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UAL250 Mar 27, 2013 12:41 pm

UA IAD-LAX nonstop $313 ai
 
Tried on April 27th (Saturday) and there were plenty of e+ seats left and upgrade space. Day trip come back on same day leave IAD at 8:20 (753) come back into IAD at 9pm (320). 1 hr 30 min layover. ;)

davef139 Mar 27, 2013 12:54 pm

Thats some horrible cpm... Gotta be close to 7

mgcsinc Mar 27, 2013 1:26 pm

Yeah, I accidentally get a better CPU than this on many of my transcons.

787fan Mar 27, 2013 1:55 pm

this is bad for a pure mileage run, but for a quick 1 night visit to LA, not bad at all

way better than those same day turnarounds to wichita

UAL250 Mar 27, 2013 3:53 pm

UA IAD-LAX nonstop $313 ai
 
That's what it was meant to be. A quick one day trip or same day return. Nothing like a mileage run I just posted it here because its most applicable.

luv2ctheworld Mar 27, 2013 4:01 pm


Originally Posted by UAL250 (Post 20493840)
That's what it was meant to be. A quick one day trip or same day return. Nothing like a mileage run I just posted it here because its most applicable.

You should post this in the Good Deals thread then possibly. MR Deals is for fares that have a high value; this is just a regular fare.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...rums-work.html


A general guideline for topics:

Good in Mileage Run Deals:
1) Airfare deals that offer uniquely high value in terms of either miles/points to $$ or expedited status
2) Discussion within the individual threads of ways to benefit from the deal
3) The threads are not to be used for meta-discussion of general mileage run issues

UAL250 Mar 27, 2013 4:11 pm

UA IAD-LAX nonstop $313 ai
 
Thanks!

margarita girl Mar 27, 2013 4:41 pm

Wow, you say "non-stop" like that's a good thing. ;) :D

TrojanHorse Mar 27, 2013 5:16 pm


Originally Posted by luv2ctheworld (Post 20493876)
You should post this in the Good Deals thread then possibly. MR Deals is for fares that have a high value; this is just a regular fare.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/milea...rums-work.html


He11 No, this isn't even good for that

AA has $258 T/W/Sa and I didn't even find that as MR worthy

this is a lousy fare for this forum

Unless its in F.. is it?

Gamecock Mar 28, 2013 9:02 am

It is!?!
I booked three of them. [ /sarc]

IADCAflyer Mar 28, 2013 8:30 pm

Ya know, I actually have to assign more value to same day turns like these.

If you have to spend an extra $20.00 on airport parking or $80 on a hotel overnight (or 20,000 HHonors points), that - at least in my mind - detracts from the CPM value that is automatically assessed. But to each his own.

mgcsinc Mar 28, 2013 8:53 pm


Originally Posted by ITRADE (Post 20500869)
Ya know, I actually have to assign more value to same day turns like these.

The problem wasn't that it's a same-day turn, the problem was that it's a terrible value.

I'm doing a 6,000-mile transcon same day turn next month for $160 r/t ai. That is a good value.

TrojanHorse Mar 29, 2013 4:16 am


Originally Posted by mgcsinc (Post 20500960)
The problem wasn't that it's a same-day turn, the problem was that it's a terrible value.

I'm doing a 6,000-mile transcon same day turn next month for $160 r/t ai. That is a good value.

Exactly

No matter what, most of us have to consider parking, tolls, maybe lodging.

Some don't though, some find ways around that stuff but in the end apples to apples is the a/i cost of the flight and then breaking it down to cpm

DBCme Mar 29, 2013 6:14 am

The day this fare becomes a MR deal is the day the game is over.

luv2ctheworld Mar 29, 2013 8:54 am

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Originally Posted by TrojanHorse

Originally Posted by mgcsinc (Post 20500960)
The problem wasn't that it's a same-day turn, the problem was that it's a terrible value.

I'm doing a 6,000-mile transcon same day turn next month for $160 r/t ai. That is a good value.

Exactly

No matter what, most of us have to consider parking, tolls, maybe lodging.

Some don't though, some find ways around that stuff but in the end apples to apples is the a/i cost of the flight and then breaking it down to cpm

Some of us find free parking, use mass transit, pack a meal, sleep in the airport, shower at the gym, etc. to get around certain expenses :D


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