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Lucrative runs that have been reported under £3/TP - current availability not guaranteed
Route | Booking class | Fare | Booking channel | TPs | £/TP | credit
American Airlines
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN | A/A/I | £498 return | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.80/TP | chris1979
ORD-STL-DFW-SJU | A/A/I | £458 return | aa.com | 520 TPs | £0.88/TP | timezonehopper
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-LAS | A/A/I/I/A/A | £581 round trip | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.94/TP | courtster
AMS-LHR-LAX-SFO-JFK-LHR-AMS | I/I/A/A/I/I | £1641 round trip | aa.com | 630 TPs | £2.60/TP | mccorry
IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | £2106 round trip | aa.com | 790TPs | £2.61/TP | nth_utsera_sth_utsera
45 day advance purchase required, minimum stay 7 days.
British Airways
LGW-MLA | R | £248 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.55/TP | LDNConsultant
LGW-RAK | R | £280 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.75/TP | mfgr
Book by 31/12/13 for this price.
JER-LGW-AMS | J/R | £259 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.62/TP | joejet
LGW-JER | R | £181 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.26/TP
LGW-AMS | R | £199 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.49/TP
BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA (last bit on AA) and back | I/I/A | £1,529 return | probably have to phone up | 920 TPs | £1.66/TP | stifle
Outbound 12/4-27/4 or 25/6-24/8, min stay Sat night, ticket by 2/1/14
Royal Jordanian
BEY-AMM-AQJ | D | £255 return | rj.com | 160 TPs | £1.59/TP | DeanB
Malaysia Airlines
SIN-KUL-KCH | D | S$660 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 160 TPs | £2.12/TP |HPN-HRL
DEL-KUL-BKK | Z | INR41,666 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 360TPs| £1.15/TP| Seshy
DEL-KUL-NRT | Z | INR92,395 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.64/TP| Seshy
ICN-KUL-SYD/MEL | Z | KRW1,582,600 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.65/TP| armagebedar
SIN-KUL-DXB | Z | S$1084 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.50/TP | qasr (+long haul equipment on KUL-DXB)
SIN-KUL-TPE | Z | S$1078 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.49/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-DEL | Z | S$1018 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.41/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-KTM | Z | S$1006 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.39/TP | qasr
Qatar Airways
CAI-DOH-BKK | £759 return | D/D/D/A | 360 TPs | £2.10/TP ExpatSomchai
DME-DOH-SGN | I | £1255 return | qatarairways.com | 560 TPs | £2.25/TP |continentalclub
Lucrative runs that have been reported under £3/TP - current availability not guaranteed
Route | Booking class | Fare | Booking channel | TPs | £/TP | credit
American Airlines
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN | A/A/I | £498 return | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.80/TP | chris1979
ORD-STL-DFW-SJU | A/A/I | £458 return | aa.com | 520 TPs | £0.88/TP | timezonehopper
SFO-LAX-MIA-CUN-MIA-LAX-LAS | A/A/I/I/A/A | £581 round trip | aa.com | 620 TPs | £0.94/TP | courtster
AMS-LHR-LAX-SFO-JFK-LHR-AMS | I/I/A/A/I/I | £1641 round trip | aa.com | 630 TPs | £2.60/TP | mccorry
IST-LHR/LCY-JFK-EZE-MIA-LHR-IST | I/I/I/I/I/I | £2106 round trip | aa.com | 790TPs | £2.61/TP | nth_utsera_sth_utsera
45 day advance purchase required, minimum stay 7 days.
British Airways
LGW-MLA | R | £248 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.55/TP | LDNConsultant
LGW-RAK | R | £280 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.75/TP | mfgr
Book by 31/12/13 for this price.
JER-LGW-AMS | J/R | £259 return | ba.com | 160 TPs | £1.62/TP | joejet
LGW-JER | R | £181 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.26/TP
LGW-AMS | R | £199 return | ba.com | 80 TPs | £2.49/TP
BRU-LHR//LCY-JFK-SEA (last bit on AA) and back | I/I/A | £1,529 return | probably have to phone up | 920 TPs | £1.66/TP | stifle
Outbound 12/4-27/4 or 25/6-24/8, min stay Sat night, ticket by 2/1/14
Royal Jordanian
BEY-AMM-AQJ | D | £255 return | rj.com | 160 TPs | £1.59/TP | DeanB
Malaysia Airlines
SIN-KUL-KCH | D | S$660 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 160 TPs | £2.12/TP |HPN-HRL
DEL-KUL-BKK | Z | INR41,666 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 360TPs| £1.15/TP| Seshy
DEL-KUL-NRT | Z | INR92,395 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.64/TP| Seshy
ICN-KUL-SYD/MEL | Z | KRW1,582,600 return |malaysiaairlines.com | 560TPs| £1.65/TP| armagebedar
SIN-KUL-DXB | Z | S$1084 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.50/TP | qasr (+long haul equipment on KUL-DXB)
SIN-KUL-TPE | Z | S$1078 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.49/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-DEL | Z | S$1018 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.41/TP | qasr
SIN-KUL-KTM | Z | S$1006 return | malaysiaairlines.com | 360 TPs | £1.39/TP | qasr
Qatar Airways
CAI-DOH-BKK | £759 return | D/D/D/A | 360 TPs | £2.10/TP ExpatSomchai
DME-DOH-SGN | I | £1255 return | qatarairways.com | 560 TPs | £2.25/TP |continentalclub
BA Tier Point runs | 2013 master thread
Apr 7, 2013, 11:18 pm
#841
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OK, I know I am missing a trick here - can happily book the BRU-HNL on aa.com, but failing completely with your more complex itinerary contained in the quotes. I'm assuming that it is using the multi city page. Entering anything like the above causes an apparent melt down, with the page returning a "no flights available" error message.
Grateful for help to a newbie with this new, even madder phase to my travels.
Grateful for help to a newbie with this new, even madder phase to my travels.
Apr 7, 2013, 11:23 pm
#842
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Just for confirmation:
I've read somewhere on here that when you pass a status qualifying point you aren't eligible for the tier bonus Avios on any flights until the new status is recognised on ba.com. I assume that means that you wouldn't normally get any bonus on most of the short period AA itineraries being discussed here even though you've met the requirement?
If true, I suppose it's not the end of the world but a bit disappointing nonetheless.
I've read somewhere on here that when you pass a status qualifying point you aren't eligible for the tier bonus Avios on any flights until the new status is recognised on ba.com. I assume that means that you wouldn't normally get any bonus on most of the short period AA itineraries being discussed here even though you've met the requirement?
If true, I suppose it's not the end of the world but a bit disappointing nonetheless.
Apr 8, 2013, 1:57 am
#843
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How can I search in ITA Matrix for the BRU-HNL fare using routing codes?
Apr 8, 2013, 2:25 am
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Apr 8, 2013, 2:37 am
#845
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The thread with the AA codes disappeared (apparently AA complained about it)... Any idea where one can find these nowadays?
Apr 8, 2013, 5:12 am
#846
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Not sure if this is what people are looking for, but the code 1313SS gets 10% off any AA fare from any AA airport to any of the following destinations this year:
Nashville, Baltimore, Charlotte, Washington DCA and Dulles, Dallas DFW, Greenville SC, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, Ontario, Chicago, West Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Raleigh, Ft Myers, Louisville, and Santa Ana/Orange County.
Nashville, Baltimore, Charlotte, Washington DCA and Dulles, Dallas DFW, Greenville SC, Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans, Ontario, Chicago, West Palm Beach, Palm Springs, Raleigh, Ft Myers, Louisville, and Santa Ana/Orange County.
Apr 8, 2013, 7:03 am
#847
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I tried to ticket my BRU-HNL-BRU flights on BA call center with no luck. The price was huge. ITA and AA shows availability. My question is do I have any other options to book the trip with BA flight on BA flight number than calling to AA call center? Is there any OTA that is able to handle mixed business and first bookings? aa.com offers all outbound flights with AA flight numbers and I want them to BA flight numbers to make upgrades to First possible. Or am I able to UUA AA flight number operated by BA?
Apr 8, 2013, 9:20 am
#848
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Luckily this is not true for every domestic flight I have seen from AA (as it relates to SJU runs).
Since you can't book the entire run (if your run is over 6 flights) on aa.com as a single trip, you have to book them as one-ways.
Since you can't book the entire run (if your run is over 6 flights) on aa.com as a single trip, you have to book them as one-ways.
Last edited by greyguy1; Apr 8, 2013 at 9:50 am
Apr 8, 2013, 9:25 am
#849
Join Date: Jan 2013
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Just for confirmation:
I've read somewhere on here that when you pass a status qualifying point you aren't eligible for the tier bonus Avios on any flights until the new status is recognised on ba.com. I assume that means that you wouldn't normally get any bonus on most of the short period AA itineraries being discussed here even though you've met the requirement?
If true, I suppose it's not the end of the world but a bit disappointing nonetheless.
I've read somewhere on here that when you pass a status qualifying point you aren't eligible for the tier bonus Avios on any flights until the new status is recognised on ba.com. I assume that means that you wouldn't normally get any bonus on most of the short period AA itineraries being discussed here even though you've met the requirement?
If true, I suppose it's not the end of the world but a bit disappointing nonetheless.
Apr 8, 2013, 10:02 am
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I tried to ticket my BRU-HNL-BRU flights on BA call center with no luck. The price was huge. ITA and AA shows availability. My question is do I have any other options to book the trip with BA flight on BA flight number than calling to AA call center? Is there any OTA that is able to handle mixed business and first bookings? aa.com offers all outbound flights with AA flight numbers and I want them to BA flight numbers to make upgrades to First possible. Or am I able to UUA AA flight number operated by BA?
Apr 8, 2013, 11:53 am
#851
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Might be just my interpretation of what I read but it left me with the opposite impression.
Apr 8, 2013, 8:47 pm
#852
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hnl-sju run price increase?
hi first poster in this thread.
i have been checking price of hnl-sju run since march, and it has been at $1000 for return in A. in april, it changed to $1220, and it seems that all in/out sju fare went up by $150-200.
is it normal trend every year and would they drop again soon or has it increased permanently? if you know the pricing trend from last year, pls share!
om the other note, i can see cmb-nrt vv on mh is at around us$1000 including tax, scoring 360 tp. if you dont mind overnight both direction in hkg, cx has cmb-cts vv for $1400-1500 all in scoring 560tp. but these cant beat sju run!!!
i have been checking price of hnl-sju run since march, and it has been at $1000 for return in A. in april, it changed to $1220, and it seems that all in/out sju fare went up by $150-200.
is it normal trend every year and would they drop again soon or has it increased permanently? if you know the pricing trend from last year, pls share!
om the other note, i can see cmb-nrt vv on mh is at around us$1000 including tax, scoring 360 tp. if you dont mind overnight both direction in hkg, cx has cmb-cts vv for $1400-1500 all in scoring 560tp. but these cant beat sju run!!!
Apr 8, 2013, 10:07 pm
#853
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I've just booked BRU-LHR-MIA-LAS-LAX-MIA-SJU-MIA-LAX-LAS-JFK-LHR-BRU in August all on AA metal apart from the BRU-LHR segments. I've upgraded both TATL segments to F with AA SWU's (looking forward to F on the new 77W from JFK). Came in just under £2k.
I'm a novice at this point run thing but I reckon that's 1400 TP's although I'd appreciate somebody checking it for me. If I'm right, with the positioning flights I reckon I can go from zero to Gold on that trip.
Positive or negative comments all welcome!
I'm a novice at this point run thing but I reckon that's 1400 TP's although I'd appreciate somebody checking it for me. If I'm right, with the positioning flights I reckon I can go from zero to Gold on that trip.
Positive or negative comments all welcome!
Apr 9, 2013, 12:15 am
#854
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Your MIA-LAS, LAX-MIA and LAS-JFK flights are on 2 class aircraft. If you're on a 3 class then you'll lose 60TPs per flight from my calculations.
Apr 9, 2013, 12:22 am
#855
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