Jul 20, 2015, 2:39 am
Last edit by: headingwest
Please report all A3 mileage runs in this thread. These should be unusually good fares, not regularly available ones. If listing another airline other than A3/OA, please detail.
Categories are broken down by country of initial departure.
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Format as:
Date added - Departing airport - Intermediate Airport(s) - (Re)-arrival airport - Fare bucket - dates - miles earned - cost - cost per mile in local currency (or Euros) - (Airline)
e.g.
July 2015 - LHR-ATH-BRU-ATH-LHR - P - 12-19 Oct 2015 - 4226m - £108 - 2.56p/mile
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May 2016 - ARN-CPH-IAD-CPH-ARN - A (Premium Y) - 18969m - 27-31 Oct 2016 - 690 Euros - 3.7cpm - SK (Other starting points, e.g OSL, SVG very similar)
Categories are broken down by country of initial departure.
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Format as:
Date added - Departing airport - Intermediate Airport(s) - (Re)-arrival airport - Fare bucket - dates - miles earned - cost - cost per mile in local currency (or Euros) - (Airline)
e.g.
July 2015 - LHR-ATH-BRU-ATH-LHR - P - 12-19 Oct 2015 - 4226m - £108 - 2.56p/mile
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May 2016 - ARN-CPH-IAD-CPH-ARN - A (Premium Y) - 18969m - 27-31 Oct 2016 - 690 Euros - 3.7cpm - SK (Other starting points, e.g OSL, SVG very similar)
Aegean Mileage Runs & Deals
Sep 28, 2015, 1:26 pm
#16
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: OTP
Programs: AF/KL platinum, Turkish gold, QR gold
Posts: 1,572
From a German blog:
18/5 STR-SKG-TLV
22/5 TLV-SKG-MUC
68 euro r/t with amex cc on fluege.de, flugladen.de
Cannot easily find back booking class/mileage as I'm quickly typing this on my mobile. Great fare anyway to a great destination. Gives a full morning and afternoon in SKG on the way back for a quick peak around!
18/5 STR-SKG-TLV
22/5 TLV-SKG-MUC
68 euro r/t with amex cc on fluege.de, flugladen.de
Cannot easily find back booking class/mileage as I'm quickly typing this on my mobile. Great fare anyway to a great destination. Gives a full morning and afternoon in SKG on the way back for a quick peak around!
Sep 30, 2015, 3:16 am
#17
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: A3 Gold
Posts: 1
Does anybody know if you earn any miles by buying a ticket, checking in but not board a flight? That would make mileage runs somewhat easier 
Cheers
Robert
Cheers
Robert
Sep 30, 2015, 3:21 am
#18
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Liverpool UK
Programs: TK *G Elite, AZ Gold.
Posts: 204
Simple answer is NO. You have to fly.
Sep 30, 2015, 3:48 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 5,900
From a German blog:
18/5 STR-SKG-TLV
22/5 TLV-SKG-MUC
68 euro r/t with amex cc on fluege.de, flugladen.de
Cannot easily find back booking class/mileage as I'm quickly typing this on my mobile. Great fare anyway to a great destination. Gives a full morning and afternoon in SKG on the way back for a quick peak around!
18/5 STR-SKG-TLV
22/5 TLV-SKG-MUC
68 euro r/t with amex cc on fluege.de, flugladen.de
Cannot easily find back booking class/mileage as I'm quickly typing this on my mobile. Great fare anyway to a great destination. Gives a full morning and afternoon in SKG on the way back for a quick peak around!
Sep 30, 2015, 4:39 am
#20
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: YXY
Posts: 3,506
There is a possible exception with certain trains that are operated under flight numbers, (LH in Germany). YMMV
Sep 30, 2015, 8:59 am
#21
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: MUC
Posts: 159
Checking in and not boarding on a real flight will cause a cancellation and you would earn no miles
Oct 4, 2015, 3:47 am
#22
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LON, ATH
Programs: A3*G, BA Gold, OA Gold (in memoriam), Hertz #1 Gold
Posts: 548
I know its' a stupid question, but am I stupid that I paid 100 pounds more to get 2243 status miles instead of flying BA on a return leg and crediting to my exec club (which I have no chance of getting status)?
LON-ATH on A3 outbound and BA inbound was 190 (bag purchased for the return leg)
and I booked A3 RT with the return leg on A3 C-class for 280
And that's because I'm going to fly less next year so I need to maximise my earnings to retain status
I don't know sometimes I feel like I'm throwing money away, but I can't control it!
LON-ATH on A3 outbound and BA inbound was 190 (bag purchased for the return leg)
and I booked A3 RT with the return leg on A3 C-class for 280
And that's because I'm going to fly less next year so I need to maximise my earnings to retain status
I don't know sometimes I feel like I'm throwing money away, but I can't control it!
Oct 4, 2015, 6:24 am
#23
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,567
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Last edited by KLouis; Oct 4, 2015 at 10:46 am Reason: Once more, let down, by my math...
Oct 4, 2015, 6:51 am
#24
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: CKH
Posts: 575
I know its' a stupid question, but am I stupid that I paid 100 pounds more to get 2243 status miles instead of flying BA on a return leg and crediting to my exec club (which I have no chance of getting status)? LON-ATH on A3 outbound and BA inbound was 190 (bag purchased for the return leg) and I booked A3 RT with the return leg on A3 C-class for 280
Snacky
Oct 4, 2015, 10:45 am
#25
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: YXY
Posts: 3,506
Can we please keep this thread for posting mileage runs & deals? And, Moderator, please delete or move this very post, too. Evcharisto.
Oct 10, 2015, 8:01 am
#26
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: OTP
Programs: AF/KL platinum, Turkish gold, QR gold
Posts: 1,572
DUB - LAX is back on ET earning 100%. 475 euro, 10,331 miles, 4,59 CPM
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals/1709833-et-dub-lax-dub-352-a.html#post25543725
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/mileage-run-deals/1709833-et-dub-lax-dub-352-a.html#post25543725
Oct 27, 2015, 5:01 am
#27
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,375
I was just looking at the range of Ethiopian destinations for a winter getaway. The cheapest flights from Europe seem to be from FCO or ARN and the best mileage deals seem to be as follows:
FCO-ADD-CPT in April. 456 Euro rt. 12034 miles. 3.8cpm.
FCO-ADD-ICN in March. 565 Euro rt. 16998 miles. 3.4cpm.
On the down side, the ADD-CPT flight stops at GBE on the way which means 9hrs aboard a 737 and the ICN connection in ADD is 16+hrs in each direction. Still - it maybe gives chance to leave the airport and explore a little. I'm particularly tempted by CPT as I've always wanted to visit there and it gives me instant *G renewal (I'll already have the 4 sectors) for not a great deal of money.
Note, those prices are direct with ET. Everything seems to be 20 Euro more on OLTA sites. Flights are all in O class which (still) earns 100% with A3. Lets hope that continues.
FCO-ADD-CPT in April. 456 Euro rt. 12034 miles. 3.8cpm.
FCO-ADD-ICN in March. 565 Euro rt. 16998 miles. 3.4cpm.
On the down side, the ADD-CPT flight stops at GBE on the way which means 9hrs aboard a 737 and the ICN connection in ADD is 16+hrs in each direction. Still - it maybe gives chance to leave the airport and explore a little. I'm particularly tempted by CPT as I've always wanted to visit there and it gives me instant *G renewal (I'll already have the 4 sectors) for not a great deal of money.
Note, those prices are direct with ET. Everything seems to be 20 Euro more on OLTA sites. Flights are all in O class which (still) earns 100% with A3. Lets hope that continues.
Oct 28, 2015, 12:23 am
#28
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: SOF
Programs: A3 Gold, LCAH Gold
Posts: 35
Other good option are flights with SAS. I purchased last week RT ticket from ATH to ARN for March in SAS Plus for 210 EUR in booking class A. Will get (hopefully nothing will change) for this 6038 miles, so 3.4 ecpm.
Other routes worth to be checked are CPH/ARN/OSL - AGP/FAO/ALC.
Other routes worth to be checked are CPH/ARN/OSL - AGP/FAO/ALC.
Oct 28, 2015, 12:38 am
#29
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,375
Other good option are flights with SAS. I purchased last week RT ticket from ATH to ARN for March in SAS Plus for 210 EUR in booking class A. Will get (hopefully nothing will change) for this 6038 miles, so 3.4 ecpm.
Other routes worth to be checked are CPH/ARN/OSL - AGP/FAO/ALC.
Other routes worth to be checked are CPH/ARN/OSL - AGP/FAO/ALC.
What's with ARN being so cheap to get to lately? Is it so that travellers can actually afford to eat when they get there?
Last edited by Knobbgb; Oct 28, 2015 at 12:44 am
Oct 28, 2015, 10:40 am
#30
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: MAN,TLV
Programs: Silver:BA,VX,AB, QF. Gold:A3,RJ,AZ,GF, EY,SPG,Marriott,Choice, Carlson. Dia/Plat:HH,IHG,BW,Accor
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TLV-ATH-MXP-ATH-TLV 12/04 - 17/APR £88 3.5p pm
TLV-MXP-TLV 12/04 - 17/04 £88. Books into go-light fare so only 75% of miles, so earns 2532 miles, which works out 3.5p per mile.
Many more dates too.
http://www.kayak.co.uk/flights/TLV-M...-12/2016-04-17
Many more dates too.
http://www.kayak.co.uk/flights/TLV-M...-12/2016-04-17