Originally Posted by
cristo
The cutoff is 2000 miles.
If you're in Vegas, Lucanesque, then that's a no-brainer - a trip in F LAS-LAX-MIA will get you 270 points.
Good idea, thanks!
Originally Posted by
paul4040
So, about £800 to reserve extra legroom seats...
If that's all that required, that is extraordinarily expensive! The OP would be better served looking to upgrade his existing flight, or just paying for the extra legroom.
There is also no need to pointlessly route via OSL when travelling to HEL. LON-HEL is 160TP return as it is a SH+ route. The cheapest return fare is £378 at present.
I couldn't find the £378 fare, was that direct on BA? ITA was showing around £800 for BA direct on the same date as the OSL routing on AY. Re the cost, it depends on the OP's drivers, personally I find it worthwhile to maintain Silver, because whilst I fly F or CW long haul, I usually only ever fly ET short haul so lounge access is a nice extra.