US: OAK/SJC - ATL ... ~580 a.i. in First.
Feb 28, 2008, 10:11 am
#31
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: LAX/OTP
Programs: TK C+, AA/AS nothing, BA nothing
Posts: 1,189
That was my reason for booking this, cheaper than buying the miles, not to mention I get a lot more miles this way rather than buying ^
Feb 28, 2008, 10:30 am
#32
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Charleston, SC
Programs: UA 1P, CO Plat, MR Plat, SPG Plat, US Dirt
Posts: 1,506
Feb 28, 2008, 10:43 am
#34
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: TX
Posts: 2,734
http://www.webflyer.com/travel/milemarker/
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showt...+fish+software
Feb 28, 2008, 11:01 am
#36
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: OAK
Programs: AS MVPG 100k
Posts: 3,756
Apologies in advance - I'm a bit of a UA rookie, but going for 1k this year. How many EQS will this earn on UA ?
Feb 28, 2008, 12:00 pm
#37
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
Programs: DREAD Gold; UA 1.035MM; Bonvoy Au-197; PCC Elite+; CCC Elite+; MSC C-12; CWC Au-197; WoH Dis
Posts: 52,139
Feb 28, 2008, 12:06 pm
#38
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
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Posts: 5,153
US 'A' class is 3x membership mileage and the 25% bonus for destination mileage, so 325% destination mileage. Short segments are at a 600 minimum, times the multipier.
Feb 28, 2008, 12:14 pm
#39
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: AMS
Programs: BA Gold; FB Gold; IHG Plat AMB
Posts: 46
thank you OP!
Great find ^
Happen to be across the pond and booked this but not as a pure MR. Have a partner in tow who doesn't understand this MR thing (so spending a night in ATL). But thank goodness for other FTers who do understand!
Happen to be across the pond and booked this but not as a pure MR. Have a partner in tow who doesn't understand this MR thing (so spending a night in ATL). But thank goodness for other FTers who do understand!
Feb 28, 2008, 1:21 pm
#40
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: United Mileage Plus
Posts: 232
Just a word of warning. Last year, I found a First Class ticket from OAK-IAD on US metal via Orbitz for about $400 RT. I booked it figuring first in US was better than economy in UA, which is debatable, I know. I think I booked it about two weeks in advance with an economy UA ticket being about $30 cheaper. Two days before my flight I got an e-mail from Orbitz saying the fare was a computer mistake and that I had been rebooked in economy. After literally hours on the phone with Orbitz and US, I got nowhere and ended up stuck in the back of US economy. I'll never use Orbitz or US again.
Feb 28, 2008, 1:42 pm
#41
Join Date: Mar 2003
Programs: BA GGL; AA LT Gold; AS 100K; DL MM GM; Hyatt G*list, Hilton Diamond; SQ silver
Posts: 3,806
The 25% gold bonus is only on the actual mileage. So for example on a flight like CLT-ATL which gc.kls2.com says is 227 miles, you would get 3*600+.25*227 and I am not sure how they round it. But that's about 1857 miles.
Feb 28, 2008, 1:51 pm
#42
Formerly known as fsa_ea
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: UA GS/1MM,AS 75k,NK GLD,AA 2MM,DL 2MM,LH FT,AY PLT,IC RA,FMT LT PLT,HYT GLB,HLT DIA,MRT GLD,HRTZ PC
Posts: 2,229
Just a word of warning. Last year, I found a First Class ticket from OAK-IAD on US metal via Orbitz for about $400 RT. I booked it figuring first in US was better than economy in UA, which is debatable, I know. I think I booked it about two weeks in advance with an economy UA ticket being about $30 cheaper. Two days before my flight I got an e-mail from Orbitz saying the fare was a computer mistake and that I had been rebooked in economy. After literally hours on the phone with Orbitz and US, I got nowhere and ended up stuck in the back of US economy. I'll never use Orbitz or US again.
I can't begin to tell you how pissed off I would be if they pulled this on me. I would be receving a full refund and never flying US Air or using Orbitz again.
Feb 28, 2008, 2:06 pm
#43
Formerly known as fsa_ea
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Up in the Air
Programs: UA GS/1MM,AS 75k,NK GLD,AA 2MM,DL 2MM,LH FT,AY PLT,IC RA,FMT LT PLT,HYT GLB,HLT DIA,MRT GLD,HRTZ PC
Posts: 2,229
Can anyone interpret these rules from Expedia? In particular what do these lines mean?:
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 AA0UPNC A‡X 269.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
2 AA0UPNC A‡X 534.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
Fare Basis Code: AA0UPNC
OAK-ATL CXR-US FRI 07NOV08 USD
THE FOLLOWING CARRIERS ALSO PUBLISH FARES OAK-ATL:
AA AS CO DL NW UA
//SEE FQHELP FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW FARE DISPLAYS//
7.5 PERCENT TAXES INCLUDED / FT FOR BREAKDOWN-SEE N*/USTAX1
SEGMENT TAXES NOT INCLUDED SEE N*/USTAX2
PSGR FACILITY CHARGES MAY APPLY-ENTER PXCHELP
ALL FEES/SVC CHARGES NOT INCLUDED UNTIL ITINERARY PRICED
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 AA0UPNC A‡X 269.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
2 AA0UPNC A‡X 534.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
300* 1. OAK-PHX/LAS-WAS/PIT/PHX/PHL/LAS/CLT-ATL
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 AA0UPNC A‡X 269.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
2 AA0UPNC A‡X 534.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
Fare Basis Code: AA0UPNC
OAK-ATL CXR-US FRI 07NOV08 USD
THE FOLLOWING CARRIERS ALSO PUBLISH FARES OAK-ATL:
AA AS CO DL NW UA
//SEE FQHELP FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW FARE DISPLAYS//
7.5 PERCENT TAXES INCLUDED / FT FOR BREAKDOWN-SEE N*/USTAX1
SEGMENT TAXES NOT INCLUDED SEE N*/USTAX2
PSGR FACILITY CHARGES MAY APPLY-ENTER PXCHELP
ALL FEES/SVC CHARGES NOT INCLUDED UNTIL ITINERARY PRICED
V FARE BASIS BK FARE TRAVEL-TICKET AP MINMAX RTG
1 AA0UPNC A‡X 269.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
2 AA0UPNC A‡X 534.00 ---- -/‡ -/ - 300
300* 1. OAK-PHX/LAS-WAS/PIT/PHX/PHL/LAS/CLT-ATL
Feb 28, 2008, 2:55 pm
#44
formerly known as Frugal Travel Guy
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Greenville, SC
Programs: UA Gold, HH Gold, SPG Gold, Marriott Silver, Hyatt Platinum
Posts: 1,925
I just booked back to backs March 15-18
at 625% ATL-PHL-PDX-PHL-ATL on March 15, return March 16
and 625% ATL-PHL-PDX-PHX-ATL on the 17th return the 18th
$585 all in each.
73,800 destination miles coming.
and 625% ATL-PHL-PDX-PHX-ATL on the 17th return the 18th
$585 all in each.
73,800 destination miles coming.
Feb 28, 2008, 4:12 pm
#45
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: United Mileage Plus
Posts: 232
I tried everything. Everything. Spent hours on the seas with call centers in far distant countries. Tried to talk to supervisors/managers. It was a mess. Finally I asked for a refund. I asked to switch to United. It was such a mess. I am normally a honey catches more flies kind of person, which I tried to a point. But I can give that up when I have to, and I did. I believe they ended up sending me a $50 voucher or something like that to Orbitz, which I told them would be useless since I was never using them again. It has gone untouched, as I have only used Orbitz to find flight now and booked elsewhere since. And have not sat on US Airways since.