Who needs a mileage run from YVR?
It's getting to be that time of year when people start panicking about achieving status for next year. Typical answer is try to find something out of BUF for Toronto people or SEA for Vancouver people. You have to fly on UA or US Air with little likelihood of an upgrade which makes the MR all the more painful.
AC currently has a $79 fare from YVR to DFW for many dates in November which works out to $277 all in round trip. You can route this through YYZ for a total of 6544 status miles and it's all on AC metal, so upgradeable with SSWU. It works out to 4.2 cpm which is a little higher than the 3 cpm standard set in the MR forum, but I would pay (a lot) more for an MR on AC metal which is upgradeable.
And if you already have E or SE status, you can earn 50-100% bonus on the miles. Plus there is currently a 50% bonus on flights between YVR and YYZ valid until Dec 15. So a SE could net a total of 15,166 miles for this MR (6544 status miles + 6544 SE bonus + 2078 fall bonus). Subtract 5% if you have a coupon for non-working IFE and you've got a heck of a deal!
BTW, this is posted in the MR forum, but I thought it would get better visibility here for Aeroplan members.
Happy status hunting!
Last edited by margarita girl; Oct 8, 2008 at 6:07 am