Best routes/strategies for a mileage run?
Apr 9, 2018, 12:22 pm
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How is the OP arriving into the USA? Taking a DL TATL flight would obviously help a lot if that's possible and AF/KLM flights *might* count.
Apr 9, 2018, 12:26 pm
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AF/KLM flights would absolutely count, but as it happens I had that flight booked already before the status match happened. Otherwise, it would be a no-brainer as a transatlantic one-way in J would sort the requirement out straight away.
Apr 9, 2018, 12:33 pm
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He can buy a KLM or AF ticket from malta to SFO via AMS/CDG. The first segment wouldn't count if operated by Air Malta, but the TATL segment would.
Apr 9, 2018, 12:55 pm
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Unless you buy a FULL J ticket, D1 TATL only earns 150% MQMs, which wouldn't be 12,500 OW even to SFO. Almost all business class fares only earn 150% MQMs.
Apr 10, 2018, 10:45 pm
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Staying domestic makes it tough, but you can still do this for 9-10 cents per MQM. Pick out a few cities on either coast where you'd like to spend a day and then string them together. For example, LAS-DTW-TPA is a little under 4100 MQM in F for as low as $396. Take advantage of oddball transcons such as LAX-DCA as much as possible to pick up an extra 750 MQM.
Apr 14, 2018, 12:53 am
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Not the cheapest, but gets you about 8000 MQMs: https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...-12;a=DL;c=MSP
Apr 14, 2018, 3:05 pm
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Staying domestic makes it tough, but you can still do this for 9-10 cents per MQM. Pick out a few cities on either coast where you'd like to spend a day and then string them together. For example, LAS-DTW-TPA is a little under 4100 MQM in F for as low as $396. Take advantage of oddball transcons such as LAX-DCA as much as possible to pick up an extra 750 MQM.
I did a few searches to try to help out the other day, but was coming up with that same 9-10cpm and figured someone would do better, but maybe that's the line and buying F is a good idea if you're really hauling and have no chance of upgrades.