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