AS: SEA-LAX-SJO ~$946 r/t < 7 CPM
May 7, 2016, 11:02 pm
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AS: SEA-LAX-SJO ~$946 r/t < 7 CPM
May 8, 2016, 12:07 am
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This books into P on AS which is good for 200% MQM. The cheaper DL flights are only good for 150%, so you end up with a better CPM with this deal.
UA fares are useless if you're chasing MQM
UA fares are useless if you're chasing MQM
May 8, 2016, 10:46 am
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Via LAX, the AS fare is probably better for AS crediting (I am assuming this is a P fare), but the times really suck with 5am out of SEA and 2:15am back into SEA for the shortest connections in LAX.
May 8, 2016, 1:37 pm
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Even for crediting to AS, the DL fare might be better if it can be routed via ATL, since the domestic would likely book into A and the INTL into Z.
Via LAX, the AS fare is probably better for AS crediting (I am assuming this is a P fare), but the times really suck with 5am out of SEA and 2:15am back into SEA for the shortest connections in LAX.
Via LAX, the AS fare is probably better for AS crediting (I am assuming this is a P fare), but the times really suck with 5am out of SEA and 2:15am back into SEA for the shortest connections in LAX.
May 8, 2016, 3:26 pm
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only F and J have a 100% bonus, but DL fares in A/P/Z/I/G etc have plenty of bonuses of their own when it comes to earning on AS MP...and the combined earning of those fares *might* be better than an AS P fare via LAX, given the lower base fares. i have not done the math to confirm or refute this possibility, I am just putting it out there for people to think about and investigate if they are considering an MR/VR to SJO.
May 8, 2016, 6:16 pm
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only F and J have a 100% bonus, but DL fares in A/P/Z/I/G etc have plenty of bonuses of their own when it comes to earning on AS MP...and the combined earning of those fares *might* be better than an AS P fare via LAX, given the lower base fares. i have not done the math to confirm or refute this possibility, I am just putting it out there for people to think about and investigate if they are considering an MR/VR to SJO.