Mileage runs, or more accurately, segment runs. Anyone done this?
Feb 10, 2015, 4:20 am
#16
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: London. Edinburgh, Cornwall
Programs: BA GGL, British Midland Lifetime* Loser
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For many years, I took extra trips, moved as much flying as possible to Skyteam, or routed via CDG rather than going direct to/from AMS (in order to stretch an otherwise 2-segment trip into a 3- or 4-segement trip) to grind out the required 30 segments each year to maintain Gold. I no longer do this, and no longer even bother to qualify for Silver.
A five segment same-day Alitalia run (usually LHR-LIN-FCO-NAP-FCO-LHR) used to be pretty effective, or CityJet out of LCY.
Feb 10, 2015, 2:01 pm
#17
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: UK
Programs: HH Diamond, IHG Spire, Marriott Titanium, BA Silver, FB Explorer
Posts: 995
We did some of these about 8 or 9 years ago in the year when my husband was due to hit Lifetime Platinum but had just stopped flying for work. I don't think we'd bother now though.
We did a couple of BHX-AMS-CDG-FLR-MXP-CDG-BHX runs and my husband also did a few 4 segment runs.
We did a couple of BHX-AMS-CDG-FLR-MXP-CDG-BHX runs and my husband also did a few 4 segment runs.