Thanks for the replies. I will try to get the status match as well. With Mileage mania, 50% bonuses, and if I can get comped to NW Gold, this flight would be arount 60K miles and 30K status miles. For $1,800, this is a pretty good deal for status miles. I could do 6 $300 transcons for the same 30K status miles, but that would mess up 6 weekends. It appears that spending $1,800 (big money for me) really is cost effective in this situation.

Incidnetally, both terenz and I will be passing thru NRT on Jan 2 (After a Jan 1 departure) and will be in the Akebono lounge around 4:30PM if anyone else is doing an eary 2003 mileage run.

[This message has been edited by Vulcan (edited 11-18-2002).]