[FARE GONE] DL: MSP-EAT (Wenatchee, WA) as low as ~$142ai
Nov 14, 2014, 8:16 pm
#47
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if i end up doing this trip I will fly EAT-SEA-MSP-SEA and drop the last SEA-EAT segment and fly home from SEA. but at current SEA-SMF prices it's a non starter. SMF-SEA routinely goes on sale for $59-79, but i worry about the SEA-EAT segment and i don't feel like driving one way to get to EAT to start the ticket. the fare is a great deal, but not good enough to justify that...particularly for someone like me who will struggle more with MQD than MQM next year. and, crediting to AS, there isn't any B fare bonus EQM either.
Nov 14, 2014, 9:39 pm
#48
Join Date: Aug 2014
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your best bet is to fly to SEA and drive to EAT for the flight. if you have access to AS miles, you could also look at booking within WA flights for 7.5K miles one way, which would open up GEG, EUG, etc.
if i end up doing this trip I will fly EAT-SEA-MSP-SEA and drop the last SEA-EAT segment and fly home from SEA. but at current SEA-SMF prices it's a non starter. SMF-SEA routinely goes on sale for $59-79, but i worry about the SEA-EAT segment and i don't feel like driving one way to get to EAT to start the ticket. the fare is a great deal, but not good enough to justify that...particularly for someone like me who will struggle more with MQD than MQM next year. and, crediting to AS, there isn't any B fare bonus EQM either.
if i end up doing this trip I will fly EAT-SEA-MSP-SEA and drop the last SEA-EAT segment and fly home from SEA. but at current SEA-SMF prices it's a non starter. SMF-SEA routinely goes on sale for $59-79, but i worry about the SEA-EAT segment and i don't feel like driving one way to get to EAT to start the ticket. the fare is a great deal, but not good enough to justify that...particularly for someone like me who will struggle more with MQD than MQM next year. and, crediting to AS, there isn't any B fare bonus EQM either.
Nov 14, 2014, 9:57 pm
#49
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can someone post some exact dates/routings? Having trouble pulling any of these up, mainly interested in any same day turns, tho can always stay a night.
what dates? i cant reproduce this
what dates? i cant reproduce this
Nov 14, 2014, 10:10 pm
#51
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No significant mountain passes, so that's good if you're going in winter. Two-lane highway, and not green at all most of the way, but I find the landscape gets interesting after Coulee City (going west).
Nov 15, 2014, 7:52 am
#53
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mileage/segment medallion thresholds are not changing. spend is bumping up to 3/6/9/12K as previously announced for FO/GM/PM/DM respectively.
Nov 15, 2014, 8:26 am
#54
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My current "My Delta" screen (now in 2014) already has Diamond MQDs set at 12,500 - not sure what is changing from 2014 to 2015 for a diamond with respect to earning status (not miles earning).
Nov 15, 2014, 8:28 am
#55
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Best thing to do is get the (Delta Plat or reserve) AMex card and put the charges on that. Makes it easy not to worry about the revenue spend.
Nov 15, 2014, 8:40 am
#56
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I dont have any problems easily exceeding the MQD requirement as it is set now. Since work requires Corp Amex I can't use a personal Delta or other card to do the MQD waiver. I have a Delta Plat card but can't use it for work trips.
Nov 16, 2014, 2:43 am
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