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Old Dec 9, 2012, 4:23 pm
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Originally Posted by AKLifetimeFlyer
ANC-SEA works if you book full flex for one leg.
It's not a mileage run when you're paying 37 cents per mile!

I did some checking and found ANC-ONT for $566.49 round-trip as an overnight turn 12/17-12/18. It can be done in less than 24 hours (1pm on Monday and back by noon on Tuesday), so if you can convince your boss to let you leave early Monday and come in late Tuesday, that's probably the cheapest way to get the 3,000 miles needed. If you're limited to weekends, you're looking at $700+ or redeeming an award to SEA/PDX/LAX and doing a transcon mileage run for about $550.
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