Originally Posted by
cbn42
IMO, a mileage run is never worth it. It's almost like an insult to yourself, implying that you have nothing to do with your time. Life is short, why spend time trying to impress a private business? Is it worth it to sit on a plane for several hours and spend a few hundred dollars so that you can jump the line and have a bigger seat on a future trip?
If you want to go on vacation, then make a trip out of it, but a pure mileage run is just a waste and seems to be more of an ego booster than a practical venture.
Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
Ouch! I think you just spanked 80% of the Flyertalk audience...
And those 80% of us can disagree. We all have our own reasons. Some like to fly just for flying, and might as well earn elite status or SWUs while at it; others genuinely like seeing any part of the world and want to do it at the lowest price possible; some are a combination. I did a 24-hour domestic turnaround MR and decided not to do trips like that afterward, unless I could get out of the airport; after that, I did a 4-day international MR where I got to see a place I likely would never visit unless the price was cheap. It worked out! A new country, a relaxing weekend, a new airline, time to myself on the plane to catch up on reading/watch movies, and a bunch of EQMs and RDMs to boot!