Well here’s a surprise. I’m used to seeing fare wars in major markets with a lot of competition, so did not anticipate finding this fare today on United offering a $63 one-way ticket from the Washington, D.C. group of airports to Spokane, WA.
I haven’t spent too much time finding ideal connection opportunities for this deal, instead wanting to get this posted ASAP for my East coast friends. There are oodles of same-day trips available if you fly IAD-DEN-GEG roundtrip, but for the best CPM, consider a 1-nighter as shown below.
Routing: Washington Dulles to Denver to Spokane to San Francisco to Washington Dulles
Travel period: Now through 6/6/2012
Dates I found available: 4/17 (there are many dates available for same-day turns IAD-DEN-GEG r/t)
Number of nights stay: 1
Day of week restrictions: None
Fare basis: GA10CS, 10-day advance purchase
Fare: $169.20
Elite Qualifying Miles earned: 5,439 (assumes 500-mile minimums)
Cost-per-mile (CPM): 3.11
Example itinerary:
If you’re overnighting in GEG anyways there are a bunch of options that can drop the CPM a bit. I see options for IAD-EWR/ORD/DEN-SFO-GEG or even IAD-DEN-PHX-SFO-GEG on the outbound via ITA. Just search iad::ua ua ua+ and it should turn them up. Just pay the extra PFCs and you’re on your way.
Spend a night and drive over to ID. Coeur d’alene is gorgeous. Or you can drive 4.5 hours across I-90 and drink a beer in Seattle with me!
Great find, Darren!
Mind finding me one at this price out of SFO / OAK?
Great find, Darren!!
Mind funding me out at this price or clos out of IAH?
awesome, will be doing a same day turn on the 17th, iad-ewr-den-geg-den-iad. $173.
I did the Cd’A drive a couple years ago on a similar (but actually better) mileage run. Played a round of golf in the morning and then headed back to the airport. It was a great day.
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/thewanderingaramean/2010/04/checking-idaho-off-the-list/
Great suggestions, SEABrad & Seth, re: Cd’A.
@Kevin @Vivek: I’m basically monitoring the entire country at this point, so will post mileage runs as I find them from just about any origin. Happy travels!
Too bad G fare is only 50% for A3…
Anyone else like me… I had to look up A3… Aegean Airlines.
Whoa, a rare deal from my home in GEG!
I saw ~$260 SFO-JFK r/t. Not great CPM, but not terrible and good way to burn some CR1s.
I didn’t know it before last week. I figured everybody would be scheming on 19K miles by now…
@Richard… 19K miles?
Able to get DCA-IAH-DEN-GEG-SF0-IAH-DCA for $174. Much easier to fly out of DCA!
Ed- what dates??
[...] Posted by cdavis5711 Plenty of aviailbilty until May on United. No Min stay. Saw it at Mileage Run Opportunity: $169.20 nets 5,439 United EQMs IAD-GEG r/t and confirm the same. [...]
@Ed dates? Please
@Andrew 20K on Aegean supposedly gives you 3 years of *A Gold. 1K signup bonus = need to earn 19K.
April 10-11
I’m in Spokane. Anyone needs to spend a night, providing I’m home, I might be able to accomodate, providing I’m not on the trip too? heeheh
Jubileesmom on FT and Milepoint
@Barb: What an incredibly nice offer! Happy travels!