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Old Apr 19, 2012 | 12:15 am
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CrownRoyalForever
 
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Originally Posted by laurah1027
For SEA-New York, it is much less clear. Delta and United are usually the best options, and sometimes one is significantly cheaper than the other.
United miles are much more valuable than Skymiles for int'l travel, and domestically you can redeem them on both UA & US and heck, even Air Canada from YVR if push came to shove.

As for fare prices, I was in a bi-coastal relationship for awhile, and my advice would be to watch the Mileage Run Deals forum religiously (2-3x per day) and/or get the ITA app or go to their website and run a search for SEA-NYC one ways using their flex calendar as much as you can. The reason is you will be able to jump on $200 transcons as soon as they go live and get the best times/dates.

Heck I've even seen them go as low as $160, in which you case you want to buy as many as you can, although that depends on the certainty of your schedule...

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