OK here it comes. And it goes away because I am mathematically challenged. The price difference is $110.04 not $10.04, but this approach should work particularly if you can get a PD837 to price to SIN.

Thurs: November 27-Thanksgiving day

BCN-AMS 0630-0900 KL1664 V
AMS-LAX 1120-1335 KL601 V

Tues: Dec 9

LAX-MSP 0850-1440 KL6316 V NW316
MSP-AMS 1525-0640 KL6042 V NW42

Wed: Dec 10

AMS-BCN 1240-1455 KL1667 V

Ticket designation is VLSXES5

Total Cost $692.96 (NW Website-normal search for BCN-LAX) Approximately

12786 miles

Nested Ticket

Note: This is a misconnect on the return, but you are going to substitute your preexisting B Ticket for the return on an earlier date.

Friday, November 28, 2003

LAX-SEA 0805-1051 NW45617 AS617
SEA-NRT 1250-1625 NW7

Saturday November 29, 2003

NRT-SIN 1815-0055 NW 11

Return: Tues: December 9, 2003

SIN-NRT 0600-1350 NW12
NRT-SEA 1505-0630 NW8
SEA-LAX 0845-1110 NW4236 (AS236)

$717.94 18066 qualifying miles.

$1410.40

30852 qualifying miles total.

AND-It's back again.

Edited to meet all criteria, this does require a PD837 to work.

BCN-LAX-BCN As above

Subsitute LAX-BKK-LAX for SIN

Friday November 28, 2003

LAX-NRT 1110-1610 NW1

Saturday November 29, 2003

NRT-BKK 1855-1150 NW27

Tues December 9, 2003

BKK-NRT 0600-1340 NW18
NRT-LAX 1550-0750 NW2

It is a tight connection. 1 hour exactly to your MSP flight.

16638 qualifying miles. Fare is $561.90

Total fare is now: $1254.36
Total qualifying miles. 29124

Sorry that I was unable to get you a snack with Missy in SEA with the cheaper solution.

You could grab a one-way from BKK-SIN to use your upgradeable "B" and bag the return out of BKK.


[This message has been edited by opushomes (edited 10-29-2003).]

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