CPT Mileage runners!
Feb 16, 2012 | 1:19 pm
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CPT Mileage runners!
Will be in CPT area 22 Feb 12 - 2 Mar 12. PM me and I will give you my cell phone number as I will buy a South African SIM card the day I arrive.
Feb 16, 2012 | 1:43 pm
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Well, it has a Sun might stay but there are ways of avoiding it.
Last edited by AA_EXP09; Feb 16, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Feb 16, 2012 | 3:03 pm
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Feb 16, 2012 | 5:57 pm
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Feb 17, 2012 | 11:58 am
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Always wanted to go back to CPT
I was in the Johannesburg area for a couple of months in 2000. At the end of my stay I rented a car and drove across the country. I made quite a few stops, so by the time I got to the end of the drive, I was pretty much out of time and I had to skip the Garden Route and Cape Town, and just drove right to CPT. So I've always wanted to go back.
This worked out perfectly for me. In 2011, I was just short of renewing my Gold on DL. But with rollover and the MQM accrued on this long flight, I will only not be DL Gold for a few days, and it looks probable that I will get to Platinum this year. I won't do an actual mileage run; I sit on enough planes as it is and why would I want to burn my leisure time that way.
This worked out perfectly for me. In 2011, I was just short of renewing my Gold on DL. But with rollover and the MQM accrued on this long flight, I will only not be DL Gold for a few days, and it looks probable that I will get to Platinum this year. I won't do an actual mileage run; I sit on enough planes as it is and why would I want to burn my leisure time that way.