Originally Posted by
AlohaDaveKennedy
AVIOs can be gained via a Chase BA card used to fund bank deposits so they are just not a scarce commodity. If planning to use AVIOS for residency interviews you may find the dates too restricted. Go Option 1.
Well, I did end up using option one, only instead of UA, I jumped on that 13/14k deal. So it's 7 hours of coach for 14k +$100 from Boston to LHR.
Now I'm trying to figure out a return that doesn't have a huge surcharge.
As for Avios being too restrictive, I never thought of that. But I figure, with all my points, I'll just fly a day or two earlier depending on availability.
I've no idea how early I'll know the interview date..and I still have a year before that happens, so I'll have UR points by then as well.
