UA: PIT-BOS-PDX-BOS-PIT 4.68cpm
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: SEA
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UA: PIT-BOS-PDX-BOS-PIT 4.68cpm
It is hard to find a deal starting and ending in PIT these days. Even N tickets prices are pretty steep.
Just randomly came across this one.
The trip starts on May 7th and returns to PIT on next day 2pm
The flights are PIT-(CHI/EWR/IAD)-BOS-(CHI/EWR/IAD)-PDX
and return PDX-LAX(I think any west coast location with a red-eye to BOS works)-BOS-(next day)-(CHI/EWR/IAD)-PIT
I booked PIT-IAD-BOS-EWR-PDX-LAX-BOS-EWR-PIT with
$392/8378mi =4.68cpm
The fare basis should be
PIT-BOS: NAA21AFN PIT-WAS/EWR/CLE/CHI-BOS
and
BOS-PDX: NAG14AQS BOS-CHI/CLE/DEN/EWR/HOU/LAX/SFO/WAS-PDX
Just randomly came across this one.
The trip starts on May 7th and returns to PIT on next day 2pm
The flights are PIT-(CHI/EWR/IAD)-BOS-(CHI/EWR/IAD)-PDX
and return PDX-LAX(I think any west coast location with a red-eye to BOS works)-BOS-(next day)-(CHI/EWR/IAD)-PIT
I booked PIT-IAD-BOS-EWR-PDX-LAX-BOS-EWR-PIT with
$392/8378mi =4.68cpm
The fare basis should be
PIT-BOS: NAA21AFN PIT-WAS/EWR/CLE/CHI-BOS
and
BOS-PDX: NAG14AQS BOS-CHI/CLE/DEN/EWR/HOU/LAX/SFO/WAS-PDX
#4
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 177
nice find. Thanks OP!
Currently, some good PIT fare on UA include PDX, SMF, MRY as the destination (lowest bucket o/w all in around $160-170), SAN, LAS and PSP are second rank ($190-200). However, it is hard to find a great combination of same day turns and/or maximized mileage (you want to do PIT-EWR/IAD-SFO/LAX-destination instead PIT-ORD/DEN-destination)
PIT-BOS is normally cheap due to B6 and US direct options at as low as $69 and UA fights back with some $80ish connection flights. I have not looked into the BA redemption on PIT-BOS. It may also be a good option to get into BOS and do some cheap BOS runs.
Also remember that besides US hubs, there are also other US direct flight options here (PIT-RDU, PIT-STL, PIT-BDL) that we can use BA to reposition cheaply.
Currently, some good PIT fare on UA include PDX, SMF, MRY as the destination (lowest bucket o/w all in around $160-170), SAN, LAS and PSP are second rank ($190-200). However, it is hard to find a great combination of same day turns and/or maximized mileage (you want to do PIT-EWR/IAD-SFO/LAX-destination instead PIT-ORD/DEN-destination)
PIT-BOS is normally cheap due to B6 and US direct options at as low as $69 and UA fights back with some $80ish connection flights. I have not looked into the BA redemption on PIT-BOS. It may also be a good option to get into BOS and do some cheap BOS runs.
Also remember that besides US hubs, there are also other US direct flight options here (PIT-RDU, PIT-STL, PIT-BDL) that we can use BA to reposition cheaply.
Last edited by wanymayold; Apr 6, 2014 at 7:53 am