Asia runs, always 6 day min?
Dec 30, 2006, 8:20 am
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Asia runs, always 6 day min?
I'd like to do a MSP-->Asia MR this year, but don't really like the 6 day min. I've searched this thread and various sites, but it always seems to be there. Am I reading this right? US->Asia flights on NW/Skyteam always have 6 day mins?
Dec 30, 2006, 8:36 am
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Not always. In the past, there have been some great opportunities in Asia that required 3-day or no minimum stays. However, I am not aware of any current NW runs with low/no minimum stays. (In fact, there aren't any run-worthy deals to Asia out there; I'm sure many here are waiting).
Dec 30, 2006, 11:35 am
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I've raised the question of nesting tickets across alliances, but heard nothing back. Considering a well planned SIN run will net almost an Elite level, if you're doing MRs across two airlines in different alliances, seems like a good plan.
Steve B.
Steve B.
Dec 30, 2006, 1:01 pm
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I've just been using Flyspy and FareCompare and judging potential MR's by PPM. I never considered using NWA.com and searching via "FLEX". That sounds a bit onerous to search a wide open number of dates, but I guess I could consider it.
Dec 30, 2006, 2:56 pm
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Dec 30, 2006, 5:24 pm
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Not always. In the past, there have been some great opportunities in Asia that required 3-day or no minimum stays. However, I am not aware of any current NW runs with low/no minimum stays. (In fact, there aren't any run-worthy deals to Asia out there; I'm sure many here are waiting).
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Dec 30, 2006, 5:39 pm
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I don't believe there are any cheap pricing that doesn't include a 6 day minimum right now. It isn't something that you can find if it doesn't exist. I think October 18th was the last day I remember seeing a 3 day minimum. The prices went way up after that. They are back down to similar levels now (about 15% more than the prices in October) and they have 6 day minimum stays.
If you're planning to do a MR sometime in 2007, there isn't a hurry so I would wait. It's bound to be back. If you find the sale before someone else does, please post the info....I'll likely take a MR too.
If you're planning to do a MR sometime in 2007, there isn't a hurry so I would wait. It's bound to be back. If you find the sale before someone else does, please post the info....I'll likely take a MR too.
Dec 30, 2006, 5:49 pm
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Dec 31, 2006, 12:07 am
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Sorry for the messed up. I might have messed up on my searches and clicked on the wrong fare rule at the time I replied. I had way too many pages on. You're right, it's all 6 days minimum. Sorry if I got your hope up.