Triple MQM - RDU to LGA/BOS thru Dec 15 in F
Nov 12, 2011, 8:55 am
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I'm 99% sure its 3 x on top of the 1 1/2 times you would have ordinarily earned. Still, not worth if if you have to fly a positioning flight down to RDU.
Nov 13, 2011, 6:30 pm
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Nov 13, 2011, 6:54 pm
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Nov 15, 2011, 4:07 pm
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Let me see if I get this right. RDU-BOS is about 600 miles. Bonus for F makes it 900. Round trip makes that 1800.
Now do you get triple of the 1800, or triple the 1200? If triple of the 1800 (3x1800 = 5400) then you 7200 MQMs. If it is just triple of the 1200 (3x1200=3600) then you get the 1800+3600 which is 5400 MQMs
Either way, that is pretty darn good for those who can make it work.
I was planning to go to BOS. Now I have to see how much extra it will be to get me on a separate ticket to RDU.
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Nov 15, 2011, 4:16 pm
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Nov 15, 2011, 4:19 pm
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This is how DL did the "3x MQM" deal last year for F, with it being 3x the base number of miles (which, in reality is 2xMQM, since F already gets the 50% bonus).
I'm not sure I'm right in this, but history is on my side
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Nov 15, 2011, 5:27 pm
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I just looked, an F ticket is about $450.
Let me see if I get this right. RDU-BOS is about 600 miles. Bonus for F makes it 900. Round trip makes that 1800.
Now do you get triple of the 1800, or triple the 1200? If triple of the 1800 (3x1800 = 5400) then you 7200 MQMs. If it is just triple of the 1200 (3x1200=3600) then you get the 1800+3600 which is 5400 MQMs
Either way, that is pretty darn good for those who can make it work.
I was planning to go to BOS. Now I have to see how much extra it will be to get me on a separate ticket to RDU.
Let me see if I get this right. RDU-BOS is about 600 miles. Bonus for F makes it 900. Round trip makes that 1800.
Now do you get triple of the 1800, or triple the 1200? If triple of the 1800 (3x1800 = 5400) then you 7200 MQMs. If it is just triple of the 1200 (3x1200=3600) then you get the 1800+3600 which is 5400 MQMs
Either way, that is pretty darn good for those who can make it work.
I was planning to go to BOS. Now I have to see how much extra it will be to get me on a separate ticket to RDU.
Nov 15, 2011, 5:52 pm
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To position LAX to RDU first is also the same price (apx $300) and will earn about 2230 MQMs each way. Close to the same and no additional cost.
So the question then becomes if one needs the additional miles, whether it is worth it to pay the $450 and tack on the addition 3600 to 7200 miles. If you truly get 7200 MQMs total, it seems like an attractive proposition. 6.25 cents per MQM. But I'm not sure if that is what one actually earns.
Nov 15, 2011, 6:08 pm
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