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Jan 29, 2005, 6:16 pm

#61

chuckd

Join Date: Oct 2004

Location: BNA

Posts: 2,076

I have a question. I've been trying various numbers of stops to get the most miles from BNA to MAD. I want to know if the miles in the trip details :
Nashville, TN to Madrid, Spain: 4428 miles
is how many miles we would earn. Specifically, with three stops, does that 4428 include the two 500mile minimums, or is it just total miles in distance?
Just trying to decide if an extra stop is worth it. I'm thinking two is going to be enough.
thanks

Jan 29, 2005, 10:04 pm

#62

robbert

Join Date: Mar 2003

Location: at 35,000 feet

Programs: WN A-List; Hyatt Glob: CC/HH Gold, Hertz 5*

Posts: 1,473

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckd

ITA gives you the real miles, not including the 500 mile minimum (that varies sometimes). I always calculate from the book but you can also use: http://www.faremetrics.com/
BNA-MAD, I did this last year, enjoy!

Feb 24, 2005, 9:00 am

#63

empedocles

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Join Date: Sep 2001

Location: FW, TX, USA, Earth, Milky Way

Programs: 2008 FT1 Fantasy Football Champion

Posts: 10,584

When doing a multiple city destination search, is there any way to force ITA to show the return from the same city of arrival?

For example, I type in LAX;BUR;ONT;SNA;SFO;OAK;etc. into the destination field, looking for the lowest airport to fly to for a potential MR, and it will often show a flight into one airport and out of another.

Feb 24, 2005, 9:09 am

#64

cakobau

Join Date: Apr 2004

Location: Chicago

Programs: UA 1P

Posts: 789

Quote:

Originally Posted by empedocles

Yes. On the query page, click on "more options," just above the "go" button. A "cabin" pulldown and two boxes should appear. Make sure the "allow airport changes" box is UNchecked.

Nov 23, 2005, 9:27 am

#65

mbaron70

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: RSW

Programs: AA EXP - Former UA1K

Posts: 159

Is there a way to have the results return with (in my case) UA metal instead of codeshares?

Nov 23, 2005, 9:58 am

#66

AtlantaAl

Join Date: Mar 2004

Posts: 65

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbaron70

Is there a way to have the results return with (in my case) UA metal instead of codeshares?

I think this works: When you plug in the carrier, instead of "UA+," input "O:UA+"

Nov 23, 2005, 10:41 am

#67

gomike

Join Date: May 2004

Posts: 2,438

Quote:

Originally Posted by Latitudes

Bump!

I just noticed that nobody replied to my question on Dec 04. Does that mean it's not possible to specify a stopover?

you can do mulit city then specify a time.

Nov 23, 2005, 11:44 am

#68

mbaron70

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: RSW

Programs: AA EXP - Former UA1K

Posts: 159

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtlantaAl

I think this works: When you plug in the carrier, instead of "UA+," input "O:UA+"

I don't quite understand. I would put in something like this:

From BDL:: O:UA UA UA UA
To FRA:: O:UA UA UA UA

I get all sorts of USAir and Lufthansa flights.

What am I doing wrong?

Nov 23, 2005, 12:15 pm

#69

retien

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: SAN

Programs: AS, UA, DL

Posts: 80

From the ITA route language:

O:<carrier> O:AA Flight actually operated by (as opposed to a codeshare or subsidiary carrier) the specified carrier

O:<carrier>, ... O:AA,CO,DL Flight actually operated by (as opposed to a codeshare or subsidiary carrier) one of the specified carriers

http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/di...dvanced-topics

So, you'd want to type
BDL:: O:UA O:UA O:UA+
FRA:: O:UA O:UA O:UA+

Nov 23, 2005, 12:23 pm

#70

djerikd

Join Date: Sep 2005

Location: SAN / BAH / TPA

Programs: UA 1K

Posts: 1,022

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbaron70

I don't quite understand. I would put in something like this:

From BDL:: O:UA UA UA UA
To FRA:: O:UA UA UA UA

I get all sorts of USAir and Lufthansa flights.

What am I doing wrong?

Try it as:
From BDL:: O:UA O:UA O:UA O:UA
To FRA:: O:UA O:UA O:UA O:UA

If your search, you're only specifying that the first flight must be UA metal, but the remaining three flights can be codeshare. You should specify that all flights must be UA metal.

Also, note that when using the the O:UA modifier and you may be booked on a partner codeshare flight , but the flight will be on UA metal.

Nov 23, 2005, 12:32 pm

#71

mbaron70

Join Date: Jun 2003

Location: RSW

Programs: AA EXP - Former UA1K

Posts: 159

Thanks. That helps a great deal. ^

Dec 14, 2005, 12:33 am

#72

PaxALotl

Join Date: Jun 2005

Posts: 208

struggling with this..

I'm trying to figure out the ITA format for the following search, but I can't seem to get the right result:

I am searching for a good mileage run between BTR and BOS on AA. I am entering:

BTR::US US US
BOS:US US US

But, i am getting inconsistent results. Is this right? Also, how can I limit the search just to AA?