Mileage Runs for Status & Missing AQM/AQS/AQD
 

I had suggested a while ago to have a single thread and perhaps a wiki to be a central gathering for every thread where a poster is missing X or Y miles/AQM for an Altitude Status level. Seems to me it would be helpful for anyone looking for ideas, suggestions.

So far, just a few of this year's the threads are:

Nov 24 2018 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...leage-run.html

Nov 4 2018 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...each-100k.html

Nov 3 2018 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...n-get-75k.html

Aug 13 2018 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...-run-e35k.html

May 22 2018 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...20k-mr-se.html

Apr 17 2018 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...y-get-50k.html

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When i read this, its sounds like many folks reaching out for help, like a crises line, comfort line, guidance and advise........maybe its just because I am just so tired! lol

I think maybe if you rename the thread title (with the assistance of mods so it displays correctly on the forum page) to include at least "Master Thread" and have the mods merge the current ones into it and use it as a launching point for future such posts... otherwise, this trend will continue. I think people prefer to have their own thread so that it gets some separate traction and doesn't get muddled in with everyone else's "I'm short 99,800 miles or 100,000 miles to reach SE" type threads.

@yyznomad
Thanks for the great suggestion. You're right. I've alerted the mod.

+1

If we want to have something AC specific, we could always get picky and format the requests like they do (mostly) on this thread:

UA/Star Alliance: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

Makes sense to me. At least it will be consistent... somewhat.

+1 Agree!

Here's another
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-...-mile-run.html

A Master Thread is really needed.

I'm game to try:
I was hoping for and hit E35K this year, currently sitting at just over 35K but have a few flights confirmed which will bring me to just over 45K (YEG-YVR-YYZ, return YYZ-YEG Flex and YVR-LHR J with return in 2019).


Departure Airport: YVR or YEG
Miles Needed: 5000
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): AQD met (300% worth.. shame to be so over in one category and lacking in another!)
Available Travel Dates: Dec1,2 Dec6,7
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Anything for AQM
Route(s) You've Already Searched: UA YVR-SFO
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? Nope

I added a piece to the Wiki on desired format for requests. Stolen from the UA/*A forum so we will see if this sticks.

One segment needed
 

Departure Airport: YVR
Miles Needed: 1segment
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): AQD satisfied & want cheapest qualifying segment that exists
Available Travel Dates: any
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: all good
Route(s) You've Already Searched: none
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? no

if you don't need AQM or AQD, just a segment then I highky suspect YVR-YYJ will be the overall cheapest cost. You can book standard economg fare. To save more you could use cheaper means of returning to YVR such as the ferry.

you can verify at

Google.com/flights
from YVR to "canada"
Click to view calendar
click airlines and only AC

I did exactly that one year when I needed one more segment. Flew in, took the ferry back as a walk-on.

Right now, YVR-YYJ one way is as a low as $112 in December in Standard.

Something like https://www.google.com/flights?gl=ca...141*.CAD.75141

Paid J on UA, so reasonably comfortable, and you should get some SDC options if you're *G that would let you shorten the trip.

Will be short roughly 2200 AQM to 50k, and hoping to hit *G for the first time.

Departure Airport: YYZ
Miles Needed: 2200
Required Spend or Maximum Budget (choose one, and state the value): Would prefer to spend less than CAD 1000, but some flexibility
Available Travel Dates: Dec 7 - here's the catch: hoping for a same day return if possible - is this too risky for Canada in Dec? Would a return flight be "protected" the way connections are?
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares okay - I am over the AQD threshold
Route(s) You've Already Searched: AC YYZ-YHZ in J is the current frontrunner at $1250 RT, but if I can do it for cheaper...
Do you have a Chinese Visa (Yes/No)? No

Thanks in advance everyone!