Your help please
Oct 29, 2006, 7:51 am
#1
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Your help please
I have gone through the threads regarding mileage runs, but I'm hoping that your expertise might be able to help me.
I'm 2000 miles short of reaching gold on continental and am planning a mileage run for the last week of Nov (can do thanksgiving). My departure airports would be jfk, lga or ewr (I don't have a car and can't go to philly). Ideally I'd like to take a flight where I would have most luck being upgraded, but that would be just gravy.
Your suggestions would be very much appreciated. I tried dreammaps and many other of the tools suggested, but still can't find anything much short of $300.
I also need to keep the travel within the US. I don't care where.
Thank you.
Kate
I'm 2000 miles short of reaching gold on continental and am planning a mileage run for the last week of Nov (can do thanksgiving). My departure airports would be jfk, lga or ewr (I don't have a car and can't go to philly). Ideally I'd like to take a flight where I would have most luck being upgraded, but that would be just gravy.
Your suggestions would be very much appreciated. I tried dreammaps and many other of the tools suggested, but still can't find anything much short of $300.
I also need to keep the travel within the US. I don't care where.
Thank you.
Kate
Oct 29, 2006, 7:59 am
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welcome to FT. Not the cheapest option, but for $200, you can get
JFK-IAH roundtrip on November 24th. (same day RT)
check www.continental.com
Ofcourse.. there would be better and cheaper options, but so far this seems
to be the easiest.
JFK-IAH roundtrip on November 24th. (same day RT)
check www.continental.com
Ofcourse.. there would be better and cheaper options, but so far this seems
to be the easiest.
Oct 29, 2006, 8:04 am
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Welcome to FlyerTalk!
For 2,000 miles you really only need four (4) segments. So I would focus on JFK/LGA so you can get a connection.
Your problem is that weekend is very tight, inventory-wise. It is Thanksgiving weekend, after all, and many people return home Saturday and Sunday.
Can you move it to another weekend? If so, grab any $98+ fare (e.g., LGA-CLE-CMH-CLE-CMH on Saturday 12/2 prices out to $119 out the door).
For 2,000 miles you really only need four (4) segments. So I would focus on JFK/LGA so you can get a connection.
Your problem is that weekend is very tight, inventory-wise. It is Thanksgiving weekend, after all, and many people return home Saturday and Sunday.
Can you move it to another weekend? If so, grab any $98+ fare (e.g., LGA-CLE-CMH-CLE-CMH on Saturday 12/2 prices out to $119 out the door).
Oct 29, 2006, 8:04 am
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Here's one that will easily do it, turn on Thanksgiving day:
$233rt including fees (book on NWA search by schedule, multi city search)
Northwest Airlines (attach your Continental number)
Northwest Airlines 633 956 miles
Depart: 11:06am
New York La Guardia (LGA) 1 stop
Arrive: 1:09pm
Memphis International (MEM)
Northwest Airlines 949 349 miles
Depart: 1:40pm
Memphis International (MEM)
Arrive: 2:54pm
New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l (MSY)
Total duration: 4hr 48min Total miles: 1305 miles
Thursday, November 23, 2006 Return
Northwest Airlines 1474 934 miles
Depart: 4:50pm
New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l (MSY) 1 stop
Arrive: 8:15pm
Detroit Wayne County (DTW)
Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 8min
Northwest Airlines 262 1hr 38min 491 miles
Depart: 9:23pm
Detroit Wayne County (DTW)
Arrive: 11:01pm
New York La Guardia (LGA)
Total duration: 5hr 11min Total miles: 1425 miles
$233rt including fees (book on NWA search by schedule, multi city search)
Northwest Airlines (attach your Continental number)
Northwest Airlines 633 956 miles
Depart: 11:06am
New York La Guardia (LGA) 1 stop
Arrive: 1:09pm
Memphis International (MEM)
Northwest Airlines 949 349 miles
Depart: 1:40pm
Memphis International (MEM)
Arrive: 2:54pm
New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l (MSY)
Total duration: 4hr 48min Total miles: 1305 miles
Thursday, November 23, 2006 Return
Northwest Airlines 1474 934 miles
Depart: 4:50pm
New Orleans Louis Armstrong Int'l (MSY) 1 stop
Arrive: 8:15pm
Detroit Wayne County (DTW)
Change planes. Time between flights: 1hr 8min
Northwest Airlines 262 1hr 38min 491 miles
Depart: 9:23pm
Detroit Wayne County (DTW)
Arrive: 11:01pm
New York La Guardia (LGA)
Total duration: 5hr 11min Total miles: 1425 miles
Last edited by heathriel; Oct 29, 2006 at 8:09 am
Oct 29, 2006, 9:05 am
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Originally Posted by heathriel
Here's one that will easily do it, turn on Thanksgiving day:
$233rt including fees (book on NWA search by schedule, multi city search)
Northwest Airlines (attach your Continental number)
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$233rt including fees (book on NWA search by schedule, multi city search)
Northwest Airlines (attach your Continental number)
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You're going to need to book CO metal on CO.com to get full credit.
Good luck.
Oct 29, 2006, 12:15 pm
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Hi,
I just looked on continental.com and if you are available on Wednesday 29th of November ( you mentioned last week in Nov.) you can fly from EWR either to MIA or FLL for 178$ including everything. There are still a lot of those flights available so you can nearly choose your time of departure and return. MIA goes for 1092 miles oneway so the 2000 miles should be no problem.
Kind regards
Daniel
I just looked on continental.com and if you are available on Wednesday 29th of November ( you mentioned last week in Nov.) you can fly from EWR either to MIA or FLL for 178$ including everything. There are still a lot of those flights available so you can nearly choose your time of departure and return. MIA goes for 1092 miles oneway so the 2000 miles should be no problem.
Kind regards
Daniel