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Old Jan 16, 2008 | 8:42 pm
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mikew99
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Originally Posted by TommyC80
Coach fare in U: EWR-HNL $604.00 (05/25/08-06/01/08)
BusinessFirst Upgrade Fee: $800.00
TOTAL: $1404.00 + 35,000 Miles

Cost to Purchase J Fare: $4,930.00

(4930-1404)/35000= $0.101/value per mile WOW!!!
$5K for BF to HNL? I think this says much more about the poor value of the J fare (as channa alludes to).

I'd do JFK-SFO/LAX-HNL on UA ($600) and upgrade each way with a CR-1.
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