Originally Posted by raydog9379

Back in the couple years post-9/11 I used to fly JFK-LHR for <$250 rt to grab lunch with friends and catch a flight back. Did it weekly, sometimes would stay a night and hit clubs. Always flew business class and told them when booking I had paper VIPOWs to use for class upgrade. Knew ticket and gate agents at both airports after a while so they almost never took my paper certs. It was great and an easy way to get/keep EXP status.