2021 Mileage Runs - Ideas & Plans
Apr 18, 2021, 6:36 pm
#76
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Originally Posted by canopus27
Kinda depends. I'm not opposed to an immediate turn. In the past I've usually stayed a night. I do like Singapore ....
Kinda depends. I'm not opposed to an immediate turn. In the past I've usually stayed a night. I do like Singapore ....
YYZ-YVR-HKG-SIN is about 10K. HKG-SIN is about 1.5K. In other words, I could do that mileage run, and 100% of the miles would count for current year status, and 85% of the miles would also count for MM.
Apr 19, 2021, 9:00 pm
#77
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I’m booked on a few YOW-YVR same day RTs in June.
Curious what the COVID restrictions will look like by then- although it seems like BCs latest announcements only affect inter-provincial boundaries between PHAs??
Curious what the COVID restrictions will look like by then- although it seems like BCs latest announcements only affect inter-provincial boundaries between PHAs??
Apr 20, 2021, 5:29 am
#78
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I saw the announcement also, you are safe as no one will know you are there really. You get off one flight, and then you get on another flight an hour and a half later and you are staying airside.
You are good under both BC & Ont rules, just do not brag about it as there are some out there (Karens & Myrons) that don't understand. Last Friday when Doug Ford was announcing the Ontario update he appeared a bit flabbergasted when he mentioned he knew someone who flew from Toronto to Vancouver for two days and then flew back. If he hears what many are doing here, he may just have that heart attack, lol
Just smile and remember discretion is the best course of action during these times
Apr 20, 2021, 7:25 am
#79
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I saw the announcement also, you are safe as no one will know you are there really. You get off one flight, and then you get on another flight an hour and a half later and you are staying airside.
You are good under both BC & Ont rules, just do not brag about it as there are some out there (Karens & Myrons) that don't understand.
You are good under both BC & Ont rules, just do not brag about it as there are some out there (Karens & Myrons) that don't understand.
The other bonus to this strategy is that those flights are more likely to actually operate, though that's only important if you view getting re-routed through Toronto or Montreal as a bad thing.
Apr 20, 2021, 4:07 pm
#80
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Looks like schedule changes just got loaded. Just got emails for sched changes for all of my direct YOW-YVR MRs!
Apr 20, 2021, 4:09 pm
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Apr 20, 2021, 4:10 pm
#82
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Trying to login to my bookings to check it out now, but appears they cancelled the direct YOW-YVR for my dates and I'll have to connect via YYZ or YUL instead. Not the end of the world and works out to slightly more SQM/SQS for the same price, but adds a few hours with the connections.
Apr 20, 2021, 4:32 pm
#83
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Trying to login to my bookings to check it out now, but appears they cancelled the direct YOW-YVR for my dates and I'll have to connect via YYZ or YUL instead. Not the end of the world and works out to slightly more SQM/SQS for the same price, but adds a few hours with the connections.
Apr 20, 2021, 4:47 pm
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Apr 20, 2021, 5:04 pm
#85
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Just made all of my changes..... half an hour making 12 changes
Some better some just OK.
YYZ & YUL has been added no more direct flights, I like the short flight to YUL for the 250 AP and then the A330 to YVR, may upgrade on this flight
Apr 20, 2021, 5:04 pm
#86
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Trying to figure out the optimal flights not for this YOW-XXX-YVR MR that it's turned into. Really doesn't seem to be any options that don't require either a 3 hour layover in YVR in between, a 3+ hour layover in YYZ on the return, or a 3 hour layover in YVR AND a return on the red eye via YYZ/YUL. Curious to see what the others are choosing HerpaYvr
Apr 20, 2021, 5:06 pm
#87
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Now that there are only refurbished A330's on the YUL-YVR run, I occasionally backtrack to YVR to catch it.
Apr 20, 2021, 5:47 pm
#88
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Ended up switching to the ungodly 625am YOW-YUL-YVR and returning on the 130pm YVR-YYZ-YOW. Makes for a much longer (and earlier) day.. not yet sure if the extra SQM/SQS will be worth the extra time in the seat but I'm committed now! These same flights I rebooked onto are now running ~$500 o/w in standard, crazy.
Apr 20, 2021, 6:37 pm
#89
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What would you consider to be good cpm for a paid J cabin (no eUps) all AC metal MR?
Apr 20, 2021, 7:31 pm
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Granted I'm talking US cents, but at 5cpm for paid J (which I've done many times), I book as many trips as I can. That's cheap enough that the points, MM, food and beverage, etc., is worth it to me. I'm booking every weekend from now until the end of the schedule.
At 10cpm I'm looking for how to make a vacation out of it. Or if I need the SQM, it's a great deal.
So if it's speculative because you're not sure you'll hit the requirements, I'd book the 10cpm, but not as a sequence of immediate turns. CPH for a weekend, TYO for a week, etc.
But again, if it's mid December, the math is a bit different.