Originally Posted by
highlanderfil
I probably could fly out on the 17th, but the problem is that I don't see a direct route available - 1-stoppers only. Did you see a direct flight? If I'm one-stopping (and then catching a flight to MAN anyways, so effectively 2-stopping), I may as well go DTW-PHL-MAN (or a similar 1-stopper to LON) for 30K miles and consider my options on the way back. Actually, that doesn't look too terrible... Just have to figure out a place to stay for a couple of extra days, then.
Buying with cash is an option, but Delta direct is over $1K for just DTW-LHR-DTW...
No, I didn't see a direct routing. It was sounding like the cash cost of getting to/from LED was going to be high, so that's one advantage of doing the United R/T award with a stopover. Plus it sounded like other options were going to entail a day transiting NYC or London or both...I'd hate to waste that much time unless those cities interest you.
You'd have all of your expensive segments (TATL and to/from LED) covered in the base award, and you'd only be buying the side trip to MAN, which is cheap.
But really, I'd first think of cities that actually interest you...I wouldn't recommend someone drop in a 2-day Frankfurt stopover if they have zero interest in Frankfurt.