MCI-BOS for $99 R/T on DL
Jun 6, 2001, 10:50 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Land of 10,000 Upgrades
Posts: 9,465
Easily explained:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/000648.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/000648.html
Jun 6, 2001, 1:34 pm
#3
Join Date: May 2001
Location: St. Augustine, FL 32084
Posts: 41
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by happymob:
I can't explain the fare (since it's 1/3 of any other fare for the route), but anyway, it's available with very few restrictions. </font>
I can't explain the fare (since it's 1/3 of any other fare for the route), but anyway, it's available with very few restrictions. </font>
Jun 7, 2001, 8:27 am
#4
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Boston, UA 1K & MM
Posts: 1,114
This fare is particularly attractive for weekend runs. An overnight stay is required, but not necessarily Saturday, depending on when you travel.
From Boston, for example, one can leave on Friday at 6:15 p.m., stay in MCI overnight, and return to BOS Saturday morning. Then turn around and head back to MCI Saturday afternoon on another ticket, stay overnight, have a leisurely breakfast on Sunday morning and return to BOS sometime on Sunday. All for $232 (2 RT tickets X $116, including taxes, etc.). Take the early flight back from MCI on Saturday to allow plenty of time between turnaround segments in BOS Saturday afternoon, especially considering you will probably be on separate tickets.
With double base miles available on all DL flights through July 15, someone who has a place to stay in MCI could rack up a bunch of inexpensive base miles at the rate of about 12,000 per weekend, depending on routing, without taking any vacation. PM (or GM), on-line booking, AMEX and other potential add-on SkyMiles bonuses can bring the weekend total to over 20,000 miles, reducing the cost per mile to as little as about 1.1 cents per mile.
With summer fares to foreign destinations skyrocketing, this could be one of the best mileage run deals available for a DL fanatic.
From Boston, for example, one can leave on Friday at 6:15 p.m., stay in MCI overnight, and return to BOS Saturday morning. Then turn around and head back to MCI Saturday afternoon on another ticket, stay overnight, have a leisurely breakfast on Sunday morning and return to BOS sometime on Sunday. All for $232 (2 RT tickets X $116, including taxes, etc.). Take the early flight back from MCI on Saturday to allow plenty of time between turnaround segments in BOS Saturday afternoon, especially considering you will probably be on separate tickets.
With double base miles available on all DL flights through July 15, someone who has a place to stay in MCI could rack up a bunch of inexpensive base miles at the rate of about 12,000 per weekend, depending on routing, without taking any vacation. PM (or GM), on-line booking, AMEX and other potential add-on SkyMiles bonuses can bring the weekend total to over 20,000 miles, reducing the cost per mile to as little as about 1.1 cents per mile.
With summer fares to foreign destinations skyrocketing, this could be one of the best mileage run deals available for a DL fanatic.
Jun 7, 2001, 4:41 pm
#5
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Posts: 130
We are flying from St Louis to MCI on Southwest ($30 each way, 4 Rapid Rewards credits) to get this fare to BOS. If at the last minute we decide to drive over, the Southwest ticket can be turned into a credit good for a year.
The MCI Hampton Inn (Airport) is a Point Stretcher at 6,000 HHonors points.
There's also a Harrah's nearby.
The MCI Hampton Inn (Airport) is a Point Stretcher at 6,000 HHonors points.
There's also a Harrah's nearby.