsburgh vicinity?

Really? When was the last time there was a sub 3 cpm deal?

This was a plain attack at UA hubs... UA has nonstop flights out of PIT to LAX/SFO/DEN, so DL was just dumping fares on legacy UA routes. It was not a mistake.

What are some fun things to do in the Pittsburgh vicinity?

The airport bus [28X] runs every 30 minutes and the fare is only $3.75 one way. You can go to the Robinson mall [about 15 minutes on the bus from the airport] if you are just doing a couple hours in PIT. The bus also goes to Downtown and Oakland area [U of Pitt/CMU], which takes about 40 minutes.

Things to do: Carnegie Science Museum, National Aviary, Heinz Factory Museum, Phipps Arboretum, stroll in SouthSide [Carson St.], Take the incline from Station Square up Mt. Washington for some grand views of downtown Pittsburgh, Shop in Strip District, etc.

What are some fun things to do in the Pittsburgh vicinity?

If my SDC's don't work out and I end up having a long layover in PIT, I plan to head into the city and get a Primanti Bros. sandwich. :)

This was a plain attack at UA hubs... UA has nonstop flights out of PIT to LAX/SFO/DEN, so DL was just dumping fares on legacy UA routes. It was not a mistake.

I didn't say it was a mistake, but I was challenging the notion that we see these "all the time." Sure, Delta attacks UA hubs all the time, but there has not been such a low CPM in quite a while.

If my SDC's don't work out and I end up having a long layover in PIT, I plan to head into the city and get a Primanti Bros. sandwich. :)

There's a Primanti Bros. near the airport (https://plus.google.com/109306538712891917024/about), FYI.

What are some fun things to do in the Pittsburgh vicinity?

You might want to catch steelers/penguins game if your date of travel matches with their schedule. Although the ticket prices for steelers game is a bit pricey.

Really? When was the last time there was a sub 3 cpm deal?

In a market with a competitor's nonstop to said competitor's hub city? Pretty recently!

thanks for posting this. i got a wknd in PIT in August (though may drive to CMH to visit friends) and I then a cobbled together a NY trip in December for $195 a/i.

Got a $69 one way to PIT through JFK. then found a one way back from LGA (also through PIT) on Expedia for $127. must have been related to this fare, as its now gone from Expedia and lowest LGA-SFO one way is $200, and no results through PIT show up at all.

thanks again to the original poster. ^

Nice job. I got a LAX-JFK-PIT too and am trying to find a cheap way back from NYC. No luck so far.

Please, AA, match this....... Pretty please.

In a market with a competitor's nonstop to said competitor's hub city? Pretty recently!

Well please share them next time you see it then, as they hardly appear here "all the time"...

This was gone fast. Doesn't seem like a mistake was it?

Please, AA, match this....... Pretty please.

Only in your dreams. Obviously you don't know how this predatory pricing scheme works. Another recent one I saw was IAH-ANC for very cheap with DL. Then UA offered DTW and MSP to ANC for the same price. UA was not going to match DL from their own hubs, but from DL's hubs.

This was gone fast. Doesn't seem like a mistake was it?

It was around for about 12 hours.

I tried to compute how they could have messed up and concluded it is almost impossible...

The fare was $45 one way... They did not miss a zero, maybe fat fingered the "4" when it should have been a 9 or something...

But, I think this was an intentional quick attack at UA by DL. Those kind of fare dumps normally last several hours to a day, a little longer if competitors match.

i waiting for UA to attack MSP!

The fare was $45 one way... They did not miss a zero, maybe fat fingered the "4" when it should have been a 9 or something...

That would be a helluva fat finger!!

That would be a helluva fat finger!!

Haha yep. At $95 OW, the all in fare would be around $229, so fat finger or not, this was a simple attack at UA. AA recently had $209 or $219 for PIT-LAX/SFO, so maybe they are competing for the PIT market.

It was around for about 12 hours.

I tried to compute how they could have messed up and concluded it is almost impossible...

The fare was $45 one way... They did not miss a zero, maybe fat fingered the "4" when it should have been a 9 or something...

But, I think this was an intentional quick attack at UA by DL. Those kind of fare dumps normally last several hours to a day, a little longer if competitors match.


No mistake. It was an attack against UA hubs. It was a very low fare, but it was designed to get their attention. It was released around 5pm Pacific, and pulled by 7am Pacific, so the amount of true revenue impact it could have had to people legitimately buying in those markets was minimal.

Plus it was in T space which is their loss leader bucket anyway. They intend not to make that much on T fares, this was just a bit lower than usual (about $100 off a typical RT transcon fare sale).

I tried to compute how they could have messed up and concluded it is almost impossible...

The fare was $45 one way... They did not miss a zero, maybe fat fingered the "4" when it should have been a 9 or something...

Could have always missed a 1 at the beginning. Perhaps keyed it in as 045 instead of 145. That is relatively easy to do on a number pad.

No mistake. It was an attack against UA hubs. It was a very low fare, but it was designed to get their attention. It was released around 5pm Pacific, and pulled by 7am Pacific, so the amount of true revenue impact it could have had to people legitimately buying in those markets was minimal.

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Delta is getting back at United for putting needles in their sandwiches.

I got a trip to San Juan out of a short business trip to DC: SFO-PIT $69.00. PIT-DC $5.00 Bus DCA-SJU $114.00 SJU-SFO $203.00