Originally Posted by Al B
I had one at 3 miles over, a few years ago - it was refused.
Likewise for me. SQ refused an itin 5 miles over a couple of years ago.
Originally Posted by Al B
Removing a segment won't necessarily mean removing the miles from the total, pending on where the segment is on the itinerary and in relation to the flights before and after.
It may help if you post your original planned itinerary - you may get good suggestions on where you can trim the miles you need.
Surface segments (bits not flown) are still counted in the mileage. But it depends on how the itinerary is structured as to if making this kind of change will save any mileage.