without doubt NO. It isn't worth the short time profit

Good point.

now if you want to have it melted down and reformed into a women's ring for the fiancee....that would be cool :)

I did a considerable amount of research and ended up with BN for the engagement ring procurement. They were 1:1 the same price as another online diamond retailer, but the absurd amount of OP miles I'm getting put it in favor of BN. The local jewelry places couldn't come close on the price.

BN has been a pleasure to deal with. Very responsive, very hassle-free. I'm sending the ring back this week to get it resized (stupid quarter size :rolleyes:) and the whole thing has been very simple. No out of pocket cost for me other than shipping it back to them.

I was very leery of buying something like that online, site unseen, but I felt like I knew more about what I was buying from them than what I was getting at the local stores. The delivered product was as expected, very nice, and they stand behind it. ^

ETA: I have some referral discounts for BN if anyone wants one, just PM me. It'll save you a few dollars (depending on the size of your order), plus it discounts me when I purchase the bans.

PLI, not PIA. :rolleyes:

oops.

I guess there is no motivation to connect your hubs with flights like in the real world, huh? Essentially you can just run two different airlines? As long as one plane is "based" out of the new hub it doesn't matter? Or do I have to connect them?

Not necessarily, no. Aero Pandy runs a satellite operation out of MAD.

I have. Last year they called me about a flight to L.A. was oversold. I had purchased two one-way tickets for the travel club credits. When they called they wanted to change me a flight the following day for free but were unwilling to change my return because it was a seperate one-way ticket. Since I did not want to spend only 18 hours in L.A. I declined their offer. :rolleyes:

You don't have to connect them, but I have flights between Wuhan and Shenyang, as well as Wuhan and Lanzhou.

Hey, CO doesn't fly non-stop GUM to IAH/CLE/EWR either. ;)

here is something I wrote late last year that I wanted to send to CO and chelsea.....

Domestic FC menu upgrades on a Budget(likely costing no more than the cheeseburger or shrimp platter and being much more filling and better quality)

Dirty Rice with chicken and sausage(can be chicken or turkey sausage if you want to keep it beef free)

Served with a pepper chicken breast

Meal should be served with a wedge of lemon/lime that can be squeezed over the rice/chicken can be served on a single plate for easy of prep and cleanup

White Chocolate Bread Pudding Dessert

--->Such a dish can be made in quantity for less than $1.50 per serving, I have done it numerous times, in airline quantity and bulk purchase of goods this could be below $0.80 per serving, I typically buy the goods at wal-mart or Sam’s and get it for $1.50 or less!



Fajita platter:
Mexican rice with vegetables
Chicken or Beef marinated Fajita strips(about 8 strips max for 2 fajitas)
2 freshly made foil wrapped tortillas
Should be garnished with a small side of sour cream and pico
1 Pecan Praline for dessert
--->This can be prepared for less than $2 per plate in total from the above mentioned stores, in volume could be far less, it could also be done fully vegetarian using Portabella Mushrooms for the fajita “meat”, it adds a small amount to the cost but not much.


Swiss onion soup and sub

Beef broth with Onion and melted swiss put on before serving, can also be done with chicken broth

Roast Beef(or turkey if wished) with swiss cheese on a French roll

If desired for a more “filling” meal a chowder-like soup could be made with potato and swiss cheese.
Desert could be served with a basic pudding with a spoonful of a fruit preserve

--->This can be done at varying prices depending on the size of the portions/sandwich and how far you wish to go with the soup, the potato may be cheaper and come in about the cost of the others in the end, otherwise a bit more expensive.

Overall I think CO does a great job for a domestic carrier, but I think they could step up their game in regards to food and really please the customers more.

Just discovered that, despite the Elite Desk rep telling me otherwise, we were booked into coach for MEX-GRU for my X-Mas redemptions. There isn't any J availability on MEX-GRU (or any other -GRU SkyTeam route) for those dates.

I'm now thinking Morocco. Anyone have any experience with Morocco? Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat, or Fes?

I have a hard enough time assembling fajitas on a big round plate without stuff spilling everywhere.:D

I believe the dirty rice and chicken are currently on the international Y menu.
so that shouldn't be hard for them to do at all.

I wish. It's on the list...