Award travel to Fiji or Tahiti using MileagePlus Miles?
Mar 5, 2020, 12:05 pm
#181
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I am monitoring the airfare for the return flights. I need to fly Jan. 21, a Thursday, which is the day the cruise ship docks and we disembark. The one way air fare is $728 PPT-SFO-MCI in economy. it would take 57K miles for an award seat. The prior Thursday Jan. 14 is $474 and the next Thursday Jan. 28 is $474. There is nothing special about Jan. 21 that I can see. Do you think by searching for a ticket on this date UA computers are raising the price? Might the price come down if I wait to buy it?
Why not fly Jan 22?
Mar 5, 2020, 12:17 pm
#182
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I am monitoring the airfare for the return flights. I need to fly Jan. 21, a Thursday, which is the day the cruise ship docks and we disembark. The one way air fare is $728 PPT-SFO-MCI in economy. it would take 57K miles for an award seat. The prior Thursday Jan. 14 is $474 and the next Thursday Jan. 28 is $474. There is nothing special about Jan. 21 that I can see. Do you think by searching for a ticket on this date UA computers are raising the price? Might the price come down if I wait to buy it?
Mar 5, 2020, 12:28 pm
#183
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There is a cruise ship docking/embarking that day, mine. There are only 140 passengers on it if it is full. This happens every Thursday, Windstar Wind Spirit embarks and disembarks 140 people for a 7 day cruise. Not all will be flying on UA, most will be on Air Tahiti Nui. UA does not fly from PPT on Jan. 22. They only fly this route Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday. I am staying in Papeete 2 days before the cruise and don't want to stay on after.
Mar 5, 2020, 12:53 pm
#184
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Mar 5, 2020, 2:52 pm
#185
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Mar 5, 2020, 2:54 pm
#186
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- pay the going rate now
- wait and gamble the fare will go up or go down
Mar 13, 2020, 10:18 am
#187
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Price just went down. 45K miles for the non stop SFO-MCI leg. Booked 2 award tix. I could have got flights for 35K miles but the routing was bad, much longer travel total travel time.