AA Costa Rica :-LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-MCO-MIA-LIR r/t in First ~800$(2017's PTY Fare :)
Jan 24, 2017, 10:53 am
#46
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This fare was already on FT, just in a different forum.
It is widely accepted that this Mileage Run Deals spot is watched by many in the industry - blogs, airlines, hotels, ... why risk it? I suppose it comes down to intuitively knowing what fares are at risk for shutdown vs what fares are perfectly normal.
It is widely accepted that this Mileage Run Deals spot is watched by many in the industry - blogs, airlines, hotels, ... why risk it? I suppose it comes down to intuitively knowing what fares are at risk for shutdown vs what fares are perfectly normal.
Jan 24, 2017, 3:26 pm
#47
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If you're crediting AA and have status, there is still some benefit to that many short segments, even if you're not trying to rack up the EQS: your base miles on each segment becomes 500. mia-mco-clt-rdu-dca gets you 2000, whereas mia-dca direct is 920.
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Jan 25, 2017, 5:39 am
#48
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Jan 25, 2017, 10:51 am
#49
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But following their chart, I get 280 one way.
3x sub 250 at 20 each
2x at sub 500 at 40 each
1x at 750-1500 at 60
1x at 1500-2500 at 80.
These are all business on the chart.
Jan 25, 2017, 4:40 pm
#50
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Ended up booking LAX-LAS-PHX-PHL-CLT-MCO-MIA-LIR-MIA-MCO-CLT-RDU-DCA-JFK-PHX-LAS-LAX and will probably drop the LAS-LAX leg. Should be enough with the ICN-JFK F fare (and four BA segments intra-Europe) to get me BA gold. Managed to pull it off with one overnight on the outbound (PHL) and two on the return (MCO, although thankfully the eight-hour overnight and not the brutal five-hour one, and LAS, which will be my destination)
Jan 25, 2017, 10:51 pm
#51
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Jan 26, 2017, 1:44 am
#52
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Jan 26, 2017, 11:28 am
#53
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Jan 27, 2017, 8:53 am
#54
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https://goo.gl/flights/O2OC
Seems like a good price now
Why does this thread have no action since yesterday? LOL
Seems like a good price now
Why does this thread have no action since yesterday? LOL
Jan 27, 2017, 9:21 am
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Jan 28, 2017, 10:21 am
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Jan 28, 2017, 9:37 pm
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