A3*G Challenge: who have the most creative routing to achieve *G in shortest time?
Oct 25, 2014, 1:17 am
#661
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CKH
Posts: 575
Make sure you go on the express train ("Flytoget") back to OSL, running from the central trainstation (Oslo S), which is the only real option that early in the morning, taking you there in 20 minutes for NOK170. The 30-35 min taxi ride is upwards of NOK650 (USD100) ...
Snacky
Nov 20, 2014, 1:07 am
#662
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: CX,A3, TK, AZ,KQ
Posts: 142
The end of the story :)
If you've already bought the ticket, then it's already too late to make changes if you don't get the answer you were hoping for.
You don't need to ring anyone to figure out how many miles you will earn - you can check the Miles and Bonus website which shows how much the various earning classes earn. I presume you have avoided the non-earning classes indicated on that page. Do you know what fare class you are travelling in?
The amount of miles you earn also depends on the length of each individual flight. You can get these distances by filling your itinerary in on www.gcmap.com (the miles used by the airlines sometimes vary by a few miles from the values given here). Don't forget, if you're flying in one of the higher earning fares, the 200% earning ones, you will earn double the mileage.
You don't need to ring anyone to figure out how many miles you will earn - you can check the Miles and Bonus website which shows how much the various earning classes earn. I presume you have avoided the non-earning classes indicated on that page. Do you know what fare class you are travelling in?
The amount of miles you earn also depends on the length of each individual flight. You can get these distances by filling your itinerary in on www.gcmap.com (the miles used by the airlines sometimes vary by a few miles from the values given here). Don't forget, if you're flying in one of the higher earning fares, the 200% earning ones, you will earn double the mileage.
Direct flight FCO-OSL (round trip) would get according gcmap.com 5088 miles in A class with SAS (1272 for one trip but considering the double miles earning it's 5088).
I needed 5007 miles to upgrade to Gold so I was pretty sure to do that then, I called the aegean customer service and they told me that actually the miles for that trip where 4800 so I said...that's a problem! I actually finded out that there where no direct flight to OSL but just a flight with stop in CPH and that was very lucky for me because in that case I did 4 flights and totally earned 6220 miles getting upgrade to gold!
So in case there are just few miles to get the upgrade to Gold to make sure the miles you get are the miles you need I would contact the A3 agent and ask them the exact amount of miles for the trip you're going to make as it can be (as in my case) different from the A3 miles calculator and gcmap.
Cheers
Nov 20, 2014, 1:10 am
#663
Join Date: Nov 2013
Programs: CX,A3, TK, AZ,KQ
Posts: 142
Made it..!
You're not doing that ...
Make sure you go on the express train ("Flytoget") back to OSL, running from the central trainstation (Oslo S), which is the only real option that early in the morning, taking you there in 20 minutes for NOK170. The 30-35 min taxi ride is upwards of NOK650 (USD100) ...
Snacky
Make sure you go on the express train ("Flytoget") back to OSL, running from the central trainstation (Oslo S), which is the only real option that early in the morning, taking you there in 20 minutes for NOK170. The 30-35 min taxi ride is upwards of NOK650 (USD100) ...
Snacky
I've earned 6220 miles by the way.. because of my stop in CPH. All good!
Cheers
Jul 18, 2015, 2:50 am
#667
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: NW London and NW Sydney
Programs: BA Diamond, Hilton Bronze, A3 Diamond, IHG *G
Posts: 6,343
For an HK based flyer starting from nothing, just do HKG-ARN-(somewhere in Europe) twice, while at your European destination, first time fly to ATH, second time fly to somewhere via ATH.
Cost US$2200 or thereabouts, which was the cost of purchasing *G without flying from Avianca a while ago.
Jul 18, 2015, 3:20 am
#668
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: OTP
Programs: AF/KL platinum, Turkish gold, QR gold
Posts: 1,570
If you can snap up some of the special offers regularly put out by SAS, it is a great way to either get or retain gold.
It seems next Thursday gets more deals!
It seems next Thursday gets more deals!
Jul 18, 2015, 3:52 am
#669
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: United Kingdom
Programs: A3 *G; Honors Gold; Marriott Bonvoy Gold Elite; IHG Diamond;
Posts: 136
That's interesting, but HKG-SCL J seems to be in excess of US$4000 and why go all the way there just for a mileage run?? (AC J is more like Y+ anyway)
For an HK based flyer starting from nothing, just do HKG-ARN-(somewhere in Europe) twice, while at your European destination, first time fly to ATH, second time fly to somewhere via ATH.
Cost US$2200 or thereabouts, which was the cost of purchasing *G without flying from Avianca a while ago.
For an HK based flyer starting from nothing, just do HKG-ARN-(somewhere in Europe) twice, while at your European destination, first time fly to ATH, second time fly to somewhere via ATH.
Cost US$2200 or thereabouts, which was the cost of purchasing *G without flying from Avianca a while ago.
I agree that the cheapest way is flying with A3, however you don't fly with A3 everytime practically even though living in Europe.
To keep the status, it can fly several times of Asian regional flight + 1 long haul to Europe/Australiasia, or one economic class earned between HKG and SAO via SQ or ET.
Last edited by simcity4000; Jul 18, 2015 at 4:16 am
Aug 5, 2015, 10:37 pm
#670
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: YVR
Programs: WS Platinum, former AC E35K
Posts: 6,335
Anyone have suggestions on earning about 10K miles out of YVR? Prefer to fly J as I can earn 200% of miles flown on AC, which would take the least amount of time.
Cheapest I can find is YVR-BDA (via YYZ) for about $1,950 CDN in J.
Cheapest I can find is YVR-BDA (via YYZ) for about $1,950 CDN in J.
Aug 8, 2015, 3:37 am
#671
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Netherlands
Programs: A3*G
Posts: 132
SAS YVR-OSL/ARN/CPH earns 100% (200% for Premium Eco and above) and yields 9-10k miles.
Aug 8, 2015, 11:53 pm
#673
Community Director
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Norwich, UK
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, BD Gold (in memoriam), IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 8,474
Dec 11, 2015, 11:48 am
#674
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: LHR
Programs: UA P, BA S, A3 *G, IHG Plat, Marriott Lt P, Hilton Gld, etc.
Posts: 1,078
*G with single itinerary
Obviously this is the law of unintended consequences, but after booking my latest CA flight and looking at the redemption table I've realized that ALL CA C class fares earn 200% and ALL their F fares earn 300% without exceptions. So my status seem to to be reviewed after completing one single itinerary (which I guess quite handy). itin was LHR-PEK-CTU-DLC-PEK-LHR (int'l segments booked into J and domestic into F). Per my preliminary calculations using GC map that shall yield 28,180 miles. Price was about Ł2,200.
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