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Old Sep 29, 2015, 5:48 pm
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AA: GRU-SFO $396 RT (3.05 cpm via LAX)
Can also route via DFW or MIA.
LAX-GRU is operated by a 787 after 11/5.
Travel must be completed by 12/10.

Sao Paulo (GRU) to Los Angeles (LAX) — Tue, Nov 3
American Airlines Inc. 216
Dep: 12:15 am
Arr: 6:50 am
12h 35m
Boeing 777
Economy (Q)
Dinner, Breakfast
Layover in LAX
4h 10m

Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO) — Tue, Nov 3
American Airlines Inc. 5940
Dep: 11:00 am
Arr: 12:28 pm
1h 28m
Embraer RJ-175
Economy (Q)
OPERATED BY COMPASS AIRLINES AS AMERICAN EAGLE

San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX) — Mon, Nov 9
American Airlines Inc. 2238
Dep: 2:30 pm
Arr: 3:59 pm
1h 29m
Boeing 737
Economy (Q)
Layover in LAX
3h 41m

Los Angeles (LAX) to Sao Paulo (GRU) — Mon, Nov 9
American Airlines Inc. 215
Dep: 7:40 pm
Arr: 1:45 pm
12h 5m
Boeing 787
Economy (Q)
Dinner, Breakfast
Tue, Nov 10

Cost per passenger (including taxes & fees)
R$1,606.66
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Old Sep 29, 2015, 6:53 pm
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Even better. GRU - SFO via YYZ on AC in 2016. Lots of miles for $500~.
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Old Sep 29, 2015, 8:09 pm
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Originally Posted by Bonaventure
Even better. GRU - SFO via YYZ on AC in 2016. Lots of miles for $500~.
Gru - sfo via YYZ? Seems pretty circuitous
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Old Sep 29, 2015, 8:56 pm
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Originally Posted by Mauibaby2008
Gru - sfo via YYZ? Seems pretty circuitous
Gets you the miles.
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Old Sep 30, 2015, 7:29 am
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Can this be reversed to start from SFO instead of GRU?
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Old Sep 30, 2015, 7:49 am
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Originally Posted by danielchee
Can this be reversed to start from SFO instead of GRU?
International fares are usually not reversible.
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 8:41 am
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I got a similar deal a couple of days ago, flying to Phoenix for Thanksgiving dinner/mileage run. My routing is GRU-LAX-PHX-MIA-GRU but I believe it priced as a roundtrip to LAX with a 15hr PHX layover on the return. Worked pretty amazingly for me... 12,700 EQM for $354 = 2.8 CPM.
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 9:21 am
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Originally Posted by veeRob
I got a similar deal a couple of days ago, flying to Phoenix for Thanksgiving dinner/mileage run. My routing is GRU-LAX-PHX-MIA-GRU but I believe it priced as a roundtrip to LAX with a 15hr PHX layover on the return. Worked pretty amazingly for me... 12,700 EQM for $354 = 2.8 CPM.
Are you physically located in Las Vegas? If so, how did you position to/from Sao Paulo?
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 9:29 am
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Originally Posted by Paul5795
Are you physically located in Las Vegas? If so, how did you position to/from Sao Paulo?
I'm flying LAS-GIG/GRU-LAS for $700 on a separate fare and vacationing for 3 weeks for the first time in Brazil. Figured 2 days out of my trip to surprise my family for Thanksgiving + do the mileage run was worth 2 days out of my vacation.
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 11:47 am
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VeeRob - I am new to FT. Have tried to purchase GRU-DFW-GRU via AA BR site, no workie. Curious how you purchased ex-BR. Thanks in advance and hope I am not braking any rules by asking.
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by machtailwind71
VeeRob - I am new to FT. Have tried to purchase GRU-DFW-GRU via AA BR site, no workie. Curious how you purchased ex-BR. Thanks in advance and hope I am not braking any rules by asking.
PM'ed.
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 4:09 pm
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Originally Posted by veeRob
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I am also wondering how to do this. My buddy would be flying from LAX so I have to figure out how to route DFW and how to route LAX.

Thank you so much for the help!
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Old Oct 2, 2015, 10:22 pm
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Thinking about a mileage run to GRU but all the cheap flights require a nights stay which I will have to leave the airport, must I then get a visa?? Or does everyone just sleep at the airport?
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Old Oct 5, 2015, 6:39 am
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Originally Posted by Shy Guy
Thinking about a mileage run to GRU but all the cheap flights require a nights stay which I will have to leave the airport, must I then get a visa?? Or does everyone just sleep at the airport?
They most probably won't even let you board the flight to GRU.
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Old Oct 5, 2015, 2:48 pm
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Yup
Originally Posted by danielchee
They most probably won't even let you board the flight to GRU.
Correct. You will not be allowed to board a plane with Brazil as your final destination if you don't have a valid visa.

I must say, for those of us based in Sao Paulo this has been a great year for MRs. All year long there have been good fares ex-GRU.
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