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Jan 4, 2008 | 4:26 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by superg

There are a number of UA-metal-only $160 itineraries on ITA for 1/22-1/23 that would earn you great CPM with your certificate.

Example:
1/22
PHX-LAX-LAS-PHL-PVD

1/23
PVD-ORD-TUL-DEN-PHX

6253 EQM, which, after you apply your $100 certificate, would be $0.0095/mi.

(And even if you didn't, this would still be a very respectable 2.5cpm.)

Thanks for the tip. I can't seem to make that work with a redeye, which means a hotel for a night...the $160 is more like $240+ with a hotel factored in.

Strangely, I found PHX-PVD on the UA website for $145 (round-trip, all-in), flying on US codeshare. I'm tempted to do something like that, where I'd have at minimum exit row, and a shot at F. Same flights on the US website are almost double.

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