Your 2019 AC Cost / Mile
Dec 8, 2019, 3:53 pm
#16
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Canada
Programs: AC SE 2MM, HH Dd, SPG; IC Pl/A; AA; DL
Posts: 14,321
Total Cost per AQM = ~$0.24
or Total Cost per Aeroplan Mile earned from flying (with bonuses) = $0.16
That is up from first year of AQD (2016) when I was paying about $.016 total cost per AQM or about $0.115 Cost per Aeroplan Mile earned from flying (with bonuses).
I am flying a bit more with United in paid First. Also, using unlimited flight passes more so I am not earning bonus miles on them.
or Total Cost per Aeroplan Mile earned from flying (with bonuses) = $0.16
That is up from first year of AQD (2016) when I was paying about $.016 total cost per AQM or about $0.115 Cost per Aeroplan Mile earned from flying (with bonuses).
I am flying a bit more with United in paid First. Also, using unlimited flight passes more so I am not earning bonus miles on them.
Dec 8, 2019, 4:25 pm
#19
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Platinum, Nexus/GE
Posts: 219
Just hit SE again last week with AQD/AQM ratio of ~$1.55.
Most of my flying is on short-haul flights on standard tickets. Maybe next year I will have enough point to go to Europe... Really considering switching to United since a spend based program would benefit me greatly.
Most of my flying is on short-haul flights on standard tickets. Maybe next year I will have enough point to go to Europe... Really considering switching to United since a spend based program would benefit me greatly.
Dec 8, 2019, 4:31 pm
#20
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Montreal
Programs: Air Canada E50K, FB Gold
Posts: 48
Just hit SE again last week with AQD/AQM ratio of ~$1.55.
Most of my flying is on short-haul flights on standard tickets. Maybe next year I will have enough point to go to Europe... Really considering switching to United since a spend based program would benefit me greatly.
Most of my flying is on short-haul flights on standard tickets. Maybe next year I will have enough point to go to Europe... Really considering switching to United since a spend based program would benefit me greatly.
Dec 8, 2019, 4:53 pm
#22
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: YUL
Programs: AC SE100k, Marriott Platinum, Nexus/GE
Posts: 219
I wish I could but all tickets need to be booked by corporate TA which will then pay for the ticket directly. I really hope the new Aeroplan/Altitude program will make earnings more balanced; I would hope that if you qualify for SE with 95 AQS on AC metal you would earn around 100,000 miles. For example, spending USD$15,000 (CAD$20,000) on UA as a premier platinum would net you 135,000 miles.
Dec 8, 2019, 5:05 pm
#23
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Halifax
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Lifetime Platinum Elite. NEXUS
Posts: 4,561
I wish I could but all tickets need to be booked by corporate TA which will then pay for the ticket directly. I really hope the new Aeroplan/Altitude program will make earnings more balanced; I would hope that if you qualify for SE with 95 AQS on AC metal you would earn around 100,000 miles. For example, spending USD$15,000 (CAD$20,000) on UA as a premier platinum would net you 135,000 miles.
I guess you could fly back and forth to Ottawa 95x a year and get as little as 0 miles (and 0 segments), or ~ 5,938 AQM on 95 segments, (+ 100% for around 12,000 spendable aeropesos), but that is pretty pathalogical.
If you are flying enough to get 95 segments and you aren't getting at least 150k spendable miles then you should have a long talk with yourself about the abuse you are willing to take from your companies trave policies.
This applies slightly less so to your own travel with some significant goal of cheap status gaining.... And people don't do that on segments.
Dec 8, 2019, 6:35 pm
#26
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: YYC
Programs: AC SE 1MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 3,396
Neat game. I'll play. Approximately $0.28 over roughly 170k BIS miles. It would have more $ and more BIS but for deflategate. In 2 ways: one I just opted to fly less on AC, and when I did, I tried to upgrade B fares rather than paying for Z or P.
