Originally Posted by kkg

Hi,

I'm planning for my first mileage run to get 1P this year (have been 2P for a couple of years). Here's the itinerary.

PIT-PHL-SAN-LAX-LAS: leaving Sat 7:30am, arriving Sat 7:46pm
LAS-LAX-JFK/LGA-BOS-PIT: leaving Sat 9:00pm, arriving SUN 2:59pm
the fare is 92.09 + 92.09 + tax = 248.60 (according to itasoftware)

Here are some questions, and hopefully you experts can offer some comments.

1) Can I use the $25 cert from MP visa? That cert requires minimum airfare of $200.
2) Am I right that I have to call United to ticket this one, since there are 8 segments?
3) I'm planning this trip for Sept. Do you think I should ticket now or wait?
4) There are 2hr 26mins for the connection in JFK/LGA, do you think I have enough time to take a bus from JFK to LGA? (Since it's a mileage run obviously I don't have any check bags.) I do this intentionally to try out the PS flight.
5) I'll appreciate if you have any ideas to modify the itinerary to get me more miles.

Thanks.