Kinglobjaw's Blog » RSW http://kinglobjaw.com/blog Proudly flying US Airways! Fri, 02 Jul 2010 05:12:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Hey US! Why single up on double downs? http://kinglobjaw.com/blog/2009/10/09/hey-us-why-single-up-on-double-downs/ http://kinglobjaw.com/blog/2009/10/09/hey-us-why-single-up-on-double-downs/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:07:18 +0000 Mark http://kinglobjaw.com/blog/?p=766 Double connections are getting harder to work with in terms of price, when it comes to US Airways domestic! This is not a complaint, nor a legit one, even if I tried, but it seems that when I force a double connect, US really bumps up the price. I mean really! I can’t do Chicago to San Diego via Vegas and Phoenix. I can’t do Seattle to Miami via Phoenix and Philadelphia. I can’t even do Boston to Ft. Myers via DC and Charlotte! It does change when I put in San Juan or international destinations- I can suddenly do up to 4 per direction keeping the same price!

Another exception is a flying from a “West” city to an “East” city. For example, a flight from Portland, Oregon (an America West only city) to Miami, FL (a US Airways only city). I have to route via both Phoenix and an eastern hub.

With the decent fares from Chicago to Ft. Myers, I’m looking at doing a leg from Ft. Myers out west-  maybe Denver or Salt Lake City? Definitely a ski destination so I can get 2,500 bonus miles and 5% off the fare to further maximise.

I’m planning to visit another friend in San Diego in November or December. I wonder how I can work a simple Chicago to San Diego trip to my advantage, or should I say to my DM account’s advantage. Hehe…

One final tidbit. I just realized the 757 I’m flying from Philly to Phoenix later this month actually an Envoy configuration! Must clear the upgrade on this one!

 

Have a nice clicK life,

-Mark

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