(Business) AA: LAX-MIA-PTY (Panama City) $723 RT
Nov 22, 2015, 7:48 pm
#301
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Nov 24, 2015, 8:48 pm
#302
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Please be gentle with me!
Oh - I'm talking about this whole reduced mileage award program: https://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/r...age-awards.jsp
Dec 8, 2015, 2:25 pm
#303
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Just wanted to thank the OP and others. Completed my LAX-JFK-MIA-PTY with just one night in PTY. Quite the trip as I had to position PHL-LAX but got all the miles I needed. No problems with immigration/customs, even when explaining a mileage run.
Dec 8, 2015, 4:14 pm
#304
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In business class, I would rate these aircraft as follows:
763
321T
752
738(38D)
738(old)
The food on the 321Ts was much better than the 763, but I much preferred the aisle-access 763 seats, even though there was no IFE.
Ironically, the worst segment was the international MIA-PTY segment, as AA seems to fly the old 738s on this route...
My only regret is not booking one of these trips for 2016. Oh well, hopefully it comes around again. At 450 US for 28540 RDM, this flight clocked in at 1.5CpRDM.. and around 4.5CpEQM.
Dec 9, 2015, 7:18 pm
#305
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Not to go OT, but despite the gnashing of teeth over the FFP changes, I imagine that opportunities like this will happen in the last half of 2016 and will allow those who follow FT closely to take advantage.
Dec 9, 2015, 7:48 pm
#306
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Except that at the maximum EXP level you will only get a quarter of the RDMs -great for requalifying but not much else.
Jan 25, 2016, 2:32 pm
#307
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This deal is still open. You have to play with the dates a tad, but I was having best luck in/out of Vegas, rather than lax (connecting in LAX, of course).
Can someone confirm if I'm calculating everything right? All these miles are from GCMAP.
LAS-LAX 236(500) (P)
LAX-JFK 2,475 (I)
JFK-MIA 1,089 (A)
MIA-PTY 1152 (I)
PTY-MIA 1152 (I)
MIA-MCO 192(500) (A)
MCO-DCA 759 (A)
DCA-JFK 213(500) (A)
JFK-LAX 2475 (I)
LAX-LAS 236(500) (A).
Total EQM = 1000+4950+2178+2304+2304+1000+1518+1000+4950+1000 = 22,204.
Total RDM = 750+3712.5+1633.5+1728+1728+750+1138.5+750+3712.5+ 750+1000(lax-jfk plat bonus in+1,000(jfk-lax plat bonus in I) = 18,653 RDM.
Can someone confirm if I'm calculating everything right? All these miles are from GCMAP.
LAS-LAX 236(500) (P)
LAX-JFK 2,475 (I)
JFK-MIA 1,089 (A)
MIA-PTY 1152 (I)
PTY-MIA 1152 (I)
MIA-MCO 192(500) (A)
MCO-DCA 759 (A)
DCA-JFK 213(500) (A)
JFK-LAX 2475 (I)
LAX-LAS 236(500) (A).
Total EQM = 1000+4950+2178+2304+2304+1000+1518+1000+4950+1000 = 22,204.
Total RDM = 750+3712.5+1633.5+1728+1728+750+1138.5+750+3712.5+ 750+1000(lax-jfk plat bonus in+1,000(jfk-lax plat bonus in I) = 18,653 RDM.
Jan 25, 2016, 10:34 pm
#308
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EQM looks right to me.
Jan 26, 2016, 3:43 am
#309
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Just held this: https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;so=p;eo=e
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for $811 rt all lie flats from SFO-JFK-MIA 1 day turn.
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for $811 rt all lie flats from SFO-JFK-MIA 1 day turn.
Jan 26, 2016, 3:44 am
#310
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Just held this: https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;so=p;eo=e
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for $811 rt all lie flats from SFO-JFK-MIA 1 day turn.
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for $811 rt all lie flats from SFO-JFK-MIA 1 day turn.
This also gets 20K Points for elite qualifying.
Also available to BOG for same price practically.
Jan 26, 2016, 7:48 am
#311
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Just held this: https://www.google.com/flights/#sear...sc=b;so=p;eo=e
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for $811 rt all lie flats from SFO-JFK-MIA 1 day turn.
SFO-JFK-MIA-PTY-MIA-JFK-SFO for $811 rt all lie flats from SFO-JFK-MIA 1 day turn.
36 minute connection at JFK seems a bit short though?
With my calculations (miles flown * 2.5), you end up with 24k miles?
Last edited by sexten; Jan 26, 2016 at 7:58 am
Jan 26, 2016, 7:59 am
#312
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For the extra RDM, make sure the TCONs aren't in I or else it's only an extra 1k per flight.
Jan 26, 2016, 10:00 am
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Jan 26, 2016, 11:23 am
#314
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I'm also going to suggest this get merged with the other PTY thread.
Feb 25, 2016, 10:32 am
#315
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Hello all, playing around as well but unable to price it... I'm trying to do a
UVF-MIA-LAX or SFO-JFK-PTY-JFK-LAX or SFO-MIA-UVF
This route would be a perfect gift for our anniversary
therefore 1 or 2 nights in every city more than welcome!!
UVF-MIA-LAX or SFO-JFK-PTY-JFK-LAX or SFO-MIA-UVF
This route would be a perfect gift for our anniversary
therefore 1 or 2 nights in every city more than welcome!!