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Old Mar 14, 2018, 8:21 am
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kodawg9
 
Join Date: Sep 2017
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Originally Posted by gobears293
Still a bunch of dates available. I see I can route thru SFO on the return (with CMB-HKG-SFO and SFO-ORD treated as separate segments). This seems ideal as SFO is my home airport.

Any issues if I get off at SFO and don't continue to ORD? I'm going to credit to Alaska (currently MVP and can make MVP Gold with this and other trips). Any chance I don't get full mileage credit? I'd check in for SFO-ORD and just play dumb. "Yeah I was on the flight!"
You’ll still get your miles for what you’ve flown up to SFO. You have to pick up your luggage as well at customs anyways in SFO so you’ll be able to check in your bags too. Just don’t say anything to the airline you’re not going to fly the last segment.
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