Toronto (YYZ) to Vancouver (YVR) on AA/oneworld
Mar 13, 2012, 11:47 pm
#16
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: LAX
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you could just lookup Westjet and purchase a direct flight ticket. It the end - it just may be cheaper and easier.
Mar 14, 2012, 1:29 am
#17
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I might look into taken B6 from BUF to JFK and then take CX to YVR.
Mar 15, 2012, 8:13 am
#18
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Left
Programs: FT
Posts: 7,285
you could sign up and spend 5K on the new BA card and get enough miles to do YYZ-JFK/LGA (9000 BA miles return) and then JFK-YVR on CX (25K or 50K in J)....34000 is not horrible. so if you can spend 5K that would leave you about 21000 BA miles or about 2 more RT tixt on AA to NYC from YYZ for future use...all for about 185 for the CC unless you downcovert after you get your 50K bonus to a no fee card...
Mar 15, 2012, 8:51 am
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If you use BA Avios for JFK-YVR-JFK on CX, you'll pay fuel surcharges, and some U.S. taxes because the award ticket will no longer be considered "free" by the IRS. Better to just use the Avios for the YYZ-NYC-YYZ legs, and use AA miles for the JFK-YVR-JFK legs.
Originally Posted by mkjr
you could sign up and spend 5K on the new BA card and get enough miles to do YYZ-JFK/LGA (9000 BA miles return) and then JFK-YVR on CX (25K or 50K in J)....34000 is not horrible. so if you can spend 5K that would leave you about 21000 BA miles or about 2 more RT tixt on AA to NYC from YYZ for future use...all for about 185 for the CC unless you downcovert after you get your 50K bonus to a no fee card...