Originally Posted by
straniero
that actually looks like a great offer. let's do some basic math:
FCO-LAX: 6134 miles x3 (standard J) / return x2 = 36804 miles.
Multiply by 2: 73k miles, plus the Elite bonus if any (for CFP that is 12k miles total).
Buy the ticket with a Plat Amex AZ if you have it and you add another 8k qualifying miles.
Grand total: 44k qualifying miles, 93k total miles.
So to sum it up you almost qualify for CFA with a single trip and have enough miles for J return award to the US.
Unless I am doing it wrong, this seems like a great deal.
Great deal indeed however, in terms of attracting new customers mainly looking for status and not for [nowadays] useless reward miles, it would have been better to make those extra points qualifying. I've already got a ridiculous amount of miles on my Flying Blue account and, frankly, I have no interest in accruing points through a different program where I have no status. That is obviously me flying between 40/50 times a year and conveying/maximising all segments/miles in just one program, however I am sure that, for people doing more than that and with more than one airline, the deal would definitely make more sense.
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