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Old Jun 21, 2010 | 6:52 am
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Originally Posted by mike_plat
Doesn't sound hopeful. I think the CHEAPEST way to do this via transfer is to find someone who's willing to lend you the OnePass miles, then have them transfer 60K to your OP account. This will cost 1.5 cents/mile, which is $900 for 60K. Then, of course, they'll want the miles back, which will cost another $900. Plus you'd have to accrue enough OnePass miles to do this. It doesn't sound like you plan to accrue in OnePass, so it will be hard to find a lender.
No need to transfer the miles to the other person's account. I could just issue an upgrade from my account to your ticket without the crazy transfer fee.
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