Originally Posted by
Curious Boy
Thanks for the answer sermasri!
Also, any idea on the difficulty level of redeeming the "25% off base fare" for 2 RT tickets? Read it doesn't apply for A or T fares (basic economy) and would HAVE to be for a trip from PTY (country where the connectmiles card would be issued). Am I mistaken? Can I use this to my benefit if I was chasing status. eg. by buying long haul flight in non A/T class to earn qualifying miles and the 4 segments requires on Copa metal?
Appreciate any insights any one here might have on quickest/easiest path to *A Gold (if any) for someone that would effectively be doing mileage runs (and maybe intentionally planning travel on *A for status)
First question, you must call to customer service and tell them to activate you coupon. You must be a credit card member I suppose, therefore customer service will know that. Just do price lock in you reservation, and ask to apply the coupon. Do not pay by phone, they will charge the selling fee.
Second question, there no easy way to get gold. For milage run, with my calculations, the fastest to get gold, will be make the routes:
Any place from USA ---- to Argentina Eze. No Rosario, Cordoba, Salta, Mendoza or Tucumán.
Any Place from USA ---- to Montevideo.
Any place from South America ( Ecuador and Below). Colombia and Venezuela is not included, will not be enough according my calculations. ------- to San Francisco.
- These routes above you must do it two times complete around trip in Business Full. In that way you are getting gold instantly. However, it's expensive.
If you want to do it in Fewer flights.The Absolutely highest earning miles flight in copa, you will only need one complete around trip in Business Full to achieve gold, is The Route Montevideo -- San Francisco. Also you can do Montevideo --- Ezeiza, but will be crazy to do that, is a nonsense going around the continent instead of buying a 40 min flight.
You can also do some routes going around america (the continent) using united routes inside usa and you can get gold in time record. The routes I told were only the ones you can buy in copa airlines site.