MR: SFO UA: 12/15 - sfo/ord/lhr/zrh - 934 a/i
Dec 7, 2012, 3:21 am
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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MR: SFO UA: 12/15 - sfo/ord/lhr/zrh - 934 a/i
Need 4k miles to keep 100k on United before year end; based in SFO; OAK/SJC are ok to fly out of. Most weekdays w/ no overnight are fine as are weekends.
The above mileage run was the best I could find; it works out to about 7/c mile; which isn't great and about 8k more miles than I need; but at least the destination would be intersting and I'd get to fly back on SWISS.
I'd like to find something cheaper that doesn't burn up 2 days.
Any recommendations from the FT community?
The above mileage run was the best I could find; it works out to about 7/c mile; which isn't great and about 8k more miles than I need; but at least the destination would be intersting and I'd get to fly back on SWISS.
I'd like to find something cheaper that doesn't burn up 2 days.
Any recommendations from the FT community?
Dec 7, 2012, 9:51 am
#4
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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clacko
Thanks for the search. I also found a similar fare UA $490: sfo/iah/mia/den/sfo on the 16th; so not too much more and I get better seat selection and I get to do it on a Sunday (publishing so others might take adv if they want)
But given the cost of 8.3 c/m, this isn't winning me any bragging rights. Given that this would be first MR I also want some street cred...any thoughts on how to drive that number down (either by increasing # of miles or dropping the $)
Appreciate your help in advance.
Thanks for the search. I also found a similar fare UA $490: sfo/iah/mia/den/sfo on the 16th; so not too much more and I get better seat selection and I get to do it on a Sunday (publishing so others might take adv if they want)
But given the cost of 8.3 c/m, this isn't winning me any bragging rights. Given that this would be first MR I also want some street cred...any thoughts on how to drive that number down (either by increasing # of miles or dropping the $)
Appreciate your help in advance.
Dec 7, 2012, 10:21 am
#9
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You are right; I just booked the sfo/iah/mia/den/sfo far on United; they matched US @$470; so I'm happy I saved $20 bucks and that'll pay for the MIA lunch(cuban sandwich mabye?)...thanks to clacko for turning me on the route/fare and westy for making sure I don't suffer on a longer set of flights i dont need to take to get the 1K status for the year.
Dec 8, 2012, 12:14 am
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For the benefit of others, should they ask for similar tickets, could you please post your routing and dates? I saw some new inventory open up on Tues/Weds of next week for $320 SFO-EWR-SFO on US, but nothing as cheap as you found which didn't require a hotel stay in NY.
Dec 8, 2012, 1:05 am
#13
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Was reading this thread and was feeling very happy that AeroWesty gave some advice on a MR when it was still decent $$: SFO-CLT-FLL. Happy to have it all booked up and glad the OP got his too.
Dec 8, 2012, 5:15 pm
#14
Join Date: Dec 2012
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For the benefit of others, should they ask for similar tickets, could you please post your routing and dates? I saw some new inventory open up on Tues/Weds of next week for $320 SFO-EWR-SFO on US, but nothing as cheap as you found which didn't require a hotel stay in NY.
SJC-IAH-LGA UA1676, UA1062 Fri, 14DEC12
LGA-DEN-SJC UA339,1607 Mon, 17
I see the fares changed though, but you can still do it ~$370 with a 12hr layover which you don't have to get a hotel for. Just go get some pizza