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I thought that the 1500 miles means a ROUNDTRIP of 1500...not each way...
ie.750 max each way... I hope thats not the case tho... |
Since people usually only post when they have problems...
I flew last year on three reward tickets. Two were BF. The BF were to HKG (end of Sept.) and MPL (via CDG, first week of Nov). I used 120k for HKG (NW via NRT out, CO direct to EWR back) and 100k for MPL (Co to CDG, then AF). Both these tickets I booked when I wanted to book them. I think I left HKG a day later than I wanted, but that was to avoid NW and the stop in NRT on the way back. So you can get what you want, when you want it. All the time? Doubtful. But I am 3 for 3. And I have some many RDM miles because of AmEx that I don't care about using EasyPass or not. I just haven't had to. Anyways, just my experiences... |
Unfortunately IAH-BOS is 1597 miles each way, so it definitely remains at 25K miles... however, that said, I have found excellent last minute weekend availability for this routing as an elite (in the M bucket). 25K miles plus a $55 fee for booking two hours before flight time for Friday-Sunday travel certainly beats paying full Y. This use alone justifies collecting Onepass miles for me (and QF awards eat up the rest).
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Originally Posted by UnitedSkies
I think all carriers have the same problem - that EasyPass (called Standard awards on United) awards are being redeemed at alarming amounts, especially for premium cabins, oftentimes reducing the number of seats to be sold at full fare.
It's quite amusing to see how EasyPass redemption amounts are only double or so that of standard awards - when full fare BE and coach fares are often several multiples of that of regular revenue-generating fares. If you look at it this way, even this latest round of increases for EasyPass business class awards still makes getting an EasyPass award a great deal. |
Originally Posted by HeathrowGuy
The golden rule is to never allow someone to fly for free if s/he would have otherwise paid for the ticket.
The Golden Rule is supposed to be: Don't give someone a seat that could be sold to a revenue passenger. It's a subtle difference, but very significant. Steve |
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