<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by 00623922367:
Available for travel on December 15th - 16th or December 30th - 31st. I'd like to stay under $300.00.</font>
I see that this is your first post, so welcome to FT!
In cases like this, you should have -
at least - posted an anonymous e-mail address, cause alot of FTers won't respond without it - to try and help you out. Since we take time out of our busy day to try and help rescue you, this is simply the most courteous,
'Christmasy thing to do.'
But given the spirit of this thread and that it's Christmas,
tvl4free will throw a few thoughts your way. As you appear to be aware, the issue is no longer one one of getting the cheapest fare - but rather one of getting the miles needed at the lowest cost that UA is going to
force you to pay. As you may know, the cheap seats
to anywhere are few and far between.
With that as the given, here is a simple, quick and easy alternative, and it appears that you're in luck.
There is what looks to be a special 'no advance purchase fare,'
valid Dec 15 and 16 only, from SBA to PDX. If you make cxns in LAX and SFO that will give you six segments RT and 3,000 miles. Not only should that do the trick for you... but there actually appears to be plenty of 'W' class availability on the dates that you mentioned. Here is a sample itinerary that might work for you:
1*UA5277W 15DEC SA SBALAX HK1 425P 513P/O
2 UA1818W 15DEC SA LAXSFO HK1 645P 757P/X
3 UA1828W 15DEC SA SFOPDX HK1 1015P 1151P/X
4 UA1857W 16DEC SU PDXSFO HK1 820A 955A/O
5 UA1809W 16DEC SU SFOLAX HK1 1030A 1156A/X
6*UA5723W 16DEC SU LAXSBA HK1 1250P 132P/X
The fare is $218.00 incl. tax and the fare basis is WOE0HLN. Note that you might be able to dicount this by 15% if you have the appropriate coupon, and the dates are not blacked out for its use.
From your new
FT buddies, we send you best wishes for a Happy Holiday... and may you have a great New Year, too!
