Mileage Run Deals - AA: SEA-BKK $799.60 ai

Be sure to search including One World partners as this includes a portion on JAL codeshare from NRT to BKK.

Spend $70 for a routing through ORD to add on ~1590 more miles

Not too bad at 4.3 CPM before DEQM promo. Note that the JAL codeshare will not get you double miles. Total EQM from this will be :
sea-lax-nrt-lax-sea x2 = 25620
nrt-bkk-nrt x1 = 5778

If you do the ORD on the return you get
sea-lax-nrt-ord-sea x2 = 28800

Have you been successful in booking this? I keep getting a "re-price" to fares 4 times the price when trying to purchase.

Have tried various other routings too without success. All quote fine but then re-price on last ticketing step.

Ideas?

try calling.

anyone know the date restrictions on this fare? ex-Other cities?

There's similar fares filed from lots of places.

However, I can't price ANY dates using an AA flight number all the way.

JL flight number means 50% miles and no elite bonuses.

JL flight number means 50% miles and no elite bonuses.

The ones I see seem to book into L on JL, which is at least 70% miles... but no other bonuses :(

Ones I'm looking at are G Class on JAL - says Q during booking process but ends up G

There's similar fares filed from lots of places.

However, I can't price ANY dates using an AA flight number all the way.

JL flight number means 50% miles and no elite bonuses.

restrict the search to only AA; that will only bring up AA-coded flights. not sure how they will price out, though.

restrict the search to only AA; that will only bring up AA-coded flights. not sure how they will price out, though.

not favorably :(

not favorably :(

True - makes price VERY unattractive

True - makes price VERY unattractive

If you have any interest in going on a visit to BKK, still a pretty decent fair. Just will have to sit in Y NRT-BKK and no elite bonuses.

I recently flew NYC-NRT-HAN which had NRT-HAN on JL in Y (NYC-NRT in biz)--wasn't so bad.

Might not end up being MR worthy though... :(

The UA fare deal to BKK all on UA metal is probably better

If you have any interest in going on a visit to BKK, still a pretty decent fair. Just will have to sit in Y NRT-BKK and no elite bonuses.

I recently flew NYC-NRT-HAN which had NRT-HAN on JL in Y (NYC-NRT in biz)--wasn't so bad.

Might not end up being MR worthy though... :(

The UA fare deal to BKK all on UA metal is probably better

There's nothing wrong with flying Y on JL. Those of us who insist on flying Oneworld to Asia are used to it.

However, being forced into JL codes instead of AA ones does ruin the attractiveness of Asian MR's.

I agree y on JL isn't bad at all and the food is pretty good.

I agree y on JL isn't bad at all and the food is pretty good.

Actually almost as good as the US-NRT J food with respect to meals. Don't get the ice cream sunday or fresh hot bread, but the full meals were about as good!

I can get this out of ORD Nov 27-Dec 1 for $840 AI.

ORD-LAX-NRT all on AA metal

NRT - BKK on JL @ 50%

BKK - NRT on JL/AA codeshare for 100% but no DBLEQM

NRT - ORD on AA metal

still nets me 31,200 EQM. And I'm EXP. :D

why waste Black Friday trying to shop amidst the sea of humanity when you could be mileage running TPAC? go for it!

why waste Black Friday trying to shop amidst the sea of humanity when you could be mileage running TPAC? go for it!

Agreed! The only thing that makes me hestitate is that I have a flight with Mexicana the first week of December, and AA hasn't published EQM earning for Mexicana once they join OW in 8 days. If I'm not earning enough on that flight, the MR to BKK doesn't net me EXP.

Agreed! The only thing that makes me hestitate is that I have a flight with Mexicana the first week of December, and AA hasn't published EQM earning for Mexicana once they join OW in 8 days. If I'm not earning enough on that flight, the MR to BKK doesn't net me EXP.

I just did something very similar this weekend, dept on Firday at noon and returned at 3pm Monday, dfw-nrt-sin-nrt-dfw. I booked this in early Oct for $912. I feel like a beaten dog right now but I will be EXP when the miles post this week(that is without DBEQ). With my work travel thourgh the end of the year and the DBEQ I will make it to 125K. ^

I just did something very similar this weekend, dept on Firday at noon and returned at 3pm Monday, dfw-nrt-sin-nrt-dfw. I booked this in early Oct for $912. I feel like a beaten dog right now but I will be EXP when the miles post this week(that is without DBEQ). With my work travel thourgh the end of the year and the DBEQ I will make it to 125K. ^

itchief, you're my kind of FT'er, willing to do a weekend trip to Singapore via Narita in pursuit of FF status!

enjoy EXP and the extra goodies from the 125K EQM. are you going for the 4 extra SWU's, the 50k miles, or some other combo?

itchief, you're my kind of FT'er, willing to do a weekend trip to Singapore via Narita in pursuit of FF status!

enjoy EXP and the extra goodies from the 125K EQM. are you going for the 4 extra SWU's, the 50k miles, or some other combo?

I already have an Adm Club membership, so I will be going for the 4 extra SWU's. My wife and I will be taking a couple of nice trips and I will be able to do a couple of MR's in a bigger seat next year.

update: my status updated to EXP today Nov 5, I cannot wait to try is out on Monday.