Jan 1, 2014, 5:17 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
NOTE: This thread has been superseded by the thread entitled LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it) Rebooted v2.0. Please follow the discussion there.
Region definitions
C1 North America
C1.5 Caribbean, Bermuda
C2 Europe
C2.5 Middle East
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
2X, 3X: in the context of this LifeMiles thread, 2X and 3X refer to any 2nd and 3rd legs of a one-way award ticket.
LifeMiles' Star Alliance Award Chart
Cash & Miles redemptions: buying the max (60%) isn't always the best deal (unless you're purchasing all miles right there). Check here for the best CPM.
Beware of Cabotage: LifeMiles has been known to issue tickets that constitute Cabotage, and at least one instance of denied boarding has been reported, stranding the passenger. An easily-seen example is travel on Copa from LAX to SJU (via PTY).
Region definitions
C1 North America
C1.5 Caribbean, Bermuda
C2 Europe
C2.5 Middle East
C3 Asia
C4 South America
C5 Africa
C6 Oceania
2X, 3X: in the context of this LifeMiles thread, 2X and 3X refer to any 2nd and 3rd legs of a one-way award ticket.
LifeMiles' Star Alliance Award Chart
Cash & Miles redemptions: buying the max (60%) isn't always the best deal (unless you're purchasing all miles right there). Check here for the best CPM.
Beware of Cabotage: LifeMiles has been known to issue tickets that constitute Cabotage, and at least one instance of denied boarding has been reported, stranding the passenger. An easily-seen example is travel on Copa from LAX to SJU (via PTY).
LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it)
May 25, 2014, 10:48 pm
#2611
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: TLV
Posts: 522
Finally hit 180 posts, time to move to Coupon Connection!
May 25, 2014, 11:11 pm
#2612
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: West Coast, USA
Programs: Skywards Platinum
Posts: 3,747
May 25, 2014, 11:44 pm
#2613
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Germany
Programs: AV,ST,OW Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 209
making sweeping judgments about people you've likely never met is laughable. 
Seems its all about post counts. What a laugh.
We all know by now who is who in the thread, who to trust and who not. And whats cabbage and whats not. Maybe change gears. Like someone said before: stop talking, lets dump!
May 26, 2014, 1:19 am
#2614
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: AZ FA+, A3 G, AB G | IHG RA, HGP D, FPC P, Accor P, BW D, HH D, Eleva, GHA P, 1862 Voyager
Posts: 1,852
So it seems all my favourite boomerangs for C2>3 are dead. As are those C3>3 Are there any out there left?
May 26, 2014, 2:01 am
#2615
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: CDG
Programs: TK Elite
Posts: 1,611
This thread has become ridiculous, please get back on topic and quit bashing this guy for the last 20 pages or so, this thread is hard enough to decipher as it is, let's not make it more difficult shall we?
May 26, 2014, 3:09 am
#2617
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: BTS
Posts: 611
It seems to me that *majority* of boomerangs returning to the exact same region (based on LM chart pricing) don't work anymore; actually, based on how long the search takes it seems the system doesn't even look at the inventory but returns all sold out right away.
Here's are discounts I've been able to confirm to still work so far:
*partial*
C3 to C2
C2 to C3
C3 to C1
C4 to C2
*full*
C2.5 to C.2 (taxes too high)
C6 to C6 (majority errors out but not showing as "sold out")
Last edited by scibuff; May 26, 2014 at 3:36 am
May 26, 2014, 4:08 am
#2618
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
+1. I'm fortunate to have access to more opportunities than most due to my home location (not just merely my current holiday location), and what's left in LM is almost nothing attractive to me. I can do better in a number of other ways.
This thread should be hard to decipher. When it isn't, you have what happens here. I noted almost a month ago how piss poor the thread coding was getting, it was almost laughable. When that occurs, a lot of capable people stop posting here, and take their efforts elsewhere. The brain drain from FT that has happened over the past two years is astonishing. That's what is lost when things like this happen. One person screwed up a massive opportunity, and that's all it took to do so. The brain drain will only accelerate going forward as a result.
This thread should be hard to decipher. When it isn't, you have what happens here. I noted almost a month ago how piss poor the thread coding was getting, it was almost laughable. When that occurs, a lot of capable people stop posting here, and take their efforts elsewhere. The brain drain from FT that has happened over the past two years is astonishing. That's what is lost when things like this happen. One person screwed up a massive opportunity, and that's all it took to do so. The brain drain will only accelerate going forward as a result.
May 26, 2014, 8:26 am
#2620
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Brussels BE
Programs: SEN, FB PLT, HH,
Posts: 105
LM F and J routes (and the occasional trick-it)
Another 6 days to buy with bonus from LM.
With current situation please advice (everyone welcome) YES or NOT.
With current situation please advice (everyone welcome) YES or NOT.
May 26, 2014, 8:52 am
#2621
Moderator: Lufthansa Miles & More, India based airlines, India, External Miles & Points Resources
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: MUC
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 48,130
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Kids,
after repeated personal comments the senior mods decided that things went so much downhill in this thread that it was time to reboot and start afresh. So please continue sharing in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/avian...ed-v2-0-a.html
The discussion about bloggers resides here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/exter...f-j-trick.html
Note that the discussion of other members, including sharing personal details and any communications is a big no-no on FT. Since there was a major back and forth in this thread with mud on both sides we didn't go into the individual disciplinary stuff. Lets start afresh.
Regards Oliver2002
Senior Mod
after repeated personal comments the senior mods decided that things went so much downhill in this thread that it was time to reboot and start afresh. So please continue sharing in this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/avian...ed-v2-0-a.html
The discussion about bloggers resides here:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/exter...f-j-trick.html
Note that the discussion of other members, including sharing personal details and any communications is a big no-no on FT. Since there was a major back and forth in this thread with mud on both sides we didn't go into the individual disciplinary stuff. Lets start afresh.
Regards Oliver2002
Senior Mod