Hello - I am looking to add about 8,000 qualifying miles to reach Exec Plat this year and have an Aairpass account.

Looking for city pairs ideas that are 1) legal routing and 2)provide a V shape routing to minimize costs.

For instance, I tried DEN-EGE (via DFW or ORD) but this did not qualify.

I can deadhead to a good starting point. I thought about AUS-IAH (via DFW), so 1000 qualifying miles x 2 (for using an instant upgrade fare) = 2,000 qualifying miles per one way. The point to point distance is 140 miles x .72 = 100.80 per trip for 2,000 or about 5 cents per qualifying mile.

I also found TPA-MCO via MIA that should only charge based on 80 miles, so could earn qualifying miles at less than 3 cents, plus 4,000 RDM per TPA-MCO trip.

Any other thoughts on useful city pairs for this?

Many thanks