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Mar 5, 2010 | 3:12 pm

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djoblong

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: LAX

Programs: QFF NB, UA - 1K, SPG Gold, Hertz #1 Gold

Posts: 107

Quote:

Originally Posted by ptspellman

There is the choice of using the miles to get saver C/standard C for 1-2 of you and buying tickets for the rest.

I (and the other spellman's) are going to OZ at the same time of the year. I booked two saver C's for the little ones, I will be on a paid ticket Y that I will upgrade and I will either buy my wife a ticket in Y with upgrade, a Z fare, or miles for C depending on what is available later in the year.

Based on Unavaca's logic, $1,600 (but divided by 4), would you spend $400 for C over Y? I sure as heck would. LAX to SYD is a 14 hour flight.

Thanks that's a good point. Lemme check into it. My only other issue is a lot of my SWU's expire too early but if I have 2 saver c's and the rest SWU upgraded Y I could be OK. Or some kind soul might swap me for later expiring SWU's... For a trade discount of some sort.