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Old Aug 3, 2010, 12:21 pm
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Short-Hop Mileage Awards are Back!!
Per AA.com:
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/shortHop...itle=shorthops

Fly non-stop on any of our short-hop markets within the continental U.S. and Canada for fewer miles

Airline:
American Airlines / American Eagle / AmericanConnection

Award:
Reduced mileage for short-hop non-stop routes of less than
700 miles one-way
View a list of eligible markets

Dates:
Book between August 3, 2010 and August 31, 2010
Travel between August 3, 2010 and December 15, 2010
Travel must be completed by December 15, 2010

Offer:
For a limited time, you can book an Economy Class short-hop MileSAAver award for only 8,750 miles one-way or 17,500 miles round-trip – a 30% savings off the standard MileSAAver award.
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 12:26 pm
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Spoke too soon.. the list of "eligible markets" does not match reality.
Last edited by izzik; Aug 3, 2010 at 12:32 pm
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 12:30 pm
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Outstanding news! ^^ Especially for those needing to position at RDU or one of the other triple/double promotion stations!!!
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 12:35 pm
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Originally Posted by ESpen36
Especially for those needing to position at RDU or one of the other triple/double promotion stations!!!
There's an important distinction - the Ts and Cs actually say "up to 700 miles".

That is important, because MIA - RDU is exactly 700 miles! ^ ^
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 12:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
There's an important distinction - the Ts and Cs actually say "up to 700 miles".

That is important, because MIA - RDU is exactly 700 miles! ^ ^


Good!
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 12:41 pm
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Great to see these back. But bummed only valid thru 12/15. In the past, though, they were valid from September-ish thru February, which made them a great deal from DFW to often-pricey ski destinations.
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 1:33 pm
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Originally Posted by Non-NonRev
There's an important distinction - the Ts and Cs actually say "up to 700 miles".

That is important, because MIA - RDU is exactly 700 miles! ^ ^
That's perfect!
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 1:42 pm
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Partial match of UA promo - UA one is valid through 1/7 and allows connection with mileage counted "as crow flies"

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...700-miles.html
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:05 pm
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This is fantastic on two counts..I was looking at bringing my daughter home for a few days, MSY-MIA and also looking at some MR's positioning in RDU.

Couldn't be better timing for me..
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:05 pm
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I saw ORD to SHV on the short hops list, and for a second I was very excited that they might have brought that non-stop flight back!
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:12 pm
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looks like they didn't bother updating the valid city pairs since they stopped caring about the west coast (except LAX). SFO-SNA, SJC-SNA, SAN-SJC don't exist anymore.
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:21 pm
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Originally Posted by azepine00
Partial match of UA promo - mileage counted "as crow flies"

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...700-miles.html
And this one is not? Can I do ORD-JFK-PIT for example?
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:23 pm
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And this one is not? Can I do ORD-JFK-PIT for example?
Sorry. Just noticed: JFK-ORD is included even its more then 700 miles
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:28 pm
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Originally Posted by ESpen36
Outstanding news! ^^ Especially for those needing to position at RDU or one of the other triple/double promotion stations!!!
that is exactly what I'd use them for too.. sounds like a good investment to me ^
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Old Aug 3, 2010, 2:31 pm
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Is it really worth it to use the miles as a positioning flight? I guess it depends on your run but it would really cut into your RDM cpm.
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