Need Help with DL segments
 

If this is the wrong place to ask, please forgive me and let me know where is best.

I've got two guaranteed trips yet to take this year and still need 12 segments to next DL tier. I'm not well versed in segment runs and planning them. Is there someone who can give me some suggestions or direction on how to maximize my two trips if possible to 6 segments each? Again, I'm just not skilled at the whole figuring out segments concept. I appreciate any direction someone might be able to give.

Right now, looking at CMH to TUL (or XNA), dep 11/28, ret 11/29 late or 11/30

The other is CMH to NYC area dep 12/12, ret 12/15

how many $ for each run?...any other dates?

look at atl or clt....4 segs at $ 200 or slightly less...

You can use ITA to force multi-stop itineraries for a particular flight you're looking at. When doing your search, click the Advanced Routing Codes link when doing your search, and type "DL" for each segment on the outbound and return that you want. For example...

Departing From:
CMH:: DL DL DL

Destination:
TUL:: DL DL DL

...would try to force a search with 3 flights (i.e. 2 stops) in each direction, although there may not be any possible routing options. You can click the ? icon next to the Advanced Routing Code box to see some basic examples and explanations, but this should get you going in the right direction.

$528 on orbitz..

looks a bit fishy? direct flights w plane changes...try it w/6 entries on multi city...

mis read, thought you needed 12 after the 2 trips....how come you leave out the $...

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Flight 1 Wed, Dec 12 Total time: 4hr 39min
Depart
6:00 AM
Columbus, OH , United States
Port Columbus Intl (CMH)
Stop 1
7:35 AM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Change of planes. Time between flights: 1hr 45min

Delta Air Lines 2197
Economy Boeing Douglas MD-90
On-time performance: 97%
447 mi 1hr 35min
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Depart
9:20 AM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Arrive
10:39 AM
Charlotte, NC , United States
Douglas Airport (CLT)

Delta Air Lines 2251
Economy Boeing Douglas DC-9
On-time performance: 87%
226 mi 1hr 19min
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Flight 2 Wed, Dec 12 Total time: 4hr 39min
Depart
11:15 AM
Charlotte, NC , United States
Douglas Airport (CLT)
Stop 1
12:26 PM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Change of planes. Time between flights: 1hr 9min

Delta Air Lines 2251
Economy Boeing Douglas DC-9
On-time performance: 83%
226 mi 1hr 11min
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Depart
1:35 PM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Arrive
3:54 PM
New York, NY , United States
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Terminal D

Delta Air Lines 2354
Economy Boeing 757
On-time performance: 86%
760 mi 2hr 19min
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Flight 3 Sat, Dec 15 Total time: 5hr 3min
Depart
7:00 AM
New York, NY , United States
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) Terminal D
Stop 1
9:39 AM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Change of planes. Time between flights: 1hr 6min

Delta Air Lines 1547
Economy Boeing 757
On-time performance: 87%
760 mi 2hr 39min
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Depart
10:45 AM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Arrive
12:03 PM
Charlotte, NC , United States
Douglas Airport (CLT)

Delta Air Lines 1095
Economy Airbus A319
On-time performance: 90%
226 mi 1hr 18min
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Flight 4 Sat, Dec 15 Total time: 3hr 43min
Depart
7:45 PM
Charlotte, NC , United States
Douglas Airport (CLT)
Stop 1
9:09 PM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Change of planes. Time between flights: 0hr 42min

Delta Air Lines 705
Economy Boeing Douglas DC-9
On-time performance: 87%
226 mi 1hr 24min
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Depart
9:51 PM
Atlanta, GA , United States
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL) Terminal S
Arrive
11:28 PM
Columbus, OH , United States
Port Columbus Intl (CMH)

Delta Air Lines 1736
Economy Boeing Douglas MD-88
On-time performance: 83%
447 mi 1hr 37min
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The direct flight, DL 2551, shouldn't receive credit for two segments.

If the two trips are for business, the OP should consider the wisdom of doing wacky connections, especially on the outbound, although perhaps an argument could be made for doing this to obtain a lower fare. What if IROPs happen and the OP misses an important meeting or other business obligation?

IMO it would be better to find a separate cheap segment run to get the additional DL credits.

Thanks for the suggestions all... it is business related, so I don't have a fixed cost, thus the reason for not giving a set dollar amount. The XNA route is normally around $600 minimum these days if I'm lucky. Most of the time, on short notice, I'm hitting $800-$1000... and that's standard 4 segments. Just figured I had a little time to plan these, so I'm hoping I can get creative and get the additional segments.

And MSPEconomist, point well taken as to changes/etc shaking up the agenda. I'll keep that in mind in routing. I'm playing with ITA now to see what I might concoct.

$527 for ny trip 6 segs....cmh-clt-atl-lga lga-atl-clt-cmh....orbitz multi city...

$598 cmh-atl-clt-xna xna-clt-atl-cmh... 28 & 30th

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