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The below is from our moderator (taken from the first post of the thread - bolding is mine). Feel free to add more if necessary / as needed.

Happy 2014!

Please use this thread to post or to follow Economy Fares which are 'Good Deals' but where the cost per mile is more than 3-4 cents per mile, which is the usual upper limit for what is considered a true 'MR Deal'.

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-members posting their deals please post the city pairs/airport codes and pricing in the body of the post and not just in the post title as it isn't visible for those reading it on mobile devices (ETA: ...or in email alerts)

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Old Nov 19, 2014, 2:35 pm
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"Good Deals" in Economy Class - Excellent Fares between certain city pairs - 2014

wow!
nice fare.
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 5:27 am
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UA: $866 Miami (MIA) St Louis (STL) Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Tokyo (NRT) Feb

Miami (MIA) to Tokyo (NRT) - Mon, Feb 2

Miami (MIA) to Newark (EWR) - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines, Inc. 303 Dep: 6:32AM Arr: 9:29AM 2h 57m Airbus A320 Economy (K)
Layover in EWR 0h 56m

Newark (EWR) to Tokyo (NRT) - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines, Inc. 79 Dep: 10:25AM Arr: 2:45PM 14h 20m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Tue, Feb 3


Tokyo (NRT) to Miami (MIA) - Wed, Feb 11
Tokyo (NRT) to Houston (IAH) - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines, Inc. 6 Dep: 5:00PM Arr: 1:45PM 11h 45m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Layover in IAH 5h 35m

Houston (IAH) to Miami (MIA) - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines, Inc. 1704 Dep: 7:20PM Arr: 10:40PM 2h 20m Boeing 737 Economy (K)


Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $866.10
Total cost for 1 passenger $866.10



St Louis (STL) to Tokyo (NRT) - Sun, Feb 1

St Louis (STL) to Houston (IAH) - Sun, Feb 1
United Airlines, Inc. 5270 Dep: 7:14AM Arr: 9:35AM 2h 21m Embraer ERJ-135/145 Economy (K)
OPERATED BY TRANS STATES AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS Layover in IAH 1h 5m

Houston (IAH) to Tokyo (NRT) - Sun, Feb 1
United Airlines, Inc. 7 Dep: 10:40AM Arr: 3:50PM 14h 10m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Mon, Feb 2


Tokyo (NRT) to St Louis (STL) - Wed, Feb 11
Tokyo (NRT) to Houston (IAH) - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines, Inc. 6 Dep: 5:00PM Arr: 1:45PM 11h 45m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Layover in IAH 1h 51m

Houston (IAH) to St Louis (STL) - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines, Inc. 3957 Dep: 3:36PM Arr: 5:37PM 2h 1m Embraer ERJ-135/145 Economy (K)
OPERATED BY EXPRESSJET AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS

Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $864.60
Total cost for 1 passenger $864.60



Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Tokyo (NRT) - Mon, Feb 2

Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (IAH) - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines, Inc. 1545 Dep: 5:30AM Arr: 6:38AM 1h 8m Boeing 737 Economy (K)
Layover in IAH 4h 2m

Houston (IAH) to Tokyo (NRT) - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines, Inc. 7 Dep: 10:40AM Arr: 3:50PM 14h 10m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Tue, Feb 3


Tokyo (NRT) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - Wed, Feb 11
Tokyo (NRT) to Houston (IAH) - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines, Inc. 6 Dep: 5:00PM Arr: 1:45PM 11h 45m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Layover in IAH 1h 50m

Houston (IAH) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines, Inc. 5111 Dep: 3:35PM Arr: 4:47PM 1h 12m Embraer RJ-175 Economy (K)
OPERATED BY MESA AIRLINES DBA UNITED EXPRESS

Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $864.60
Total cost for 1 passenger $864.60
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Old Nov 21, 2014, 4:48 pm
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Originally Posted by Denolloyd
Respectfully disagree. This thread is geared towards "Good Deals". not MR's as has been mentioned. For some routes, 15CPM may be a good deal, for others, the number may be 5CPM. Thus, CPM is borderline irrelevant here. Do some folks care, sure. But that is not what this thread is for. In contrast, most folks would consider true MR's to be in the sub 4CPM range. CPM is included because it is often the most important factor in making the run. It's the same reason a 2CPM fare is often balked at as an MR if it requires a two week stay. So, for this thread, folks should not have to be concerned with posting a CPM, and for those that want it, take the time to calculate yourself. Let's not dissuade folks from posting all together.
+1

From PHX, for certain routes, 8cpm is the best you're ever going to get. If a fare that's usually 15cpm temporarily goes down to 8cpm, that's a perfect example of a great deal, at least to me.

I personally welcome posts in this thread that don't show CPM, as long as they are actually good deals, and have enough info about how to find and book the fares.

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Old Nov 22, 2014, 3:35 am
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AZ: VCE or MXP to AUH €299 ai Return, from 29th March

AZ: VCE or MXP to AUH €299 ai Return, from 29th March - found many at this price from April 2015.
Also Premium Economy at 499€ ai Return.
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 5:41 am
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KL: LEJ-ORD for £233 return in Jan-Mar 2015

Leipzig to Chicago for £233 return with Etihad regional and KLM.
Jan-Mar availability

http://www.secretflying.com/2014/11/...-233-return-2/
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 6:01 am
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great deal thanks
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 7:07 am
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UA: $585 Newark (EWR) to Brussels (BRU) Su, Tue, Thu. Depart. Must return via Oslo

ITA advanced routing code on return “OSL” (8,045 miles)


Newark (EWR) to Brussels (BRU) - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines, Inc. 44 Dep: 6:25PM Arr: 7:50AM 7h 25m Boeing 777 Economy (K)
Wed, Jan 21


Brussels (BRU) to Newark (EWR) - Wed, Jan 28


Brussels (BRU) to Oslo (OSL) - Wed, Jan 28
United Airlines, Inc. 7025 Dep: 10:45AM Arr: 12:40PM 1h 55m Boeing 737 Economy (K)
OPERATED BY SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM (SAS) Layover in OSL 22h 35m

Oslo (OSL) to Newark (EWR) - Thu, Jan 29
United Airlines, Inc. 39 Dep: 11:15AM Arr: 2:15PM 9h 0m Boeing 757 Economy (K)


Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $585.40
Total cost for 1 passenger $585.40


If NOT using advanced routing code “OSL” on return ITA shows the below at $887 via LHR


Newark (EWR) to Brussels (BRU) - Tue, Jan 27
Newark (EWR) to London (LHR) - Tue, Jan 27
United Airlines, Inc. 110 Dep: 5:55PM Arr: 6:20AM 7h 25m Boeing 757 Economy (K)
Layover in LHR Wed, Jan 28 4h 45m

London (LHR) to Brussels (BRU) - Wed, Jan 28
United Airlines, Inc. 9980 Dep: 11:05AM Arr: 1:10PM 1h 5m Airbus A319 Economy (S)
OPERATED BY SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES


Brussels (BRU) to Newark (EWR) - Fri, Feb 6
Brussels (BRU) to London (LHR) - Fri, Feb 6
United Airlines, Inc. 9986 Dep: 9:45AM Arr: 10:05AM 1h 20m Airbus A319 Economy (S)
OPERATED BY SN BRUSSELS AIRLINES Layover in LHR 2h 30m

London (LHR) to Newark (EWR) - Fri, Feb 6
United Airlines, Inc. 16 Dep: 12:35PM Arr: 4:15PM 8h 40m Boeing 757 Economy (K)


Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees) $887.40
Total cost for 1 passenger $887.40
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 7:54 am
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PHX-PEK $850 AA 5.3cpm, UA 6.5cpm

PHX-PEK $850 AA 5.3cpm, UA 6.5cpm
Sample dates: Dec. 1-2 to Dec. 8-9, 2014
Multiple dates available in Dec, Jan, and Mar

Fare sale end date: Dec. 2 (fares may be available past this date, but who really knows?)

Departure: PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor)

Destination: PEK (Beijing Capital International)

Airline: United, American

Stops: SFO (UA) or ORD (AA)

Stopovers: United - 2 permitted, 1 each way ($100 USD ea.). Guam not allowed.
American - none permitted.

Miles traveled: 13,092 (UA); 15,992 (AA)

Booking class: K (UA); Q (AA)

Earning rate: 100%

Miles earned: 13,092 (UA); 15,992 (AA)

Cents per mile traveled: 6.5 (UA); 5.3 (AA)

Cents per mile earned: 6.5 (UA); 5.3 (AA)

More info: https://www.theflightexpert.com/phoe...-flight-deals/
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 10:15 am
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PHX-OSL $720 UA, 6.0cpm

PHX-OSL $720 UA, 6.0cpm

Fares vary between $701 and $740 depending on dates and routing. All earn 11.6k+ miles, with a cost of 6.0-6.2 cpm.

Sample dates: Dec. 7-14, 2014

Departure: PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor)

Destination: OSL (Oslo Airport)

Airline: United Airlines (UA)

Stops: EWR or EWR + IAH or EWR + ORD; etc.

Routing: PHX-EWR-OSL-EWR-PHX - may also include ORD, IAH, etc. depending on which flights you book

Stopovers: Maximum of 2 permitted at fare break points.

Miles traveled: 11,624 (may vary depending on routing)

Booking class: G, K

Earning rate: 100%

Miles earned: 11,624 (may vary depending on routing)

Cents per mile traveled: 6.0 (may rise to 6.2 depending on fare and routing)

Cents per mile earned: 6.0 (may rise to 6.2 depending on fare and routing)

More info: https://www.theflightexpert.com/phoe...cheap-flights/
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Old Nov 22, 2014, 12:12 pm
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PHX-BOS $287 DL 5.1cpm

PHX-BOS $287 DL 5.1cpm

Sample dates:

December 2014

Depart Dec. 11-25
Return: too many dates to list

January 2015 - April 2015: Too many flights to show individually here.

Departure: PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)

Destination: BOS (Boston Logan International Airport)

Airline: Delta

Stops: Various

Routing: Various

Miles traveled: 5,644 maximum; about 4,900 minimum

Booking Class: Economy (V)

Earning rate: 100%

Miles earned: 5,644 maximum; about 4,900 minimum

Cents per mile traveled: 5.1 minimum / 5.7 maximum

Cents per mile earned: 5.1 - 5.7

Sources indicate that United flights can be found for $278, but I couldn't verify on united.com or anywhere else I looked. To be honest, I didn't try that hard. Possible dates are Dec. 6-13, maybe other dates in December. If they can be found at this price, the flights should offer up to 5,950 miles, or 4.7 cpm. Sorry, can't remember the exact routing for that itinerary right now.

These Delta flights might also be had for $284 if someone wants to poke around. Dunno if $3 is worth it.

More info on the Delta flights: https://www.theflightexpert.com/phoe...n-flight-deal/

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Old Nov 22, 2014, 4:59 pm
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Spirit $97 for SAN-LAS

Spirit is $97 for SAN-LAS on Dec 14-15 or $117 on Dec 21-22.

Personally, I would not fly their torture tube if they paid me.

Of more interest to people with an actual ff program is this:

DL or UA SAN-LAX-LAS $164 rt same dates (Dec 14-15 only for United).

Yields 2,000 status miles on UA if you have at least 25k status
Yields 2,000 status miles on DL for all
500 mile minimum redeemable miles per segment go away January 1 on Delta and March 1 on United.

I'm flying this one on Delta to mourn the loss of my cheap RDM's

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Old Nov 23, 2014, 7:46 am
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I am looking for a December mileage run earning 8,500 pqm UA from EWR. Would love to fly out on a Saturday and come back Sunday am if possible.... any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 9:17 am
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PHX-ORD $157 Frontier 5.4cpm

PHX-ORD $157 Frontier 5.4cpm

Sample dates:
December 2014
Depart: 3-6, 9-13, 15
Return: 5-6, 8-13, 15-17

More dates also available Jan - Apr 2015

Departure: PHX (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport)
Destination: ORD (Chicago O’Hare International Airport)
Airline: Frontier - carryon is extra!

Stops: None
Routing: PHX-ORD-PHX

Fare: $156.20
Miles traveled / earned: 2,872
Booking Class: Economy (K)
Cents per mile: 5.4

More info: https://www.theflightexpert.com/phoe...p-flight-deal/
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 9:49 am
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$653 EWR-HYD via Kayak on 9W/LX
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Old Nov 23, 2014, 9:55 am
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Originally Posted by stockmanjr
$653 EWR-HYD via Kayak on 9W/LX
Nice! What dates?
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