newbie, help!
Nov 27, 2003 | 7:02 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NY,NY
Posts: 4
newbie, help!
I have 200k+ onepass miles but not elite. I'm trying to make the decision re EWR/HNL to use 150k miles to go BF or buy and try the upgrade. The standard cheap non-stop in June seems to be B/H/K going and V returning. Can someone point me to threads which explain all these terms hokey/eua/etc or lay out the different issues to consider?
thanks.
Sorry if I'm beating a dead horse as I know this is a common question.
J
thanks.
Sorry if I'm beating a dead horse as I know this is a common question.
J
Nov 27, 2003 | 8:09 am
#2
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Southwest Desert, under a rock, watch out! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<" You can get there, but it's gonna cost you!
Programs: Previously NonePass, now UA 1K (*Enhanced*)
Posts: 4,248
Blow the NonePass miles if you can, unless you got some bright idea as to what else you can do with 'em.
Nov 29, 2003 | 2:03 am
#3
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: DCA/IAD (and, reluctantly, BWI if its cheaper)
Programs: UA 1MM but covet Qatar Q-Suites
Posts: 435
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by jaqF:
I have 200k+ onepass miles but not elite. I'm trying to make the decision re EWR/HNL to use 150k miles to go BF or buy and try the upgrade. The standard cheap non-stop in June seems to be B/H/K going and V returning. Can someone point me to threads which explain all these terms hokey/eua/etc or lay out the different issues to consider?
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I have 200k+ onepass miles but not elite. I'm trying to make the decision re EWR/HNL to use 150k miles to go BF or buy and try the upgrade. The standard cheap non-stop in June seems to be B/H/K going and V returning. Can someone point me to threads which explain all these terms hokey/eua/etc or lay out the different issues to consider?
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IMHO, if you are not elite with CO, and don't plan on becoming at least Gold Elite in 2004, I'd burn the 150K miles and ride BF for free. No point in paying a thousand bucks for the privilege of burning 35,000 miles if your flihts to Hawaii won't help you get to CO Elite status.
Oh, and you'd have a heck of a lot harder time buying a ticket and using miles to upgrade (you'd most likely get put on a waitlist for months and months) than you would grabbing the BF seat outright using miles.