Checking in on-line
Aug 30, 2002 | 2:17 pm
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Checking in on-line
I'm thinking about flying back and forth DTW-FNT for mileage mania several times in a weekend. How many flights can I check in for on-line at the same time? It looks like I would have seven flights each on a Saturday and a Sunday, so I want to get as many points as possible. Thanks.
Mike
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Aug 30, 2002 | 4:22 pm
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Curious as to what type of fare you're planning to use. When I checked there was a good USD 95.00 return DTW-FNT but it required a Sat nite stay.
Also, after reading the promo rules, it says use nwa.com e-checkin was worth 5 points. But that's 5 points for every time you use this service or 5 points for your first check in? Same idea for ticket purchase on nwa.com?
I admire your ingenuity. Just wish I lived closer to a NW hub.
Curious as to what type of fare you're planning to use. When I checked there was a good USD 95.00 return DTW-FNT but it required a Sat nite stay.
Also, after reading the promo rules, it says use nwa.com e-checkin was worth 5 points. But that's 5 points for every time you use this service or 5 points for your first check in? Same idea for ticket purchase on nwa.com?
I admire your ingenuity. Just wish I lived closer to a NW hub.
Sep 2, 2002 | 8:45 pm
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I'm working on how to check in as many times as possible online. I'll let you know if/when we pull it off.
By the way, there is no need to live in a hub. Although we live in Minneapolis, we would fly in to Detroit on Friday night, overnight at the airport, complete the mileage runs on Sat/Sun and fly home Sunday night. We called NW and found out that the cheapest B fare between the two, with a Saturday overnight, is $196. We are looking into booking eight Sat/Sun overnight roundtrips, with every other one being DTW-FNT and the alternate being FNT-DTW so that we would always have a ticket on the next flight out. At this point, we are investigating what, if any, rules of ticketing we would be breaking. It looks like we would be okay.
By the way, there is no need to live in a hub. Although we live in Minneapolis, we would fly in to Detroit on Friday night, overnight at the airport, complete the mileage runs on Sat/Sun and fly home Sunday night. We called NW and found out that the cheapest B fare between the two, with a Saturday overnight, is $196. We are looking into booking eight Sat/Sun overnight roundtrips, with every other one being DTW-FNT and the alternate being FNT-DTW so that we would always have a ticket on the next flight out. At this point, we are investigating what, if any, rules of ticketing we would be breaking. It looks like we would be okay.