"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2012
Sep 16, 2012, 4:08 pm
#1456
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Sep 16, 2012, 4:34 pm
#1457
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Sep 16, 2012, 7:15 pm
#1459
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Sep 17, 2012, 5:43 am
#1460
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I was looking at potential holiday and mileage run in December and found a great deal on UA.
SNA - LGA $308 (December 17th - 19th)
I booked it on United for 2,459 miles, dont know if it is a good deal or not but seems an easy 5,000 miles for only $308. Probably hotel at NYC will cost $300 a night.
SNA - LGA $308 (December 17th - 19th)
I booked it on United for 2,459 miles, dont know if it is a good deal or not but seems an easy 5,000 miles for only $308. Probably hotel at NYC will cost $300 a night.
There was a recent set of sales for LAX-NYC (in both directions) for $118, so this not quite MR material on this route.
Hotels outside of Manhattan are generally obtainable for far less than $300/nt. If you're doing this and staying in Manhattan for a pure mileage run, you're probably spending too much on your hotel.
Hotels outside of Manhattan are generally obtainable for far less than $300/nt. If you're doing this and staying in Manhattan for a pure mileage run, you're probably spending too much on your hotel.
It might be of interest for people wishing to do a late-December trip to the east coast for other purposes than a pure MR.
Cheers, BiziBB, Moderator Mileage Run
Sep 17, 2012, 2:41 pm
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If anyone is daring enough to fly Arik Air they've posted a fare $620 JFK-LOS-JNB seems available in nov.
Sep 17, 2012, 5:25 pm
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Manhattan hotels are also possible for well under $150/night. Often it requires a little creativity, but I end up doing it regularly. Usually I can manage to get a major chain hotel for well under $150/night, sometimes even free. Otherwise there is always NJ hotels on the cheap for mileage runs to/from the area.
Sep 17, 2012, 6:52 pm
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Not as good as what WWE described in post 1450, but...
Sao Paulo or Rio to PHL (of all places) for $694ai r/t on AA. O fare, 14 day advance, maximum stay of 90 days but travel needs to be complete by Feb 28. Sample dates are Nov 5 - Nov 12. Seven-day minimum stay, so this might work better for people in North America trying to blend this with some other trips. Finding availability of the O fare for the return is difficult in 2013. Route via DFW for something approaching 5.5 cpm.
Similar fare is filed from GRU or GIG into LAS.
Sao Paulo or Rio to PHL (of all places) for $694ai r/t on AA. O fare, 14 day advance, maximum stay of 90 days but travel needs to be complete by Feb 28. Sample dates are Nov 5 - Nov 12. Seven-day minimum stay, so this might work better for people in North America trying to blend this with some other trips. Finding availability of the O fare for the return is difficult in 2013. Route via DFW for something approaching 5.5 cpm.
Similar fare is filed from GRU or GIG into LAS.
Sep 18, 2012, 5:31 pm
#1464
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AA dca to sfo, $240 ai, 4.5 cpm
Trial dates sat Oct 13 dca to dfw to sfo (lots of options) return on redeye sun morning Oct 14 at 12:30am sfo to dfw to dca. $240 ai
Sep 18, 2012, 5:47 pm
#1465
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Wide availability when routing via DFW or CHI, scattered options for routing through JFK. Seems to be good through EOS.
Edit: CLE, PIT, BWI and EWR are available for the same price, too.
Last edited by hogo74; Sep 18, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Sep 18, 2012, 6:02 pm
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UA: MIA-SFO 240 a.i.
UA: MIA-SFO 240 a.i., G fare, decent availability and good through EOS. 10 day advance purchase, good any day of the week.
Last edited by hogo74; Sep 18, 2012 at 8:04 pm Reason: Copied airline and fare from the title to the body of message for easier viewing.
Sep 18, 2012, 6:17 pm
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ex-SFO looks to have the most options:
AA: SFO-EWR/CLE/RDU/PIT/BWI/DCA/IAD $240ai
Other pairs may be available (ex-LAX/SAN/SMF/PDX)....Some of these will probably be posted on the main board....the best I currently see:
AA: Oct 2-3 PDX-LAX-IAD-LAX-PDX $240ai (6230mi ~3.9cpm) (AS/AA)
This one is for UA: SFO-MIA ~$237ai (some FTers may not be able to read the title - on some platforms)
Sep 18, 2012, 8:19 pm
#1468
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UA: BOS-LAS $240 a.i.
UA: BOS-LAS from $240 a.i., G fare, through April 12, 2013
21 day advance purchase, good any day of the week.
Example: $249.-
BOS-IAD-SFO-LAS 10/27
LAS-SFO-IAD-BOS 10/27 (red-eye)
~6500 miles (~3.8 cpm) without 500 minimum. With elite minimum, routing through EWR yields slightly better results. Or try routing through IAH and SFO.
21 day advance purchase, good any day of the week.
Example: $249.-
BOS-IAD-SFO-LAS 10/27
LAS-SFO-IAD-BOS 10/27 (red-eye)
~6500 miles (~3.8 cpm) without 500 minimum. With elite minimum, routing through EWR yields slightly better results. Or try routing through IAH and SFO.
Sep 19, 2012, 11:43 am
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UA: BOS-LAS from $240 a.i., G fare, through April 12, 2013
21 day advance purchase, good any day of the week.
Example: $249.-
BOS-IAD-SFO-LAS 10/27
LAS-SFO-IAD-BOS 10/27 (red-eye)
~6500 miles (~3.8 cpm) without 500 minimum. With elite minimum, routing through EWR yields slightly better results. Or try routing through IAH and SFO.
21 day advance purchase, good any day of the week.
Example: $249.-
BOS-IAD-SFO-LAS 10/27
LAS-SFO-IAD-BOS 10/27 (red-eye)
~6500 miles (~3.8 cpm) without 500 minimum. With elite minimum, routing through EWR yields slightly better results. Or try routing through IAH and SFO.
Sep 19, 2012, 11:50 am
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Routing one stop through SFO with elite min will give you 6408 miles = 3.7cpm
Example:
Fare Details
1 Adults (age 18 to 64) $198.00
Additional Taxes/Fees $38.70
Total Price $236.70
Flight Details
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012 | Boston, MA (BOS) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
Depart:
10:46 a.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
Boston, MA (BOS) Arrive:
2:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Flight Time:
6 hr 44 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
2,704 /100% Flight:UA477
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: Meals for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.
Change Planes. Connect time in San Francisco, CA (SFO) is 1 hour 24 minutes.
Depart:
3:54 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Arrive:
5:34 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) Flight Time:
1 hr 40 mn
Travel Time:
9 hr 48 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
414 /100%
Total Award Miles:
3,118 Flight: UA1215
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: None
No Special Meal Offered.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Boston, MA (BOS)
Depart:
7:00 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) Arrive:
8:45 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Flight Time:
1 hr 45 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
414 /100% Flight:UA97
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: None
No Special Meal Offered.
Change Planes. Connect time in San Francisco, CA (SFO) is 2 hours 7 minutes.
Depart:
10:52 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Arrive:
7:23 a.m. +1 Day
Sat., Dec. 8, 2012
Boston, MA (BOS) Flight Time:
5 hr 31 mn
Travel Time:
9 hr 23 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
2,704 /100%
Total Award Miles:
3,118 Flight: UA770
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: Snacks for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.
Example:
Fare Details
1 Adults (age 18 to 64) $198.00
Additional Taxes/Fees $38.70
Total Price $236.70
Flight Details
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012 | Boston, MA (BOS) to Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
Depart:
10:46 a.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
Boston, MA (BOS) Arrive:
2:30 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Flight Time:
6 hr 44 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
2,704 /100% Flight:UA477
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: Meals for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.
Change Planes. Connect time in San Francisco, CA (SFO) is 1 hour 24 minutes.
Depart:
3:54 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Arrive:
5:34 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) Flight Time:
1 hr 40 mn
Travel Time:
9 hr 48 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
414 /100%
Total Award Miles:
3,118 Flight: UA1215
Aircraft: Boeing 737-900
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: None
No Special Meal Offered.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012 | Las Vegas, NV (LAS) to Boston, MA (BOS)
Depart:
7:00 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
Las Vegas, NV (LAS) Arrive:
8:45 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Flight Time:
1 hr 45 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
414 /100% Flight:UA97
Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: None
No Special Meal Offered.
Change Planes. Connect time in San Francisco, CA (SFO) is 2 hours 7 minutes.
Depart:
10:52 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 7, 2012
San Francisco, CA (SFO) Arrive:
7:23 a.m. +1 Day
Sat., Dec. 8, 2012
Boston, MA (BOS) Flight Time:
5 hr 31 mn
Travel Time:
9 hr 23 mn Award Miles/
Premier Qualifying*:
2,704 /100%
Total Award Miles:
3,118 Flight: UA770
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200
Fare Class: United Economy (G)
United Economy (G)Available Cabins:
Meal: Snacks for Purchase
No Special Meal Offered.