AM: Lax-scl/eze $439 ai
Sep 22, 2012, 2:00 pm
#32
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There's almost no CPM low enough to make me want to book any mileage run that involves two 7+ hour redeyes with no chance of upgrade.
(I'm assuming there is no way to upgrade AM metal)
Give me a way to upgrade this or fly during daylight hours and I'd be jumping on this. But in coach? NFW.
Sep 22, 2012, 2:02 pm
#33
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Actually I stand corrected I will gladly book Y redeye MRs if the CPM is such that buying 4 seats on an A330/A340 or B747 still makes it a good deal (so as to be able to make the poor man's sleeper seat by flipping up armrests)
Sep 22, 2012, 2:03 pm
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Sep 22, 2012, 2:16 pm
#36
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Gosh, I think this is a really good fare. I travel to EZE quite often and have a trip booked for Oct/Nov for $1100 +/- and would love to see a UA Match. 777 from MEX to EZE and its available for my dates at $439 ai.. Wow, Im thinking..
Sep 22, 2012, 2:19 pm
#37
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KVS&Expertflyer are always very useful when short in time and looking for mistake fares. The fare is available from other cities in east cost like MIA.
Sep 22, 2012, 2:25 pm
#38
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Try Kayak when searching ex-IAD (or other cities not showing @ AM.com)....the fares will show and you can choose from a number of 3rd party sites to book....
Sep 22, 2012, 2:27 pm
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Sep 22, 2012, 3:25 pm
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Not as many people want to fly to South America as to Asia or Europe on here in my experience. Also, the fees as mentioned don't help either. Plus, AM can't be credited to UA or US or AA, only DL, which simply isn't as good for crediting miles to as the other three in the opinions of most, and then only at 75%.
Sep 22, 2012, 3:30 pm
#41
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Entrance fee of $160 for Argentina is good for 10 years and exceeds the life of your Passport. For one whom travels to this area often will find this a valuable MR. As you can go in and out quickly have great places to stay and go home with some work or tourism accomplished. Not a true MR. But heck some of us like to do an overnight in a city when the travel is so Far. $439 for 15K miles I am a taker..
Sep 22, 2012, 4:18 pm
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You'll find a number of dates in the $400's for Oct and Nov. Appears you may have to overnight, or do a loooong layover in Mexico city, but the price is still a very good one.
Sep 22, 2012, 4:19 pm
#43
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Bingo! I agree 100%...the problem is the fact that UA and AA aren't matching and fewer people are interested in collecting more SkyPesos. Also, there is the issue of entrance fees (except LIM) which really need to be calculated into the cost of the ticket, thus bringing the cpm down....it's too much of a hassle since a number of domestic MRs are consistently down in the 3 cpm range depending on your city of origin...for example, I can almost always book a PDX-MCI one way on UA for $115, route via SEA and IAH, get around 3 cpm, and potential upgrades to F.
Sep 22, 2012, 4:20 pm
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I haven't found something out of ATL that would work on a weekend, as all options return midday Monday at the earliest. Wish I could use it!
Layovers in MEX are huge (overnight or 12+ hrs) with the ATL schedule.
Layovers in MEX are huge (overnight or 12+ hrs) with the ATL schedule.
Last edited by nfg05; Sep 22, 2012 at 4:40 pm
Sep 22, 2012, 4:27 pm
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BTW, has someone figured out a way to use Argentinian currency restrictions for improving MRs? This might be more useful issue than the reciprocity fees..