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Old Feb 22, 2016 | 12:58 pm
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Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
Is space actually available now?

Do you have to buy the miles or do your have them?
Space is available. I'm short by 3,000 miles, but I can pick up the additional miles without overpaying too much, using another PRN for 2.3 cpm.

Originally Posted by EWR764
For what it's worth, the P fare roundtrip from TPA (if that's home) will net about 18.5k PQM, 9250 more than an upgraded coach fare, and even a small amount of travel over the rest of the year would secure at least Silver or one tier higher than Mom would have otherwise qualified for. There's at least some benefit to that.
Valid point on the PQM, but I'm pretty sure this is it for the year. Route is ORD-CDG.

Last edited by FTstudent; Feb 22, 2016 at 2:43 pm Reason: added reply regarding PQM
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