Mileage Run Deals - Atl/ORD $79 UA,CO sat stay Oct/23/02

From: Atlanta, GA (ATL-Hartsfield Intl.) To: Chicago, IL (ORD-O'Hare) Fare Basis Code: TE10ONQ3 ATLCHI-UA 22MAY02 TE10ONQ3 R 73.49 5.51 79.00 ADT EX
BOOKING CODES T TN
FIRST TRAVEL -21MAY02 LAST TRAVEL -23OCT02
TRAVEL COMPLETE -23OCT02
DAY/TIME - MON/TUE/WED/THU/SAT ALL DAY
ADV RES/TKT - RES REQ 10 DAYS BEFORE DEPART
TKTG WITHIN 1 DAY AFTER MIN STAY - RETURN FIRST SUNDAY AFTER
DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
MAX STAY - 30 DAYS AFTER DEPARTURE FROM ORIGIN
BLACKOUTS - 24MAY02 28MAY02 28JUN02-29JUN02
06JUL02-07JUL02 30AUG02 02SEP02

The only eligible routing UA offers is ORD-ATL nonstop so not that great for a mileage run. However, CO has matched and their routing is more flexible:

3 FROM-TO CHI-CO-MSP/BOS-CO-ATL*
FROM-TO CHI-CO-DTT-CO-CLE/EWR/NYC-CO-
ATL*
FROM-TO CHI-CO-CLE-CO-DTT/EWR/NYC-CO-
ATL*
FROM-TO CHI-CO-CLE/NYC-CO-ATL*

has this offer expired? I can't seem to be able to get the fare on Travelocity....

jsy9999

Continental withdrew fare last night, and United withdrew fare sometime after 9:00am today.

I figured it was a mistake. AirTran's sale fare is $79/ow. Now United is showing $158/rt (2x$79). Not sure if Continental made the same mistake or matched just for fun.