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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 5:11 am
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thomasincharge5
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Catch 22 Situation
So. I have approx. 90,000 miles to spare in my account and need to fly to New york next week for an emergency.....what would you guys recommend?

use the miles for a free round trip ticket in Y?

or

use the miles for upgrading to J back and forth?

....hmmm
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 5:35 am
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I've found that the best value for burning miles is in upgrades. Think about it, a return ticket costing about $1500US, or paying that $1500 and getting something worth at least 5 times that.
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 5:45 am
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Originally Posted by thomasincharge5
So. I have approx. 90,000 miles to spare in my account and need to fly to New york next week for an emergency.....what would you guys recommend?

use the miles for a free round trip ticket in Y?

or

use the miles for upgrading to J back and forth?

....hmmm
man i would not even think about it.

J back and forth.
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 5:58 am
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Originally Posted by jumanji
man i would not even think about it.

J back and forth.
+1

Although I would be inclined to do the on-board upgrade-- just incase of an op-up! Unless you need to limo transfers
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 6:19 am
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Originally Posted by yyzlhr
+1

Although I would be inclined to do the on-board upgrade-- just incase of an op-up! Unless you need to limo transfers
knowing you are going to be in a nice caddy driven home in nyc is pretty sweet also

not to mention being picked up..
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Old Jun 24, 2009 | 10:45 am
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upgrade for SURE. Its a real value if you can use it for your upgrades since you get the limo and fly business class - its a long haul flight - remember!
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Old Jun 25, 2009 | 4:34 am
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Upgrade for sure, you still earn miles on a DXB-JFK-DXB and there is always the risk that you could always then get bumped to first - yes - it has happened to me even on a ug ticket!

Enjoy
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