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Old Jul 19, 2010 | 10:01 am
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johndeere19
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Originally Posted by JAAbercrombie
Flying from MSP - LGA. Miles would be 25K + $5RT. Whereas, the flight would total $280RT. At what cpm is it best to buy the ticket instead of using miles or vice versa?
I prefer saving up mile for transcon flights and $280 for that leg is pretty reasonable. Think about it this way...if you did this trip 4 times it would cost you either $1,120 or 100K miles and $20. 100K miles (plus taxes and fees) gives you a business class award ticket from North America to Europe on certain airlines (US for certain) which you definitely can't get for $1,120.
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