Originally Posted by
FlyingTrojan
Have you considered flying an AA partner such as BA? I know they won't give you the bonus miles with AATHX, but you'd just need to go about 600 miles (less with a 1.5 eqp fare) to get the elite rewards.
From PEK (where I'm based), the cheapest possibilities are HKG or TYO, both of which price around US$800-$1000. Given that I would only be doing this for the bonus from 125k EQP, that is marginal value at best. The lack of OW partners in mainland china is a real bummer for this one.
Originally Posted by
Microwave
What you're referring to is upfaring your ticket, not upgrading it (which you've already done 
). As such, I've retitled the thread to more accurately reflect the question posed in the OP. Good luck!
~Moderator
Thanks!
Originally Posted by
clacko
call & ask.....
Already did: to 'upfare' my internal US sector (to B) would cost just over US$1k, so not worth it. Hence my interest in the LFBU thing, but since that doesn't give me the extra EQPs, it's actually a futile exercise....oh well.
tb