<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Audie:
I want to make a trip from LSE to MSP to DCA. Using http://www.nwa.com/cgi-bin/wpmiles.cgi I put in LSE - DCA and it said my roundtrip non elite miles would be 1,630. I thought that was a bit light so I put in LSE-MSP and then MSP-DCA. The first leg was 1,000 miles and the second 1,862. How would NW really figure this flight.
Also, anyone seen any good deals for this flight for the last two weeks of OCt. My dates can be very flexible but would like a Thursday-Monday.</font>
NW would calculate the mileage as a function of the segments flown (&, technically, would be dependent on the flight# changing).
LSE-MSP actual miles are ~119, but would be credited as 500, thus the 1000 miles cited for the RT.
LSE-DCA actual miles are ~815, & would be credited as such (vs. involving any increase due to actual mileage being less than 500 miles).
Thus, LSE-MSP-DCA RT would be ~ 500+930+930+500 = 2860, whereas LSE-DCA RT would be ~ 815+815 = 1630.