Question: Segment run needed
Aug 25, 2019 | 8:19 pm
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Segment run needed
I’m an E50K who’s had a quiet year. With only 19 (low mileage) segments through August, I need to get creative if I’m to book 26 segments by end of year !
In Q4 I need to go YYZ/LHR twice. To inflate the segment count I found YTZ/YUL/EWR/BRU/GVA (fare basis KLA78LGT) returning MUC/BRU/EWR/YUL/YTZ (LLA78LGT). That’s 10 segments on UA ticket stock for CAD$950.
Do you have any recommendations how I might maximise my dollar:segment ratio ? Adding segments within Canada, or beyond 4 connections seems to increase the fare.
In Q4 I need to go YYZ/LHR twice. To inflate the segment count I found YTZ/YUL/EWR/BRU/GVA (fare basis KLA78LGT) returning MUC/BRU/EWR/YUL/YTZ (LLA78LGT). That’s 10 segments on UA ticket stock for CAD$950.
Do you have any recommendations how I might maximise my dollar:segment ratio ? Adding segments within Canada, or beyond 4 connections seems to increase the fare.
Aug 25, 2019 | 9:19 pm
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I'd be worried about getting the required AQD flying on any Star Alliance airlines; you will only get your AQS/AQM. I would go on google flights and find some interesting multi-city routings for cheap! Or just hope for a schedule change/IRROPS that will allow you to change to almost anything you want!
Aug 26, 2019 | 4:19 am
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Thanks for the tips !
AQD are surprisingly healthy ... I did a bunch YUL trips which may have been ‘overpriced’.
wrt Google Flights, are there any interesting combinations you’ve seen in past ?
AQD are surprisingly healthy ... I did a bunch YUL trips which may have been ‘overpriced’.
wrt Google Flights, are there any interesting combinations you’ve seen in past ?
I'd be worried about getting the required AQD flying on any Star Alliance airlines; you will only get your AQS/AQM. I would go on google flights and find some interesting multi-city routings for cheap! Or just hope for a schedule change/IRROPS that will allow you to change to almost anything you want!
Aug 26, 2019 | 7:42 am
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If I were in your shoes, I'd accept my 20 segments for the LHR trips, wait for Earn Your Wings to start, and book a couple of uncomfortable multi-segment trips to Victoria or Atlantic Canada while the weather's still good.
Last edited by biglinguist; Aug 26, 2019 at 8:04 am Reason: realized OP had two trips!
Aug 26, 2019 | 9:47 am
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Aug 26, 2019 | 11:07 am
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My friend [MENTION=729762]marke190[/MENTION] is flying YYT-YLW followed by YLW-YYC (same-day, and with lots of segments of course). I found a multi-segment routing back to YYT when AC made a schedule change. I was able to change to YZR-YYZ-YUL-YOW-YHZ-YYT, which was a routing I found on Google Flights! I originally had YZR-YYZ-YOW-YYT, so this one was much better in terms of maximizing my segments.
Sep 3, 2019 | 11:04 am
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Hi everyone, I rang United to book my 10 segment r/t to London, but the ticket agent believes she can only enter 6 slight segments on a single ticket.
Any my suggestion how I can override this and get them to book all 10 ?
i have the flight details from matrix.itsoftware
#help !
Any my suggestion how I can override this and get them to book all 10 ?
i have the flight details from matrix.itsoftware
#help !
Sep 3, 2019 | 1:36 pm
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If you can reproduce it on Google Flights, it should be bookable via a single click through to UA (or AC?)
There is definitely no 6 segment limit. It's 16.
There is definitely no 6 segment limit. It's 16.
Sep 3, 2019 | 2:11 pm
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Still 10 segments, though I won’t change in GVA... I wanted to do that for a ride on an A220.
Anyway, ticketed and ready to go.
Thanks for for the advice !
Sep 3, 2019 | 2:49 pm
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I’m an E50K who’s had a quiet year. With only 19 (low mileage) segments through August, I need to get creative if I’m to book 26 segments by end of year !
In Q4 I need to go YYZ/LHR twice. To inflate the segment count I found YTZ/YUL/EWR/BRU/GVA (fare basis KLA78LGT) returning MUC/BRU/EWR/YUL/YTZ (LLA78LGT). That’s 10 segments on UA ticket stock for CAD$950.
Do you have any recommendations how I might maximise my dollar:segment ratio ? Adding segments within Canada, or beyond 4 connections seems to increase the fare.
In Q4 I need to go YYZ/LHR twice. To inflate the segment count I found YTZ/YUL/EWR/BRU/GVA (fare basis KLA78LGT) returning MUC/BRU/EWR/YUL/YTZ (LLA78LGT). That’s 10 segments on UA ticket stock for CAD$950.
Do you have any recommendations how I might maximise my dollar:segment ratio ? Adding segments within Canada, or beyond 4 connections seems to increase the fare.
[MENTION=37810]dodgy73[/MENTION]
BTW, there is a Master thread for runs
Mileage Runs for Status & Missing AQM/AQS/AQD
The wiki shows
