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Feb 12, 2012, 7:52 am

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Originally Posted by roguetraveler

Thank you all for your suggestions and calculations on how to figure this out. I really appreciate it.

I will try to find a cheaper ticket, but so far, because I fly from small (and expensive) market MFR, I can't find anything under $1050 to FRA - but then I still have to get to MUC, so that will add at least $100 by train. My miles are on Mileage Plus.

If I can't find a ticket cheaper than $1200, I'll go ahead use the miles.

COST OF TICKET: $1250
COST OF MILEAGE TICKET: 60000 miles + $150 + opportunity cost of not earning 12,500.

So the total value is 47,500 miles vs 1100 - 2.3cpm, ok for a coach award

Have you checked Air Berlin out of SFO?

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