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Dec 22, 2009 | 10:09 am

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Pandor

Join Date: Jul 2009

Posts: 445

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raffles

Pandor, it is easier than you think. Get yourself the BMI Amex card. This comes with 24,000 BMI Diamond Club miles. This is almost enough miles for a one-way First Class Swiss ticket to the Middle East (eg LHR-ZRH-DXB) which only requires 25,000 miles + £225 cash + tax.

Spend a few quid more on the card (2 miles per £1) and Swiss F to the US is only 31,250 miles + £212 + tax one-way.

Use some BA miles to come back or buy a cheap one-way in Y.

(Lufthansa F is more expensive, unfortunately, because they don't let you do 'cash and miles' and impose a 10k each-way 'surcharge' for the 'privilege' of flying LH.)

I was amazed at the fact that being chauffeured all the way to the aircraft is even allowed after 9/11! I can never imagine such service to be allowed at Heathrow. Thanks for the tips though.

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