Originally Posted by cruser1

Flying this over and over to achieve status would be silly. That would mean you aren't flying enough to actually use the perks of the status you've earned, however flying it a few times to pad mileage balance might be worth it depending on how you value the elite perks you'll receive.

I was just pointing out that you could fly this 11 times at a cost of $1458 and credit to United, then fly roundtrip from Charlotte (CLT) to Norfolk (ORF) for $196 and you'll have United Gold status for $1654 (quite cheap)!


I had provided mileage for Aegean. Aegean requires 12,000 miles and 4 flights on Aegean to maintain Gold status. Somebody could fly this twice and earn 15824 miles, then fly from Madrid (MAD) to Istanbul (IST) for $159 and earn your 4 Aegean segments and 1286 miles, renewing Gold status for $429! An incredible deal!




Thank you! When I had posted this I could find the prices on the Air India website, but they could be correcting the issue by now.