We want you back - "Challenge" to get MVP G 75K back
Jan 20, 2016, 11:33 pm
#32
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AF/KL round-trip to Europe: 65k Y / 125k C
DL round-trip to Europe: 60k Y / 125k C
Just searched on AS, saw DL to/from LHR, DL and KL to/from AMS, DL and AF to/from CDG.
Of course it's random dates in February (duh, of course there are awards, it's low season, July is a much tougher nut to crack) and the AS booking engine is... apparently unreliable. Worked fine for me the last award I booked though.
AA is also there with pretty consistent Y and scattered C. Losing Skyteam to Europe would be a huge blow, the rants on the AA forum about awards are pretty omnipresent. OW is arguably the weakest alliance for Europe given that their coverage of continental Europe is AB; BA and IB are on the periphery (LHR/MAD), and BA means fuel scamcharges.
Oh, I forgot: FI wants about $400 in fuel scamcharges/taxes round trip for their "business class" (read: similar to AS F), plus 110k miles.
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jan 20, 2016 at 11:47 pm
Jan 21, 2016, 12:54 am
#33
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Feb 9, 2016, 4:33 pm
#34
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Portland, OR
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Interesting they are doing this. Having been a gold for I think 18 years now last year I was 7000 miles short of 75, all on AS metal. I called and pleaded for a shot at G75 as I have more flying this year and I think will pull it off but they said no way unless I was less than 5,000 miles away. Ugh.