Maximum allowable mileage
Aug 29, 2007 | 1:04 pm
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Maximum allowable mileage
I know that several times, people have posted a "maximum allowable mileage" for a particular route. I'm wondering if there is a good place to find this number. I'm struggling trying to put together a trip to Boston.
ITA shows $259 for MKE-MEM-MSP-BOS-MSP-MEM-MKE on NWA, and according to the availability websites, K is available on the outbound and T on the return (same as ITA shows: fare basis KO21VE7N and TR14QNV, respectively). Yet when I try to price it out online, the lowest I can achieve is in the $450 range. I'm wondering if I'm exceeding the mileage allowable for this route?
Any thoughts?
ITA shows $259 for MKE-MEM-MSP-BOS-MSP-MEM-MKE on NWA, and according to the availability websites, K is available on the outbound and T on the return (same as ITA shows: fare basis KO21VE7N and TR14QNV, respectively). Yet when I try to price it out online, the lowest I can achieve is in the $450 range. I'm wondering if I'm exceeding the mileage allowable for this route?
Any thoughts?
Aug 29, 2007 | 5:06 pm
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Ok, thanks. I just can't figure out why this routing won't work then. Unless ITA would pull up connections that are not allowable?
Aug 29, 2007 | 6:25 pm
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Aug 29, 2007 | 9:04 pm
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Aug 30, 2007 | 6:32 am
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As a last resort, I've had really good success using NW phone reservations for fares found on ITA. Usually I only have to give them the routing, but occasionally (especially lately) they need the fare info from the ITA page.
EDIT:
On one trip they even saved me money, even after the $10 fee. They found a K fare where ITA had a T fare.
EDIT:
On one trip they even saved me money, even after the $10 fee. They found a K fare where ITA had a T fare.
Last edited by ed1; Aug 30, 2007 at 6:38 am
Aug 30, 2007 | 8:46 am
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Ed,
Thanks. I will try to give them a call.
Thanks. I will try to give them a call.
As a last resort, I've had really good success using NW phone reservations for fares found on ITA. Usually I only have to give them the routing, but occasionally (especially lately) they need the fare info from the ITA page.
EDIT:
On one trip they even saved me money, even after the $10 fee. They found a K fare where ITA had a T fare.
EDIT:
On one trip they even saved me money, even after the $10 fee. They found a K fare where ITA had a T fare.