reward travel - OW usage
Feb 14, 2006, 11:55 am
#1
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reward travel - OW usage
I'm traveling MSY to EWR OW and wanted to use miles for the trip. Only EasyPass is available for the date that I want at 25k miles for the segment. OP CS says that OW rewards are 50,000 regardless, though I realized if I book a RT through CO.com with a return on a date that has availability at the 12.5k (standardpass) level, I'm only spending 37500 miles. I can re-deposit miles for a small fee.
OW cost for the ticket is $365. (no lower fares for RT purchase as this date is desireable)
Better to spend the $ or use miles?
OW cost for the ticket is $365. (no lower fares for RT purchase as this date is desireable)
Better to spend the $ or use miles?
Feb 14, 2006, 12:03 pm
#2
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Originally Posted by jginnyc
I can re-deposit miles for a small fee.
Feb 14, 2006, 12:19 pm
#3
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Did you ask CO if there is anything available for 25,000 on NWA or DL?
Did you price out a tkt even r/t on DL where you would still earn 100% of the miles and EQMs, even NWA would earn you EQMs maybe they have cheaper fares. Or try any other carrier, if you are Only going 1 way you wont be missing out on that much mileage any way
Did you price out a tkt even r/t on DL where you would still earn 100% of the miles and EQMs, even NWA would earn you EQMs maybe they have cheaper fares. Or try any other carrier, if you are Only going 1 way you wont be missing out on that much mileage any way
Feb 14, 2006, 12:46 pm
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Originally Posted by craz
Did you ask CO if there is anything available for 25,000 on NWA or DL?
Feb 14, 2006, 1:00 pm
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Originally Posted by jginnyc
I can re-deposit miles for a small fee.
Feb 14, 2006, 1:25 pm
#6
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I'm not sure about CO, but on UA (who allows one-way reward travel, but at the same mileage level as a r/t), they told me to book the return reward for a date as far out as the system would allow, and that I would have a year from that date to use it, for a $15 change fee.
Feb 14, 2006, 1:46 pm
#7
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Have you tried JetBlue? They fly MSY-JFK nonstop and have walk-up OW fares of about $210 all-in.
Feb 14, 2006, 1:59 pm
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Why don't you just book a bogus return and not fly that segment? The standard reward travel is only 25K for a R/T tix. No sense in burning your mileage unless you have to.