Fall 2014 Earn Your Wings
Oct 6, 2014, 1:38 pm
#226
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Only here will this itinerary be believed.
Any agent looking at your PNR will be unable to avoid shaking their heads. The FAs will stare while trying to be discrete. You will be served meals with plastic cutlery--just in case.
Only here will we nod our heads, think "nice work", and understand that this is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.
Please do a trip report or, better yet, a twitter commentary as you go.
Any agent looking at your PNR will be unable to avoid shaking their heads. The FAs will stare while trying to be discrete. You will be served meals with plastic cutlery--just in case.
Only here will we nod our heads, think "nice work", and understand that this is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.
Please do a trip report or, better yet, a twitter commentary as you go.
Oct 6, 2014, 1:38 pm
#227
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SFO-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YEG-YVR-YEG-YYC-YEG-YWG-YEG-YXE-YYC-YEG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YQB-YOW-YUL-YHZ-YQY-YHZ-YOW-YQB-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YVR-YEG-YXE-YEG-YYC-YEG-YXE-YEG-YWG-YXE-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YHZ-YUL-YHZ-YOW-YUL-YYZ-SFO
Oct 6, 2014, 1:47 pm
#228
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Each ticket has several groups of flights. Each of those groups is one fare (so SFO-YYZ-YWG-YQR is a SFO-YQR fare, then YQR-YWG is a YQR-YWG fare).
The first number on each line is the connection time.
The second number is the flight number.
Now you know exactly where I'll be for 9 days
The first number on each line is the connection time.
The second number is the flight number.
Now you know exactly where I'll be for 9 days
Code:
TICKET
/ 754 SFO (2014-11-07 21:55:00-08:00) -> YYZ (2014-11-08 05:52:00-05:00)
138 / 259 YYZ (2014-11-08 08:10:00-05:00) -> YWG (2014-11-08 09:45:00-06:00)
65 / 8347 YWG (2014-11-08 10:50:00-06:00) -> YQR (2014-11-08 12:00:00-06:00)
35 / 8346 YQR (2014-11-08 12:35:00-06:00) -> YWG (2014-11-08 13:38:00-06:00)
37 / 8297 YWG (2014-11-08 14:15:00-06:00) -> YXE (2014-11-08 15:41:00-06:00)
39 / 8294 YXE (2014-11-08 16:20:00-06:00) -> YWG (2014-11-08 17:37:00-06:00)
58 / 272 YWG (2014-11-08 18:35:00-06:00) -> YYZ (2014-11-08 22:03:00-05:00)
52 / 8928 YYZ (2014-11-08 22:55:00-05:00) -> YQB (2014-11-09 00:32:00-05:00)
TICKET
318 / 8701 YQB (2014-11-09 05:50:00-05:00) -> YUL (2014-11-09 06:42:00-05:00)
78 / 8982 YUL (2014-11-09 08:00:00-05:00) -> YHZ (2014-11-09 10:23:00-04:00)
47 / 8781 YHZ (2014-11-09 11:10:00-04:00) -> YUL (2014-11-09 11:44:00-05:00)
116 / 8712 YUL (2014-11-09 13:40:00-05:00) -> YQB (2014-11-09 14:32:00-05:00)
38 / 8717 YQB (2014-11-09 15:10:00-05:00) -> YUL (2014-11-09 16:02:00-05:00)
88 / 8520 YUL (2014-11-09 17:30:00-05:00) -> YHZ (2014-11-09 19:53:00-04:00)
52 / 677 YHZ (2014-11-09 20:45:00-04:00) -> YUL (2014-11-09 21:27:00-05:00)
88 / 8732 YUL (2014-11-09 22:55:00-05:00) -> YQB (2014-11-09 23:47:00-05:00)
TICKET
363 / 8701 YQB (2014-11-10 05:50:00-05:00) -> YUL (2014-11-10 06:42:00-05:00)
68 / 1101 YUL (2014-11-10 07:50:00-05:00) -> YWG (2014-11-10 09:57:00-06:00)
53 / 8347 YWG (2014-11-10 10:50:00-06:00) -> YQR (2014-11-10 12:00:00-06:00)
35 / 8346 YQR (2014-11-10 12:35:00-06:00) -> YWG (2014-11-10 13:38:00-06:00)
37 / 8297 YWG (2014-11-10 14:15:00-06:00) -> YXE (2014-11-10 15:41:00-06:00)
154 / 8485 YXE (2014-11-10 18:15:00-06:00) -> YEG (2014-11-10 18:39:00-07:00)
156 / 255 YEG (2014-11-10 21:15:00-07:00) -> YVR (2014-11-10 21:57:00-08:00)
43 / 252 YVR (2014-11-10 22:40:00-08:00) -> YEG (2014-11-11 01:10:00-07:00)
TICKET
260 / 8131 YEG (2014-11-11 05:30:00-07:00) -> YYC (2014-11-11 06:22:00-07:00)
68 / 8132 YYC (2014-11-11 07:30:00-07:00) -> YEG (2014-11-11 08:22:00-07:00)
48 / 8508 YEG (2014-11-11 09:10:00-07:00) -> YWG (2014-11-11 12:00:00-06:00)
35 / 8515 YWG (2014-11-11 12:35:00-06:00) -> YEG (2014-11-11 13:41:00-07:00)
114 / 8486 YEG (2014-11-11 15:35:00-07:00) -> YXE (2014-11-11 17:50:00-06:00)
85 / 8589 YXE (2014-11-11 19:15:00-06:00) -> YYC (2014-11-11 19:34:00-07:00)
56 / 8160 YYC (2014-11-11 20:30:00-07:00) -> YEG (2014-11-11 21:22:00-07:00)
173 / 158 YEG (2014-11-12 00:15:00-07:00) -> YYZ (2014-11-12 05:53:00-05:00)
122 / 8910 YYZ (2014-11-12 07:55:00-05:00) -> YQB (2014-11-12 09:37:00-05:00)
103 / 8711 YQB (2014-11-12 11:20:00-05:00) -> YUL (2014-11-12 12:14:00-05:00)
86 / 8716 YUL (2014-11-12 14:00:00-05:00) -> YQB (2014-11-12 14:52:00-05:00)
TICKET
108 / 8749 YQB (2014-11-12 16:20:00-05:00) -> YOW (2014-11-12 17:38:00-05:00)
37 / 8986 YOW (2014-11-12 18:15:00-05:00) -> YUL (2014-11-12 18:57:00-05:00)
73 / 7490 YUL (2014-11-12 20:10:00-05:00) -> YHZ (2014-11-12 22:36:00-04:00)
39 / 8816 YHZ (2014-11-12 23:15:00-04:00) -> YQY (2014-11-13 00:02:00-04:00)
378 / 8237 YQY (2014-11-13 06:20:00-04:00) -> YHZ (2014-11-13 07:08:00-04:00)
47 / 8821 YHZ (2014-11-13 07:55:00-04:00) -> YOW (2014-11-13 08:38:00-05:00)
47 / 8746 YOW (2014-11-13 09:25:00-05:00) -> YQB (2014-11-13 10:31:00-05:00)
99 / 8917 YQB (2014-11-13 12:10:00-05:00) -> YYZ (2014-11-13 13:58:00-05:00)
52 / 263 YYZ (2014-11-13 14:50:00-05:00) -> YWG (2014-11-13 16:25:00-06:00)
210 / 8349 YWG (2014-11-13 19:55:00-06:00) -> YQR (2014-11-13 21:05:00-06:00)
35 / 8573 YQR (2014-11-13 21:40:00-06:00) -> YVR (2014-11-13 22:00:00-08:00)
40 / 252 YVR (2014-11-13 22:40:00-08:00) -> YEG (2014-11-14 01:10:00-07:00)
TICKET
405 / 8298 YEG (2014-11-14 07:55:00-07:00) -> YXE (2014-11-14 10:10:00-06:00)
30 / 8299 YXE (2014-11-14 10:40:00-06:00) -> YEG (2014-11-14 11:04:00-07:00)
56 / 8143 YEG (2014-11-14 12:00:00-07:00) -> YYC (2014-11-14 12:52:00-07:00)
38 / 8148 YYC (2014-11-14 13:30:00-07:00) -> YEG (2014-11-14 14:22:00-07:00)
73 / 8486 YEG (2014-11-14 15:35:00-07:00) -> YXE (2014-11-14 17:50:00-06:00)
25 / 8485 YXE (2014-11-14 18:15:00-06:00) -> YEG (2014-11-14 18:39:00-07:00)
46 / 8514 YEG (2014-11-14 19:25:00-07:00) -> YWG (2014-11-14 22:15:00-06:00)
TICKET
500 / 8293 YWG (2014-11-15 06:35:00-06:00) -> YXE (2014-11-15 08:01:00-06:00)
39 / 8292 YXE (2014-11-15 08:40:00-06:00) -> YWG (2014-11-15 09:57:00-06:00)
53 / 8347 YWG (2014-11-15 10:50:00-06:00) -> YQR (2014-11-15 12:00:00-06:00)
35 / 8346 YQR (2014-11-15 12:35:00-06:00) -> YWG (2014-11-15 13:38:00-06:00)
37 / 8297 YWG (2014-11-15 14:15:00-06:00) -> YXE (2014-11-15 15:41:00-06:00)
39 / 8294 YXE (2014-11-15 16:20:00-06:00) -> YWG (2014-11-15 17:37:00-06:00)
58 / 272 YWG (2014-11-15 18:35:00-06:00) -> YYZ (2014-11-15 22:03:00-05:00)
52 / 626 YYZ (2014-11-15 22:55:00-05:00) -> YHZ (2014-11-16 01:59:00-04:00)
TICKET
261 / 7491 YHZ (2014-11-16 06:20:00-04:00) -> YUL (2014-11-16 06:58:00-05:00)
62 / 8982 YUL (2014-11-16 08:00:00-05:00) -> YHZ (2014-11-16 10:23:00-04:00)
37 / 8633 YHZ (2014-11-16 11:00:00-04:00) -> YOW (2014-11-16 11:48:00-05:00)
67 / 8980 YOW (2014-11-16 12:55:00-05:00) -> YUL (2014-11-16 13:37:00-05:00)
83 / 417 YUL (2014-11-16 15:00:00-05:00) -> YYZ (2014-11-16 16:24:00-05:00)
116 / 739 YYZ (2014-11-16 18:20:00-05:00) -> SFO (2014-11-16 21:00:00-08:00)
Oct 6, 2014, 4:10 pm
#230
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: YYC
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Uh-oh. Methinks my planned 62k score is not gonna be anywhere near enough to score top 20 - or even get into 21-30.
Oh well at least the AE points I'll rake in will cover the cost of the fares and trip another set of E-ups....
Oh well at least the AE points I'll rake in will cover the cost of the fares and trip another set of E-ups....
Oct 6, 2014, 4:16 pm
#231
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Yeah. There's a reason I waited before posting anything about my trip. At the risk of looking even more insane, here's the itinerary:
SFO-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YEG-YVR-YEG-YYC-YEG-YWG-YEG-YXE-YYC-YEG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YQB-YOW-YUL-YHZ-YQY-YHZ-YOW-YQB-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YVR-YEG-YXE-YEG-YYC-YEG-YXE-YEG-YWG-YXE-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YHZ-YUL-YHZ-YOW-YUL-YYZ-SFO
EDIT: Pic may not work so you can just go here to see the map
Oct 6, 2014, 4:31 pm
#232
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My roommate and her boyfriend are both MIT engineers. I'm a Waterloo engineer. We wrote some code 
I think 62k will likely get you in the top 20.
I think 62k will likely get you in the top 20.
Last edited by canadiancow; Feb 3, 2016 at 10:27 pm Reason: Lack of a pronoun was confusing some people
Oct 6, 2014, 9:18 pm
#233
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YUL
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Posts: 219
Oh wow, almost crossed path with you Canadiancow. I'm doing my run to YQB on November 8th (finishing up the day in LGA).
As a fellow software engineer I'm quite impressed that you wrote code for this - path optimization problems are not easy to solve. My runs are way more modest, mostly all US (DCA, LGA, EWR) and International (CDG, LHR) turn-around. Hope to finish in a good spot with 50 segments for 62k wings.
Safe travels!
As a fellow software engineer I'm quite impressed that you wrote code for this - path optimization problems are not easy to solve.
My runs are way more modest, mostly all US (DCA, LGA, EWR) and International (CDG, LHR) turn-around. Hope to finish in a good spot with 50 segments for 62k wings.Safe travels!
Oct 6, 2014, 9:51 pm
#234
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Location: YYZ, SFO
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edit: another vote for the cow doing constant twitter commentary (feel free to create a new, throwaway twitter account)
Oct 7, 2014, 1:02 am
#235
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Oct 7, 2014, 7:18 am
#236
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Oct 7, 2014, 12:55 pm
#237
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Since the booking window is closed, are we being too indiscreet if we inquire what the cost break down of the PNR's was? Did you call in and spoon feed them? Its possible to get google flights to price it, but at ridiculous amounts.
Last edited by MtlFire; Oct 7, 2014 at 1:10 pm
Oct 7, 2014, 2:08 pm
#238
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I did call in to spoon feed. I got disconnected after the first two tickets, but the agent who did the next six was amazing.
She just took flight numbers and fare classes, and it was so smooth
Oct 7, 2014, 2:14 pm
#239
Join Date: Oct 2012
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DrunkCargo is likely going to beat me, if he has even one trip that was booked during the window. So I have competition
Yeah. There's a reason I waited before posting anything about my trip. At the risk of looking even more insane, here's the itinerary:
SFO-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YEG-YVR-YEG-YYC-YEG-YWG-YEG-YXE-YYC-YEG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YQB-YOW-YUL-YHZ-YQY-YHZ-YOW-YQB-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YVR-YEG-YXE-YEG-YYC-YEG-YXE-YEG-YWG-YXE-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YHZ-YUL-YHZ-YOW-YUL-YYZ-SFO
I think I'll earn 1400 wings this weekend, so I should be at 123,900 total, assuming no IRROPS.
Yeah. There's a reason I waited before posting anything about my trip. At the risk of looking even more insane, here's the itinerary:
SFO-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YEG-YVR-YEG-YYC-YEG-YWG-YEG-YXE-YYC-YEG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YQB-YOW-YUL-YHZ-YQY-YHZ-YOW-YQB-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YVR-YEG-YXE-YEG-YYC-YEG-YXE-YEG-YWG-YXE-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YHZ-YUL-YHZ-YOW-YUL-YYZ-SFO
I think I'll earn 1400 wings this weekend, so I should be at 123,900 total, assuming no IRROPS
.That looks like it could be a flight crew schedule for a month (if they were mainly doing domestic flights). Except that you managed to cram it into a week.
I'm guessing at the end of it, you'll be pretty tired of AC food, will likely have watched every single thing on the IFE, and probably won't want to see a few of those airports for a while. Looking forward to hearing how it goes!
Oct 7, 2014, 3:13 pm
#240
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