SJC-MCO UA $189.90 including tax
 

Fare basis WE14NW1. 14-day advance purchase, Saturday night stayover required. This is presumably the web-only discount variant of WE14NQ1, which is valid for travel through Oct. 3, and has 6/29-30, 7/8, 8/31, 9/3 as blackout dates.

Sample itinerary:

SA 22 SEP UA 2637 SJC-LAX 8:15p-9:34p
SA 22 SEP UA 274 LAX-MCO 10:15p-6:02a+1
SU 23 SEP UA 279 MCO-LAX 7:45a-10:12a
SU 23 SEP UA 2624 LAX-SJC 11:00a-12:18p

5434 status miles (3.5¢/status mile); with a 100% 1P/1K bonus and the 1000-mile online booking bonus, that's an incredible 1.6¢/mile!

Regular readers know how to improve upon this... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

Oops! I overstated the price; it's $189.80. --EPS


[This message has been edited by EPS (edited 06-07-2001).]

And if you call UA reservations and they say that the cheap fare is no longer available, ask they to try different routings. In my experience, the more seasoned agents can find different routings at roughly the same fare.

I just booked SJC/MCO for $179.30 on Aug 25/26.

Sat Aug 25 UA 8503 SJC SFO
Sat Aug 25 UA 276 SFO MCO

Sun Aug 26 UA 275 MCO SFO
Sun Aug 26 UA 8506 SFO SJC

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I've done a couple of these before, though I spent the night in Orlando. I routed SJC-IAD-MCO on the way there for 3,158 base miles. Came back via LAX as the times didn't work for me via IAD. This combination may not work for an overnight run, though.