Share good fares for the 2011-12 DEQAA promotion
Dec 16, 2011, 7:11 am
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Good route from the great NW (boring, true, but effective!):
SEA-DFW-BOS-DFW-SEA
Easy turnaround if you don't mind the red-eye (my preference for transcon MRs) yields 6440*2=12880 EQM for $300ai most of January. Slight variation for a couple of difference routes, but all within a couple of hundred miles of each other.
Could technically start from 0 for year and fly 2 of these a week in January and be XP for 2013. Total cost about $2400.
SEA-DFW-BOS-DFW-SEA
Easy turnaround if you don't mind the red-eye (my preference for transcon MRs) yields 6440*2=12880 EQM for $300ai most of January. Slight variation for a couple of difference routes, but all within a couple of hundred miles of each other.
Could technically start from 0 for year and fly 2 of these a week in January and be XP for 2013. Total cost about $2400.
Dec 16, 2011, 12:03 pm
#62
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Here's my shot:
AA BOS-HKG, BOS-ORD-NRT on AA and NRT-HKG on JL or CX using AA codeshare, return same, but can get NRT-DFW-BOS on AA for a few more miles and avoiding ORD in January. DEQM on AA segments, normal EQMs on NRT-HKG segments on JL/CX metal with AA codeshare number booked. $993.50 bookable on AA.com. 12 hours overnight at HKG. Depart BOS 1/22, depart HKG 1/24. No visas needed for US passport holders. Should be just under 34,000 EQMs total, somewhere around 2.92 cpm but faster and more interesting than multiple transcons. EXP in 3 trips.
AA BOS-HKG, BOS-ORD-NRT on AA and NRT-HKG on JL or CX using AA codeshare, return same, but can get NRT-DFW-BOS on AA for a few more miles and avoiding ORD in January. DEQM on AA segments, normal EQMs on NRT-HKG segments on JL/CX metal with AA codeshare number booked. $993.50 bookable on AA.com. 12 hours overnight at HKG. Depart BOS 1/22, depart HKG 1/24. No visas needed for US passport holders. Should be just under 34,000 EQMs total, somewhere around 2.92 cpm but faster and more interesting than multiple transcons. EXP in 3 trips.
Dec 16, 2011, 12:41 pm
#63
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I can only tell you that I booked the CX flights as AA codeshares, 6113 & 6116 respectively, on aa.com.
Dec 16, 2011, 12:59 pm
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This is a good creative routing, BOS-DFW-NRT-HKG, and I've been looking into this fare. Unfortunately on the NRT-HKG leg you will be flying either Cathay Pacific or JAL, which bring in 0% and 50% EQM respectively in Q class. At least as far as I can see, the AA booking engine does not show any AA codeshare, only one-world partners (even though ITA inidicates a code-share should exist). Any other sources I should check??
I wish I could talk myself into doing it, but $1000 is a lot to me, even for the benefits and the RDMs and being very close to EXP. If I knew I would be doing a decent amount of SWU-able flights in 2012-2013 I'd go for it.
I should add, the 12 hours overnight in Hong Kong are basically the same 12 hours during the day here in BOS in terms of body time on EST/GMT-5, may not want to sleep much in the bed if you get a hotel room
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Last edited by TheBOSman; Dec 16, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Dec 16, 2011, 2:53 pm
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I've always gotten the AA codeshare looking at it on AA.com, though sometimes picking whether the flight NRT-HKG is on CX or JL was difficult. I'd personally go JL from NRT and CX from HKG if I could choose, I think flying from the hubs would be better than flying to. Try a BOS-DFW-HKG-DFW-BOS multi-city, you'd have to connect in NRT for DFW-HKG anyway. I just did that for 1/22 departure and 1/24 return and it gives me the AA codeshares.
Dec 16, 2011, 3:07 pm
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This is a good creative routing, BOS-DFW-NRT-HKG, and I've been looking into this fare. Unfortunately on the NRT-HKG leg you will be flying either Cathay Pacific or JAL, which bring in 0% and 50% EQM respectively in Q class. At least as far as I can see, the AA booking engine does not show any AA codeshare, only one-world partners (even though ITA inidicates a code-share should exist). Any other sources I should check??
Dec 16, 2011, 3:09 pm
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Dec 17, 2011, 6:24 am
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Fares for my BOS-DFW-NRT-HKG and return routing have dropped almost $100 but you have to spend an extra day in HKG, or 20 hours in NRT it appears. 1/22-1/25 dates only from what I can see in January. Anyone know a cheapish place to stay in HKG? I might do this, going to put one on hold now.
Dec 17, 2011, 7:03 am
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Fares for my BOS-DFW-NRT-HKG and return routing have dropped almost $100 but you have to spend an extra day in HKG, or 20 hours in NRT it appears. 1/22-1/25 dates only from what I can see in January. Anyone know a cheapish place to stay in HKG? I might do this, going to put one on hold now.
Staying on topic:
1. Doing a DFW-LAX-SFO-LAX-SFO. All same day. Beware the 1st flight of the day out of DFW (#2401) to LAX is also the connecting flight LAX-SFO.
2. Mrs Dallas49er and I doing DFW-MIA-MAD-DFW. Not really a MR, as we are staying for the week, BUT DEQM did help determine the destination. DEL came in 2nd!
Happy flying!
Dec 17, 2011, 7:12 am
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Maybe not cheap, but easy-The W is at the end of the line from the airport. It drops you off in a shopping center, and it's an easy walk to the hotel.
Staying on topic:
1. Doing a DFW-LAX-SFO-LAX-SFO. All same day. Beware the 1st flight of the day out of DFW (#2401) to LAX is also the connecting flight LAX-SFO.
2. Mrs Dallas49er and I doing DFW-MIA-MAD-DFW. Not really a MR, as we are staying for the week, BUT DEQM did help determine the destination. DEL came in 2nd!
Happy flying!
Staying on topic:
1. Doing a DFW-LAX-SFO-LAX-SFO. All same day. Beware the 1st flight of the day out of DFW (#2401) to LAX is also the connecting flight LAX-SFO.
2. Mrs Dallas49er and I doing DFW-MIA-MAD-DFW. Not really a MR, as we are staying for the week, BUT DEQM did help determine the destination. DEL came in 2nd!
Happy flying!
Dec 17, 2011, 8:12 am
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DCA Same Day Turn 2.36 Cents per EQM
CA resident and using COSTCO Gift Card
DCA-DFW-LAX-DFW-DCA
Leave 7:00AM and return 11:00PM
For many days in January the base fare is $139 each way.
DCA-DFW-LAX-DFW-DCA
Leave 7:00AM and return 11:00PM
For many days in January the base fare is $139 each way.
Dec 17, 2011, 10:21 pm
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These are currently available:
Jan 24 BOS-MIA-LAX-MRY-LAX-MIA-BOS $328ai
Jan 24 (or 25th) PHL-MIA-LAX-SBA-LAX-MIA-PHL $368ai
*if you are able to stack DEQAA + DEQ11 other routings are available....
Jan 24 BOS-MIA-LAX-MRY-LAX-MIA-BOS $328ai
Jan 24 (or 25th) PHL-MIA-LAX-SBA-LAX-MIA-PHL $368ai
*if you are able to stack DEQAA + DEQ11 other routings are available....
Dec 17, 2011, 10:53 pm
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$233.10 ai DFW-LAX-SFO / SFO-LAX-DFW - 10,410 EQM
$233.10 ai DFW-LAX-SFO / SFO-LAX-DFW (with 500mi Elite minimum)
Roundtrip DFW-SFO, connecting in LAX. Various dates in January. 10,410 EQM when combined with DEQ11 and DEQAA promos. (I am assuming the LAX-SFO segments count towards the DEQ11 promo since they are part of the DFW-SFO R/T booking, if not then 9,410 EQM).
Roundtrip DFW-SFO, connecting in LAX. Various dates in January. 10,410 EQM when combined with DEQ11 and DEQAA promos. (I am assuming the LAX-SFO segments count towards the DEQ11 promo since they are part of the DFW-SFO R/T booking, if not then 9,410 EQM).
Dec 17, 2011, 11:06 pm
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$233.10 ai DFW-LAX-SFO / SFO-LAX-DFW (with 500mi Elite minimum)
Roundtrip DFW-SFO, connecting in LAX. Various dates in January. 10,410 EQM when combined with DEQ11 and DEQAA promos. (I am assuming the LAX-SFO segments count towards the DEQ11 promo since they are part of the DFW-SFO R/T booking, if not then 9,410 EQM).
Roundtrip DFW-SFO, connecting in LAX. Various dates in January. 10,410 EQM when combined with DEQ11 and DEQAA promos. (I am assuming the LAX-SFO segments count towards the DEQ11 promo since they are part of the DFW-SFO R/T booking, if not then 9,410 EQM).