Memorial Day Milage Run
May 21, 2002, 10:14 am
#1
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Memorial Day Milage Run
Anyone Know of any last minute specials on NW from PHL, BWI or EWR to anywhere. Departing 5/26 evening or 5/27 anytime and returning 5/27 anytime. So far I have only found PHL-MEM-ATL and ATL-DTW-PHL on 5/27 for $353 on NW.
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
May 21, 2002, 12:35 pm
#2
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Portland, OR
Programs: NW Plat (now they call it DL Diamond) 1MM, soon to be DL Plat, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold, Dusit Gold
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Not intending to be cruel, but, you are asking less than 7 days before travel for specials on an airline that does not usually discount last minute airfares. When they do, they are called "cybersavers" and earn no qualifying mileage and only 250 miles total. Not much of a mileage run. If you had asked sooner we could have gotten you to western Canada for about $250 but with a Saturday nite stay. Unfortunately the fare had to be booked 7 days prior to travel and required a coupon which many of us have.
This said, you might try booking something on CO; their form of last minute special will earn NW miles for the entire itin. You will not get any bonuses however-just straight qualifying mileage.
This said, you might try booking something on CO; their form of last minute special will earn NW miles for the entire itin. You will not get any bonuses however-just straight qualifying mileage.
May 21, 2002, 1:10 pm
#3
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: FAI
Programs: Alaska MVP
Posts: 267
I've been watching for NW to do something too. It seems usually on holiday weekends they offer some specials. I suppose with all the other promos they have they don't need to do anything more to get people on their planes.
May 21, 2002, 2:50 pm
#5
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Keithguy, where did you find this? Thanks.
I had company coming to visit for the whole Memorial holiday weekend but they informed me today that they have to leave by Sunday afternoon. Since I had no other plan for the rest of the holiday ...
I am NW platinum and I am on the 150% turbo miles level, so any good run will net me substantial bonus miles.
I had company coming to visit for the whole Memorial holiday weekend but they informed me today that they have to leave by Sunday afternoon. Since I had no other plan for the rest of the holiday ...
I am NW platinum and I am on the 150% turbo miles level, so any good run will net me substantial bonus miles.
May 21, 2002, 3:15 pm
#6
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Posts: 5,075
I found this by knowing that a lot of east coast-PHX/LAS fares are relatively cheap with no advance purchase (due to America West). But you can book this anywhere as its a published fare - you can use Expedia, Travelocity, nwa.com, NWA reservations or your travel agent.
Just by playing around travelocity I got on 5/26 BWI-DTW-PHX (leaving BWI at 4:25pm and arriving at 8:31pm) and then return by PHX-DTW-BWI (leaving PHX at 10:55pm and returning to BWI at 8:22am on 5/27)
Edited to add: By the way, the fuel surcharge is $18 each way, so with all taxes, it comes out to under $260.
[This message has been edited by keithguy (edited 05-21-2002).]
Just by playing around travelocity I got on 5/26 BWI-DTW-PHX (leaving BWI at 4:25pm and arriving at 8:31pm) and then return by PHX-DTW-BWI (leaving PHX at 10:55pm and returning to BWI at 8:22am on 5/27)
Edited to add: By the way, the fuel surcharge is $18 each way, so with all taxes, it comes out to under $260.
[This message has been edited by keithguy (edited 05-21-2002).]
May 21, 2002, 5:00 pm
#8
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Not a problem. Thank America West. It's not the greatest routing (you could do BWI-DTW-ATL-MSP-PHX for more miles) but given that its only a few days out and its a holiday, its good that you were still able to find the cheap K class fares.
I'll be in connecting in DTW as well on 5/26 and will probably be there from 3:55pm to 7:15pm (I am still wondering if I can standby for an earlier flight via MSP). Let me know if you'd like to meet up or something.
I'll be in connecting in DTW as well on 5/26 and will probably be there from 3:55pm to 7:15pm (I am still wondering if I can standby for an earlier flight via MSP). Let me know if you'd like to meet up or something.
May 21, 2002, 6:26 pm
#9
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Keithguy,
Are you on the same flights? My BWI flight (NW 1137) arrives DTW at 6:06 p.m. and my connecting flight (NW 251) departs DTW at 7:15 p.m. on 5/26. Yes, I would like to meet. Send me e-mail.
Are you on the same flights? My BWI flight (NW 1137) arrives DTW at 6:06 p.m. and my connecting flight (NW 251) departs DTW at 7:15 p.m. on 5/26. Yes, I would like to meet. Send me e-mail.