Originally Posted by
hamburglar
Pretty much all days until April next year:
Outbound flight
Wed, Apr 8
9:50 am – 3:15 pm
San Jose – Dallas · SJC–DFW
American 1224 · First Class · MD-80
3h 25m
Layover in Dallas DFW1h 25m
4:40 pm – 9:15 am+1
Dallas – Paris · DFW–CDG
American 48 · Business Class · Boeing 767
Overnight flight
Often delayed by 30+ min
9h 35m
Return flight
Wed, Apr 22
11:30 am – 3:30 pm
Paris – Dallas · CDG–DFW
American 49 · Business Class · Boeing 767
Often delayed by 30+ min
11h 00m
Layover in Dallas DFW2h 00m
5:30 pm – 7:05 pm
Dallas – San Jose · DFW–SJC
American 2307 · First Class · MD-80
3h 35m
$2103
If my math is correct, as PLT or EXP with AA, 3 RTs for $6309 with code USF14 (bonus miles for booking Business flown before 1/10/15) will get you:
(12772 x 1.5)3 =
57,474 EQP and
([(12772 x 2) + (12772 x 0.5)]3) +125,000 =
220,790 RDM
Even non-elite will earn close to 200k RDM and reach PLT.
Plus, you get to visit Paris 3 times and get really familiar with the FAs flying the route.