ORD-DEN 3-class: Stupid decision?
Jul 4, 2008, 10:35 am
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D fare bucket w/ coupon code from my TA uncle(^)= $1371 total fare paid.
Jul 4, 2008, 10:36 am
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Jul 4, 2008, 10:55 am
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And as others have mentioned... I would save the 30,000 miles and purchase 4 500 mile upgrades for $325 (if you haven't blown your whole wad on the ticket already that is).. 30,000 miles is better spent on a longer upgrade or for a free ticket.
Even with no status you should have no trouble getting confirmed in First 24 hours before the flight using the e500's.
If you're only a teenager, I predict we'll be seeing your posts here on FT well into the 2060's
Jul 4, 2008, 12:14 pm
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Jul 4, 2008, 1:37 pm
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Plus, if you have a good tailwind and the 767 is the westbound leg, you'll be in the seat 2 hours max. 125 miles spent/minute...would make me cry.
Jul 4, 2008, 11:22 pm
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Completely agree here...if it's trying the suite that you're after, you'll be sorely disspointed by the old 767 F seats. Just slightly more comfy versions of regular C, and if you're in row 1, I'd almost rather be in C. Save the 15K for the TATL upgrades you mentioned...
Plus, if you have a good tailwind and the 767 is the westbound leg, you'll be in the seat 2 hours max. 125 miles spent/minute...would make me cry.
Plus, if you have a good tailwind and the 767 is the westbound leg, you'll be in the seat 2 hours max. 125 miles spent/minute...would make me cry.
Believe me, I TRIED to find a 777 on my way back to beloved ORD, but couldn't on the date that I needed to be back. There may have been one very early in the morning, but I wasn't willing to do that and it may have been a 2-cabin one anyway--I don't remember exactly.
Jul 4, 2008, 11:26 pm
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Thanks, I know it's almost unheard of. I'll probably regret it in a few years when my teenage stupid decision tendency goes away, but I'm content for now. I'm pretty frugal in almost every other way, and I don't have to pay for a hotel since I'm staying with a friend, so that makes my purchase slightly less obscenely inappropriate for a teenager from a middle class home.
Jul 5, 2008, 1:38 am
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Thanks, I know it's almost unheard of. I'll probably regret it in a few years when my teenage stupid decision tendency goes away, but I'm content for now. I'm pretty frugal in almost every other way, and I don't have to pay for a hotel since I'm staying with a friend, so that makes my purchase slightly less obscenely inappropriate for a teenager from a middle class home.
Regardless, let me add my welcome to this forum and to flying in general, despite all the negative press, it's still my #1 hobby
Jul 5, 2008, 2:51 am
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..........OMFG...........
How many hours of work did that take to purchase?
Save the $1000 for your real trip to Europe ( you will need it to get a beer) and look at the seats on the flight. If you MUST buy e500's one way.
You buy/upgrade/get into C on overseas flights so you can sleep and work.
For $1371 you should be going to Asia and getting a REAL experience.
Jul 5, 2008, 9:28 am
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WHOA dude, no hours of work! Just about 15 minutes on .bomb. I entered my coupon code and that was it. Most of those 15 minutes were taken up by searching for the cheapest combination of 3 cabin flights at reasonable times on my travel dates. After that, all I had to do was apply the discount.
Jul 5, 2008, 10:22 am
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WHOA dude, no hours of work! Just about 15 minutes on .bomb. I entered my coupon code and that was it. Most of those 15 minutes were taken up by searching for the cheapest combination of 3 cabin flights at reasonable times on my travel dates. After that, all I had to do was apply the discount.
I think he is asking how many hours of work did it take you to earn the money to pay for that ticket...
IMHO....it's your money and do what you want with it....but if it were me I would use take that money and go to Asia or something....more bang for the buck if you ask me...
Jul 5, 2008, 3:29 pm
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Jul 5, 2008, 4:58 pm
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..........OMFG...........
How many hours of work did that take to purchase?
Save the $1000 for your real trip to Europe ( you will need it to get a beer) and look at the seats on the flight. If you MUST buy e500's one way.
You buy/upgrade/get into C on overseas flights so you can sleep and work.
For $1371 you should be going to Asia and getting a REAL experience.
+1
I think this is absurd
Originally Posted by yogi
..........OMFG...........
How many hours of work did that take to purchase?
Save the $1000 for your real trip to Europe ( you will need it to get a beer) and look at the seats on the flight. If you MUST buy e500's one way.
You buy/upgrade/get into C on overseas flights so you can sleep and work.
For $1371 you should be going to Asia and getting a REAL experience.
I think this is absurd
Jul 5, 2008, 5:10 pm
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Like others have said, it's your $ but I probably would have gone to Europe or Asia or maybe even Austrailia for what you're paying to fly two hours between DEN-ORD 
If you want to look at the bright side, however, your post has been viewed over 1000 times already so thanks for posting something interesting...that takes skill!
If you want to look at the bright side, however, your post has been viewed over 1000 times already so thanks for posting something interesting...that takes skill!
Jul 5, 2008, 5:53 pm
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I think many of us would have suggested ORD-DEN-LHR ... and upgraded that, return and do a stopover in DEN to see your friend