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Originally Posted by cdmoye
Originally Posted by
guv1976
Where are you flying from, and how confident are you that you'll be able to get five MileSAAver seats (presumably on the same flight) to CDG? Have you checked award-seat availability on aa.com?
We're coming from RDU. I'm *somewhat* confident (I checked on ExpertFlyer not too long ago). I actually have to wait a couple more weeks until my Citi statement closes to get the last bit of miles, though. So, I am still in a bit of limbo. The date is somewhat flexible, so I'm hoping. We don't all have to fly on the same flight. We could easily break into 2-3 groups as long as we arrive/depart the same day (or within a day). Also, if we can't get the 5 MileSAAver seats, I can always retail 1-2 of the seats if I have to--but obviously I'd like to avoid that if I can.
OK. Keep in mind that if you use the RDU-LHR or LHR-RDU flight when going to or from PAR, you can make RDU your "gateway" stopover. So for 20K per person, you can get a MileSAAver award LAS-DFW/ORD/JFK-RDU (stopover) - RDU-LHR (or RDU-LHR-CDG/ORY, with the last segment on BA).
Or on the return, CDG/ORY-LHR-RDU (stopover) - Hawaii/California/Caribbean, etc., later on, all for 20K one way.