Mileage run deals
#17
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: lounge next door
Programs: *A Gold / ST Elite+ / OWS / EK G / HH Diam. / MR Tit / Hyatt GLOB / IHG Diam. / SL Jade / GHA Tit.
Posts: 1,499
@Alec84, this is applicable only when you enter in Turkey, not when you leave Turkey via IST, right? I was there last night (transiting) but I didnt see any priority lane for *G when I entered from landside to airside at IST.
U have to go on the left side of the terminal passeport check (not the big one on the middle).
#18
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: lounge next door
Programs: *A Gold / ST Elite+ / OWS / EK G / HH Diam. / MR Tit / Hyatt GLOB / IHG Diam. / SL Jade / GHA Tit.
Posts: 1,499
IST is not an airport that I like for various reasons but it's one of the only star alliance hub in Europe with fast track on transit / arrival / departure and terminal entrance too.
#19
Moderator: British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Jan 2009
Programs: Battleaxe Alliance
Posts: 22,126
@Alec84, this is applicable only when you enter in Turkey, not when you leave Turkey via IST, right? I was there last night (transiting) but I didnt see any priority lane for *G when I entered from landside to airside at IST.
Star Gold also saved me the queue on entry too (again off the single class A3 flight).
However, of course, it's only really useful if one goes to IST on a single class service, unless one is generally a Y flyer. I only ever fly in Y when I'm on a single class service but with OA/A3, A3 status comes in handy. That is why I keep it in addition to other Star programmes.
Last edited by LTN Phobia; Nov 5, 2018 at 3:18 am
#20
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: HEL
Programs: BA Gold, AY Gold
Posts: 645
@Alec84, this is applicable only when you enter in Turkey, not when you leave Turkey via IST, right? I was there last night (transiting) but I didnt see any priority lane for *G when I entered from landside to airside at IST.
#21
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: A3, BA, OZ,
Posts: 1,090
So, just in case anybody else is looking for good deals in the programme, I decided to take a nice break and found ARN-LPA for 300 EUR return in Plus. And to me, 300 EUR for nearly 11000 miles is a pretty good deal. I mean, I wouldn't do it just for the miles obviously, but Gran Canaria is always nice when you want some warm weather in the winter and the miles certainly don't hurt. :-)
#22
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,368
So, just in case anybody else is looking for good deals in the programme, I decided to take a nice break and found ARN-LPA for 300 EUR return in Plus. And to me, 300 EUR for nearly 11000 miles is a pretty good deal. I mean, I wouldn't do it just for the miles obviously, but Gran Canaria is always nice when you want some warm weather in the winter and the miles certainly don't hurt. :-)
#23
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Heraklion, Greece
Posts: 7,557
So, just in case anybody else is looking for good deals in the programme, I decided to take a nice break and found ARN-LPA for 300 EUR return in Plus. And to me, 300 EUR for nearly 11000 miles is a pretty good deal. I mean, I wouldn't do it just for the miles obviously, but Gran Canaria is always nice when you want some warm weather in the winter and the miles certainly don't hurt. :-)
#24
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Amsterdam
Programs: A3, BA, OZ,
Posts: 1,090
Well, considering this is a mileage run thread, I think miles earned is the primary relevant metric. Additionally, 2700 is the one way distance. So for return, you double it. And that would be 5400. And then, since it is SAS Plus, you currently get 200%. And 5400*2=10800. ;-)
#25
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: PAS, Paros Greece
Programs: A3 *G
Posts: 1,368
I couldn't find any ARN-LPA fares for less than about 380 each way in Plus when I need to travel (JAN/FEB). That's still not a bad deal mile-wise (3.5cpm), but that's a LONG flight and better 'value' can be found elsewhere on the SAS network. I wouldn't do it unless I really needed the miles (or really needed to see that island) and it begs the question: if you're 11,000 miles short of renewal,are you really a frequent flier and do you really need the status?
At a similar cost-per-mile to the OP's original example I found AGP-ARN for 54/105 Euro (Go/Plus) earning 1875/3750 miles, which is 2.8cpm. AGP-OSL was 60/116 Euro earning 1766/3532 miles at 3.2 cpm. MLA is another destination where Plus is relatively cheap, as is ATH of course.
The overall best cpm I could find was - MLA-ARN-AGP, 7th December, 84 Euro in GO, 3527 miles, 2.4cpm! (subject to earning rates NOT changing after 1st December), Plus is 3x the price on this connection, for some reason, even though it is quite cheap on the individual flights.
Adding on an inter-Scandinavia connection can be good value. Sometimes it's an extra 50 Euro for 1200 extra miles. You can even book double connections easily (OSL-ARN-CPH-XXX for example). I find the SAS website itself the easiest way to find these.
At a similar cost-per-mile to the OP's original example I found AGP-ARN for 54/105 Euro (Go/Plus) earning 1875/3750 miles, which is 2.8cpm. AGP-OSL was 60/116 Euro earning 1766/3532 miles at 3.2 cpm. MLA is another destination where Plus is relatively cheap, as is ATH of course.
The overall best cpm I could find was - MLA-ARN-AGP, 7th December, 84 Euro in GO, 3527 miles, 2.4cpm! (subject to earning rates NOT changing after 1st December), Plus is 3x the price on this connection, for some reason, even though it is quite cheap on the individual flights.
Adding on an inter-Scandinavia connection can be good value. Sometimes it's an extra 50 Euro for 1200 extra miles. You can even book double connections easily (OSL-ARN-CPH-XXX for example). I find the SAS website itself the easiest way to find these.
Last edited by Knobbgb; Nov 13, 2018 at 12:40 am
#29
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Miles & Bonus (A3), Miles & More (LH)
Posts: 225
#30
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Wedged somewhere between BTS and VIE ✈
Programs: Star Alliance Gold (A3 Gold), Oneworld Emerald (BA Gold), Hilton Diamond
Posts: 6,336