Originally Posted by
lamont2718
By the way, I think people often forget to think about RDMs in this calculation. A 75% difference in miles on this routing could work out to 8.8k-20.5k RDMs, depending on her status (or even higher if she is DM) and whether the specific ticket is eligible for the Medallion mileage bonus.
Using a conservative valuation of 1.2 CPM, the difference in RDMs earned could be worth $105-$250. Whatever value you attribute to the additional 8.8k MQMs could easily bring the total difference in value to $500+.
Numbers aside, I think it is likely that your wife will earn full RDM and MQM credit on her flights. Good luck and please report back to us!
She had a change in schedule and left this past Thursday. Change fee was around $400, since cheaptickets has their own change fee as well. Fare difference, included in total, was only $50 on cheaptickets.
1. She was upgraded, as an FO, on MCO-JFK.
2. With her luck, it was a BE equipped 752.
3. She received full RDM and MQM on her outbound flights.