Justification for Mileage Runs for Gold 75K

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Feb 9, 2018, 12:02 pm

#46

dayone

Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan

Join Date: Feb 2005

Posts: 12,319

Quote:

Originally Posted by VegasGambler

what's a "good" price for EQM?

Under a ~~penny~~ nickel.

Last edited by dayone; Feb 9, 2018 at 2:49 pm Reason: I'm no mathlete.

Feb 9, 2018, 1:02 pm

#47

flytoeat

Join Date: Jan 2001

Posts: 2,840

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayone

Under a penny.

Examples, please? That would translate into transcon round trips of approximately $45-50. Or short Horizon round trip hops for $10.

Feb 9, 2018, 1:30 pm

#48

sea_jeff

Join Date: Feb 2007

Programs: AS Million Miler, Marriott Lifetime Platinum, Nexus / Global Entry

Posts: 844

Quote:

Originally Posted by dayone

Mileage runs have never made sense to me, but I learned long ago that MRs are a YMMV.

My business+personal travel get me to about 50K each year on AS. I guess if I were close to either the Gold or 75K threshold, I'd consider visiting family or friends for a weekend. No way I'd spend 10-15 hours on a trip to nowhere. Again, YMMV.

Agreed. That keeps me perennially MVPG and not 75K.

Feb 9, 2018, 1:46 pm

#49

VegasGambler

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Join Date: Oct 2014

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Quote:

Originally Posted by flytoeat

Examples, please? That would translate into transcon round trips of approximately $45-50. Or short Horizon round trip hops for $10.

Given that airport fees and taxes are gonna start at around $15 each way.... $10 base fares for transcon one-ways? That sounds a little too good to be true but.... I'd love to learn something and be proven wrong.

Is this through fare rule mistakes or something where they will sell you a SFO-LAX flight that routes through JFK (or something like that)?