award tix without enough miles
We are looking for 2 business reward tix MIA-ZRH in Nov Dec timeframe. I have 191k miles and can find 2 RT tix on Swiss at 140k miles each (280k total). I am, obviously, 88k short or what i need
United suggested that I can buy the extra 88k milesmiles for $2800, but that strikes me as the wrong way to go when a business class ticket is $4000 (and i get the mileage to my account. The mileage purchase, I assume, yields no mileage for me
I really dont fly United that much any more and only gain mileage through a Chase CC that I have had for a while. I am not looking to add orphan miles if I dont have to, but don't want to give United anything that i dont have to. I do have a ton of Amex miles to move if there was a reasonable way to use those to top up my UA account
thoughts?
Last edited by tfred; Apr 8, 2019 at 11:18 am
Reason: clarification