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Old Jan 27, 2022 | 10:11 pm
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Mwenenzi
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Originally Posted by uiucengineer
I'm leaning heavily toward MUC for several reasons:
  • It's the only destination in Europe I've seen so far that I can book premium economy through AA for ~$2K
  • I'll get a day in Munich!
  • For only a little more I can fly out of my home town CMI instead of driving to ORD, which is amazing. Departing CMI will actually pay for itself in parking fees! CMI-ORD-CLT-MUC will be a little crazy but it's worth it, I can't stress enough how much I Iove CMI!
  • The outbound train will be a little shorter as I'm actually headed for Klatovy. There is actually a direct Munich-Prague which I'll probably use for the return after spending a day in Prague.
  • The train ride might actually be kinda cool
  • The way the flight times work out I leave earlier and return later and I don't think I actually lose much time at destinations to the train.
So I really appreciate the recommendation to look at MUC. I'm stoked and I'm about ready to book! Still open to other ideas though.
Is an advantage not to transit a 3rd country(UK). Worth paying more for that. Better to keep it simple. For me 2 short haul and one long haul better than a series of medium hauls

"CMI-ORD-CLT-MUC will be a little crazy" No, This is FT. More ff miles - more status earning
A map from Great Circle Mapper

MUC PRG LKKT-->http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?P=MUC%0D%...+&MS=wls&DU=mi
Train MUC to LKKT?

Last edited by Mwenenzi; Jan 27, 2022 at 11:49 pm Reason: added (UK)
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