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Old May 7, 2004 | 3:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Viajero Joven
Consider this:

MSP--LAX is running $99 round trip.

LAX--DEN is running around $100 round trip.

LAX--DEN is giving triple elite mileage

You could fly from MSP--LAX--DEN and back for a bit over $200 per round trip and yield some 4000 elite miles each way.... at 8k elite miles per RT, you'll get to Gold/Plat in no time.
Yes, but NW seems to think that any departure from LAX within four hours of your arrival qualifies as a connection and voids the triple EQM, even if you're on a different ticket.
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