Nov 22, 2012, 4:10 am
Last edit by: jackal
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The Alaska Airlines Bored Room
Dec 3, 2021, 12:52 pm
#7217
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ANC
Programs: AS MVP, Club 49, Global Entry, National Emerald Club, Hilton Silver
Posts: 1,401
For those of you who keep track of flights with Flight Memory, how do you input your flight times? Typically I look at what Flightaware says for my flight's total flight time. Recently these times have been exaggerated by long taxi times. I am thinking of starting to use Take off to Touch down vs Flightaware's gate to gate times.
Dec 4, 2021, 6:56 pm
#7219
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
Then I take it you never had the pleasure of "Oriental Chicken Salad " I think my first 250K of flying AS was subjected to that salad
Dec 15, 2021, 12:41 pm
#7220
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AS MVPG, DL KM, Bee Six, Bonvoy Plat, Avis PC, Natl Exec, Greyhound Road Rewards Z"L
Posts: 16,721
Need 10k miles for MVPG by EOY, please help
Hoping this is the right place to post this. I need just under 10,000 miles to hit MVPG this year. I am available to travel the 24th and onward. Home airport is JFK and I don't mind flying on X fares to make it happen. Please help.
-J.
-J.
Dec 15, 2021, 3:12 pm
#7221
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
In discount F you would only need to fly 4,445 miles to earn 10K EQM so a single return in F from JFK to the West Coast would get you there.
James
Dec 15, 2021, 3:37 pm
#7222
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Mountain Time Zone
Programs: AS Million Miler/Marriott Lifetime Titanium/ IGH Ambassador
Posts: 5,992
Dec 15, 2021, 4:21 pm
#7223
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: LAX
Programs: AS MVPG, IHG Diamond Elite
Posts: 1,445
Though as someone who saved their last 5600 miles or so to get Gold until now, I can tell you that transcons are not the cheapest right now, especially not in F. I ended up booking an LAX>AUS in F for this weekend and then have a quick X-mas eve LAX>SFO return to hit my last teeny bit to get me over the last little hump to Gold.
Dec 15, 2021, 5:22 pm
#7225
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Over the Bay Bridge, CA
Programs: Jumbo mas
Posts: 38,654
Dec 15, 2021, 5:33 pm
#7226
Join Date: Jun 2021
Programs: AS 100K
Posts: 294
lol well played.
I just want to go back to the days when if I miss an upgrade on ANC-SEA/SEA-ANC, I’m top 5. That always made sense when on a low tier main fare and never raised an eyebrow.
At 16/46, even on O fare, it makes me think there’s a system issue. Upgrade lists for this flight are often in the 40s, even pre-Covid. I don’t know if it’s the inflated elite ranks or an IT issue placing AA CK/ExP above 75K, but I feel like I’m on a DL hub flight as a PM.
I just want to go back to the days when if I miss an upgrade on ANC-SEA/SEA-ANC, I’m top 5. That always made sense when on a low tier main fare and never raised an eyebrow.
At 16/46, even on O fare, it makes me think there’s a system issue. Upgrade lists for this flight are often in the 40s, even pre-Covid. I don’t know if it’s the inflated elite ranks or an IT issue placing AA CK/ExP above 75K, but I feel like I’m on a DL hub flight as a PM.
Dec 15, 2021, 6:20 pm
#7227
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
Though as someone who saved their last 5600 miles or so to get Gold until now, I can tell you that transcons are not the cheapest right now, especially not in F. I ended up booking an LAX>AUS in F for this weekend and then have a quick X-mas eve LAX>SFO return to hit my last teeny bit to get me over the last little hump to Gold.
James
Dec 15, 2021, 6:37 pm
#7228
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA (the REAL Washington); occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: DL PM 1.57MM; AS MVPG 100K
Posts: 21,375
is there an AS-metal segments requirement for MVPG? AA J may be a more cost/time-effective option out of NYC if that isn't an issue
Dec 15, 2021, 6:41 pm
#7229
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
James