ORD-YUL AA or AC?
Sep 26, 2017, 4:58 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA PLT PRO
Posts: 34
ORD-YUL AA or AC?
Planning trip with family to Montreal in Nov. Options from ORD not great. Looking for some guidance
AA on the awful and old CRJ-200. No First available. $509pp. Around 1700 EQM. I'm currently very close to PLT Pro. Might make Exec PLT. EQM would help-ish but kinda a rounding error
AC - E190 out and E175 back. First RT for $777pp. I have zero status. Pishy United miles.
Clearly the AC metal is better. How much of my loyalty does AA get here? Both flights have schedules that would be fine.
FT wisdom would be appreciated and welcome. thx
AA on the awful and old CRJ-200. No First available. $509pp. Around 1700 EQM. I'm currently very close to PLT Pro. Might make Exec PLT. EQM would help-ish but kinda a rounding error
AC - E190 out and E175 back. First RT for $777pp. I have zero status. Pishy United miles.
Clearly the AC metal is better. How much of my loyalty does AA get here? Both flights have schedules that would be fine.
FT wisdom would be appreciated and welcome. thx
Sep 26, 2017, 8:34 pm
#2
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: UA Million Mile, Mileage Plus Premier 1K, SkyMiles Gold Medallion, AAdvantage Gold
Posts: 875
If you are okay doing a mileage run in December, then you can rest easy knowing you will make Exec PLT and choose AC. $509 pp for E on a CRJ-200 is not ideal. F on the E190/E175 for only ~50% more isn't bad. Seeing you are based out of ORD and are at least a MileagePlus member, it's never a bad thing to slowly acquire UA miles over time so you can get an award flight way down the line (UA has better partners, prices, and availability than AA).
Sep 27, 2017, 7:16 am
#3
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: ORD
Programs: AA, UA, GE
Posts: 5,122
Planning trip with family to Montreal in Nov. Options from ORD not great. Looking for some guidance
AA on the awful and old CRJ-200. No First available. $509pp. Around 1700 EQM. I'm currently very close to PLT Pro. Might make Exec PLT. EQM would help-ish but kinda a rounding error
AC - E190 out and E175 back. First RT for $777pp. I have zero status. Pishy United miles.
Clearly the AC metal is better. How much of my loyalty does AA get here? Both flights have schedules that would be fine.
FT wisdom would be appreciated and welcome. thx
AA on the awful and old CRJ-200. No First available. $509pp. Around 1700 EQM. I'm currently very close to PLT Pro. Might make Exec PLT. EQM would help-ish but kinda a rounding error
AC - E190 out and E175 back. First RT for $777pp. I have zero status. Pishy United miles.
Clearly the AC metal is better. How much of my loyalty does AA get here? Both flights have schedules that would be fine.
FT wisdom would be appreciated and welcome. thx
Sep 27, 2017, 3:05 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: AA PLT PRO
Posts: 34
Thanks for feedback. Not sure I want to make connection for this flight.
I think I'm gonna need to do a MR in DEC - so might suck it up and do this with AC. Why does AA still ahve these awful CRJ-200's?
I think I'm gonna need to do a MR in DEC - so might suck it up and do this with AC. Why does AA still ahve these awful CRJ-200's?
