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UA IAD-LAX nonstop $313 ai

Old Mar 27, 2013, 12:41 pm
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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.
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 12:54 pm
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Thats some horrible cpm... Gotta be close to 7
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 1:26 pm
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Yeah, I accidentally get a better CPU than this on many of my transcons.

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Old Mar 27, 2013, 1:55 pm
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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
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 3:53 pm
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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.
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 4:01 pm
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Originally Posted by UAL250
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

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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
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 4:11 pm
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UA IAD-LAX nonstop $313 ai

Thanks!
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 4:41 pm
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Wow, you say "non-stop" like that's a good thing.
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Old Mar 27, 2013, 5:16 pm
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Originally Posted by luv2ctheworld
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?
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Old Mar 28, 2013, 9:02 am
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It is!?!
I booked three of them. [ /sarc]
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Old Mar 28, 2013, 8:30 pm
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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.
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Old Mar 28, 2013, 8:53 pm
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Originally Posted by ITRADE
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.
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Old Mar 29, 2013, 4:16 am
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Originally Posted by mgcsinc
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
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Old Mar 29, 2013, 6:14 am
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The day this fare becomes a MR deal is the day the game is over.
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Old Mar 29, 2013, 8:54 am
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Originally Posted by TrojanHorse
Originally Posted by mgcsinc
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
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