PanHam

If there was an irate face to accompany this post, I'd add it. I've really, really tried to do my due diligence myself, but now, I am stuck.

. . . anyway, I've built a shell of an MR thus far from SFO - RDU (sorry for the horrendous formatting). The times work very well.

United 0224
Depart: SFO 11:06 PM
Arrive: IAD 07:03 AM
Next day
Dec 8 Non-stop
4h 57m
320
2,419 miles traveled Fare basis code:
LR14NX
Booking class: L
Economy
2,419 Award miles
No Meal Service


<<< connecting to >>>
United 7139
Operated by: United Express/mesa Airlines
Depart: IAD 08:25 AM
Arrive: RDU 09:43 AM Non-stop
1h 18m
CRJ
224 miles traveled Fare basis code:
LR14NX
Booking class: L
Economy


Sat, Dec 08, 2007 - RDU to SFO
United 0168
Depart: RDU 02:57 PM
Arrive: IAD 04:14 PM Non-stop
1h 17m
735
224 miles traveled Fare basis code:
LR14NX
Booking class: L
Economy

<<< connecting to >>>
United 0937
Depart: IAD 05:30 PM
Arrive: SFO 08:30 PM Non-stop
6h
NA_767
2,419 miles traveled Fare basis code:
LR14NX
Booking class: L
Economy


With my 100 dollar ecert (I may try to break this into one-ways, but that did not seem to work), the fare totals 155.00.

Does anyone have any ideas how I can extend this into ~7500 EQM? I've tried to route it through LAX on the way to IAD and through SEA on the way back, but the fare always skyrockets . . . Is there any way to keep this at the current price?

As well, do I need to ensure that I book all legs into L buckets? I have noticed that when I am trying to piece the flights together on .bomb, I have been selecting flights with no L availability . . . is that where I am screwing up?


Ahhhhh, there is the irate face. As always, any and all help appreciated. I'm totally willing to listen to alternate days and times. Thanks so much.

ed1

Disregard above angry smilie, don't know where that came from.

6187 mi.

You might do better using http://matrix.itasoftware.com/cvg/dispatch/prego if you want to play around with it.

San Francisco, CA to Raleigh/Durham, NC: 2723 miles 11 hrs 11 min
United Airlines Flight UA1153 on a Boeing 757 (jet) in coach class
Departs San Francisco, CA (SFO) Fri, Dec 7 7:32a 1 hr 24 min
Arrives Los Angeles, CA (LAX) 8:56a
1 adult in booking code L, covered by fare (A1) below

Layover in Los Angeles 49 min

United Airlines Flight UA110 on a Boeing 757 (jet) in coach class
(food for purchase, movie)
Departs Los Angeles, CA (LAX) Fri, Dec 7 9:45a 3 hrs 59 min
Arrives Chicago, IL (ORD) 3:44p
1 adult in booking code L, covered by fare (A1) below

Layover in Chicago 3 hrs 1 min

United Airlines Flight UA1134 on a Boeing 737 (jet) in coach class
Departs Chicago, IL (ORD) Fri, Dec 7 6:45p 1 hr 58 min
Arrives Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) 9:43p
1 adult in booking code L, covered by fare (A1) below

Raleigh/Durham, NC to San Francisco, CA: 2835 miles 11 hrs 56 min
United Airlines Flight UA7139 on a Canadair Reg. Jet (jet) in coach class
(operated by UNITED EXPRESS/MESA AIRLINES)
Departs Raleigh/Durham, NC (RDU) Sat, Dec 8 10:27a 1 hr 5 min
Arrives Washington, DC (IAD) 11:32a
1 adult in booking code L, covered by fare (A2) below

Layover in Washington 1 hr 1 min

United Airlines Flight UA7231 on a Canadair RJ 700 (jet) in coach class
(operated by UNITED EXPRESS/MESA AIRLINES)
Departs Washington, DC (IAD) Sat, Dec 8 12:33p 1 hr 25 min
Arrives Charlotte, NC (CLT) 1:58p
1 adult in booking code L, covered by fare (A2) below

Layover in Charlotte 2 hrs 37 min

United Airlines Flight UA2670 on an Airbus A321 (jet) in coach class
(operated by US Airways as Flight US1459)
(food for purchase)
Departs Charlotte, NC (CLT) Sat, Dec 8 4:35p 5 hrs 48 min
Arrives San Francisco, CA (SFO) 7:23p
1 adult in booking code L, covered by fare (A2) below


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It is very important to use exactly the same booking codes and fare codes that we've used on this page in order to match the price we've found.

Fare (A1): UA SFORDU LR14NX fare (rules) $99.54
Tax: US Transportation Tax $7.46
Fare (A2): UA RDUSFO LR14NX fare (rules) $99.54
Tax: US Transportation Tax $7.46
Tax: US September 11th Security Fee $10.00
Tax: US Passenger Facility Charge $16.50
Tax: US Flight Segment Tax $20.40
Total for 1 adult passenger: $260.90

PanHam

Gracias . . . I guess I will have to do an overnight .. . . or indulge my inner college student and stay out all night before my flight at RDU . . .

I did it on an MR in STL . . . I should survive. Ha.

Thanks . . .

PanHam

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