United Airlines has a fare out there this afternoon in the Seattle to Des Moines market that nets 3,024 elite qualifying miles. I could not immediately find a zero-night trip or even a one-night stay, so this one is one-way. I found this at 4:00pm PDT, so as always… ACT FAST! Here are the details:
[Edited 12:00pm PDT 10/24: The fare is has now risen $9, but will leave the original info as below. I do not expect to update this page again.]
Routing: Seattle to Des Moines via San Francisco and Chicago
Travel period: 10/24/11 – 11/29/11 (I see availability on 10/31, 11/1-11/3, 11/7, 11/9 and 11/15)
Day of week restrictions: None
Fare basis: GA10CS (10-day advance purchase)
Fare: $85.10 all-in one-way
Elite Qualifying Miles earned: 3,024
Cents-per-mile (CPM): 2.81
Example itinerary: Click for full-size view
Visit my Mileage Running 101 Part 1 and Part 2 posts to get step-by-step instructions on how I found this fare and created the routing.
Here is a one-nighter I found for $166.50 netting 5,244 EQMs at 3.18cpm:
I appreciate this info, but I’m not into mileage running. Is there a site or a forum of FT, or some other site, where bargain fares or mistake fares are listed? Thanks. Appreciate the assistance.
Yes, Flyertalk and MilePoint, and while those forums are listed as “mileage runs,” they often post some regular cheap fares and mistake fares.