Mileage Run Deals - DL: DEN-BCN $632 AI (Found CPMs as low as 4.8 with creative routing)

SHOULDER SEASON MIDWEEK INSTANT PURCHASE T
NONREFUNDABLE FARES
From/To THE UNITED STATES FOR ROUND TRIP FARES

PERMITTED 01NOV 12 THROUGH 12DEC 12 OR 05JAN 13 THROUGH
20MAR 13 ON THE OUTBOUND TRANSATLANTIC SECTOR.

Sample "creative" routing I found @ 4.8 cpm. Verified bookable on Delta.com using multi city, though I didn't actually book it. Plenty of standard routes as well on all DL metal, though obviously not with a CPM as low.

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Denver (DEN) to Barcelona (BCN) - Thu, Nov 1
Denver (DEN) to Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP) - Thu, Nov 1
Delta 1608 Dep: 9:10AM Arr: 12:03PM 1h 53m MD-90 Economy (T)
Layover in MSP 1h 12m

Minneapolis/Saint Paul (MSP) to Houston (IAH) - Thu, Nov 1
Delta 5774 Dep: 1:15PM Arr: 4:10PM 2h 55m Embraer RJ-175 Economy (T)
OPERATED BY COMPASS DBA DELTA CONNECTION Layover in IAH 1h 15m

Houston (IAH) to Paris (CDG) - Thu, Nov 1
Delta 8667 Dep: 5:25PM Arr: 8:35AM 9h 10m Boeing 777 Economy (T)
OPERATED BY AIR FRANCE Layover in CDG Fri, Nov 2 1h 15m

Paris (CDG) to Barcelona (BCN) - Fri, Nov 2
Delta 8392 Dep: 9:50AM Arr: 11:30AM 1h 40m Airbus A320 Economy (T)
OPERATED BY AIR FRANCE


Barcelona (BCN) to Denver (DEN) - Mon, Nov 5
Barcelona (BCN) to New York (JFK) - Mon, Nov 5
Delta 95 Dep: 11:10AM Arr: 2:15PM 9h 5m Boeing 767 Economy (T)
Layover in JFK 1h 25m

New York (JFK) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) - Mon, Nov 5
Delta 141 Dep: 3:40PM Arr: 6:58PM 3h 18m MD-80 Economy (T)
Layover in FLL 10h 47m

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Atlanta (ATL) - Tue, Nov 6
Delta 2127 Dep: 5:45AM Arr: 7:35AM 1h 50m Boeing 757 Economy (T)
Layover in ATL 0h 35m

Atlanta (ATL) to Denver (DEN) - Tue, Nov 6
Delta 1816 Dep: 8:10AM Arr: 9:24AM 3h 14m Boeing 757 Economy (T)


Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $672.00
Total cost for 1 passenger $672.00

Any other departure cities ? - unfortunately missed out on the recent fares to BCN on 7/27 that lasted only a few hrs.

I just ran the 500 mile circle of airports around MSY and the fare is not good for us. I then ran the 500 mile circle around DEN, and I only saw the deal for DEN. You could check other areas, I suppose, but maybe it's a special for DEN.

I hope you're planning on upgrading because I would not want to be stuck in an AF 777 in economy for more than 10 hours...
Just sayin...

I hope you're planning on upgrading because I would not want to be stuck in an AF 777 in economy for more than 10 hours...
Just sayin...

AF Economy is not that bad. The only annoyance of this trip would be the CDG transfer, me and CDG just do not get a long.

I'm trying to figure out if this is an attack on UA. Other UA hubs are coming in at the low 700s, so not as great as Denver... Manipulating ITA as I type. :)

ITA is not even showing that price. Orbitz is though.

I hope you're planning on upgrading because I would not want to be stuck in an AF 777 in economy for more than 10 hours...
Just sayin...

Pitch and width look to be right along the lines of a Delta 744 economy seat which I've taken from DTW to NRT without any issues. I'm not actually flying the run that I posted (just posted it for the sake of others), but I'm sure if I were it wouldn't bother me. Get up and stretch/use the restroom every couple of hours and 10+ hour flights in economy aren't that bad.

Here's hoping for a mAAtch...

Gone as well, it seems - just like all other DL fares to BCN that were posted on 7/27 and lasted only a few hours :eek: