Originally posted by Rudi:
carolene: I am not aware of FlyerTalk-friends taking flights only to get miles. It happens (often at the end of a 'qualification period') that you need some more miles to requalify (or attain) a certain status with your favorite(s) airlines - and those mileage runs can be worth the time and money you spend for them (they even can be fun meeting people and/or experiencing new places).
Well, I must admit that I anticipate topping out at about 85000 legitimate mi and am considering - for the express purpose of making 1K again - going BOS-ORD-IAD instead of direct a few times (unrestricted fares are not that different for the routings, and I can always work or sleep on the plane). I don't know if this is lunacy of a new sort or if it's just "preemptive" mileage-running.
