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Mar 4, 2019, 8:54 am
#1366
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MSP
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Congrats in advance. Did the new bright red brag tags incentivize you at all?
Have fun getting from Providence to BOS today. Do you plan to take the train? [If there's a weather waiver, DL should let you fly from PVD instead of BOS if that would help, but the last time I checked there were only about three flights a day, mostly on CRJ-900 sized aircraft, although DL might have 717s on this route now. Of course there's no SC at PVD so you'd feel more trapped at the airport if there are bad delays.] If you do the VDB, presumably you'd spend the night there, right, or have you already found some potential late night options through DTW or ATL? At least Providence (and Boston too) is pretty in the snow, although the city is surprisingly hilly.
Have fun getting from Providence to BOS today. Do you plan to take the train? [If there's a weather waiver, DL should let you fly from PVD instead of BOS if that would help, but the last time I checked there were only about three flights a day, mostly on CRJ-900 sized aircraft, although DL might have 717s on this route now. Of course there's no SC at PVD so you'd feel more trapped at the airport if there are bad delays.] If you do the VDB, presumably you'd spend the night there, right, or have you already found some potential late night options through DTW or ATL? At least Providence (and Boston too) is pretty in the snow, although the city is surprisingly hilly.
Mar 4, 2019, 8:59 am
#1367
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That's cool if you can do it. I didn't realize that there were any domestic flights to/from MSP with flat beds. Is BOS-ATL-MSP a legal routing for your fare? Whenever I look, I seem to find a lot of MSP fares, especially including what used to be the G A P fares, that require the nonstops if the city pair has nonstop service.
Mar 4, 2019, 9:15 am
#1368
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MSP
Programs: Delta PM, 1MM
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That's cool if you can do it. I didn't realize that there were any domestic flights to/from MSP with flat beds. Is BOS-ATL-MSP a legal routing for your fare? Whenever I look, I seem to find a lot of MSP fares, especially including what used to be the G A P fares, that require the nonstops if the city pair has nonstop service.
2) All the flights (including my nonstop) are delayed at least a couple of hours today, so even if I could have SDCed to the BOS-ATL-MSP routing I would have missed the connecting flight on the 777.
I haven’t checked whether that 777 flight is a regular one or just today, some sort of positioning flight.
Edited to add: I just checked. The ATL-MSP flight on the 777 is on a 737 tomorrow and a week from today also, so it’s just today. Maybe it’s one that’s just been reconfigured to add C+ to the Suites and PS.
Last edited by CarmenOM; Mar 4, 2019 at 9:21 am
Mar 4, 2019, 9:22 am
#1369
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: SLC
Programs: DL FO, KM, & 1.7MM; UA nothing; HH♦; National EE
Posts: 6,344
I’ve temporarily escaped the cold, but not the snow. I’m in Providence, which got about a foot of snow last night, as did BOS. I’m scheduled to fly BOS-MSP this evening and hoping that weather delays or cancellations might enable me to get a VDB.
This return flight to MSP will get me to 1MM.
This return flight to MSP will get me to 1MM.
My bright red tags showed up in the mail a week or two ago. Still not one on my bag. My bright green Kryptonium Medallion tag is much more impressive.
Mar 4, 2019, 2:19 pm
#1370
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Mr. Kipper gets to experience Southwest for the first time. He and I are both going to get the new car.
Mar 4, 2019, 7:29 pm
#1371
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: NYC/ EWR/ PHL
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Mar 4, 2019, 8:24 pm
#1372
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MAEN to the Lounge from PEN!
Mar 4, 2019, 8:27 pm
#1373
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Mar 5, 2019, 4:02 am
#1374
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If I'd known this was a pilsner I'm not sure I would have ordered it but I do like to try local beers.
Verdict: Bintangweiser
Verdict: Bintangweiser
Mar 5, 2019, 6:17 am
#1375
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Mar 5, 2019, 6:24 am
#1376
Join Date: Jan 2010
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MAEN.
Off to the races for another exciting day on the rat race. Have a good day all.
Off to the races for another exciting day on the rat race. Have a good day all.
Mar 5, 2019, 6:39 am
#1377
Join Date: Aug 2012
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MAEN!
Happy Thorsday overmorrow!
Happy Thorsday overmorrow!
Mar 5, 2019, 6:52 am
#1378
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Mar 5, 2019, 7:12 am
#1379
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Morning!
Mar 5, 2019, 10:34 am
#1380
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Good evening from Basel, Switzerland. I just got there by yesterday afternoon. I flew on American Airlines and British Airways, as well. I flew on a new aircraft. I flew on 777300ER aircraft. I did says Wow! Its so beautiful. I flew out Miami to London, but I flew out PHX-MIA-LHR-BSL. I sleep all 3 empty seats out of Miami to London. I decided that I followed the flight tracker. I used international WiFi. I read my Facebook and I texts to my friends on WhatsApp. That was so cool! I already pay international WiFi on my flight.