NYC to San Juan Puerto Rico in May
Oct 15, 2013, 4:49 am
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I'm torn. I can get an American Airlines flight for 40,000 Avios in Business Class. The flight would be borderline worth using my miles since I'd be getting 2 cents per mile of value.
I understand I'm not getting the best redemption, but it would still save me $300 out of pocket.
I'm surprised that there is not better low level awards to PR. Delta has them in their own category separate from US awards.
Any further thoughts?
I understand I'm not getting the best redemption, but it would still save me $300 out of pocket.
I'm surprised that there is not better low level awards to PR. Delta has them in their own category separate from US awards.
Any further thoughts?
Last edited by arollins; Oct 15, 2013 at 4:55 am
Oct 16, 2013, 9:48 am
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The actual flight time is only about 3-3.5 hours so, if it were me, I wouldn't redeem for what is effectively domestic First.
Oct 16, 2013, 10:08 pm
#21
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I would second this. I've taken this flight out of ORD numerous times. However, I prefer the 757 over the 738. Try to get a coach award if there is a substantial difference between business and coach.
Oct 18, 2013, 8:24 am
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JetBlue has a number of directs from JFK. Like others have said, it's a short flight and wasting resources on "First Class" is pointless. Domestic first class is only marginally better than JetBlue's economy product.
Oct 18, 2013, 8:50 am
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that dont consider the actual cost of a Biz tkt which they would never have purchased for $$s as the means to figure out their cpm. So it would be back to 40k to save $300 and not $827, the $827 would come into play if a person wanted anything but coach and was wiling to pay $$ for the tkt. This is especially true for our OP who was looking for a Saver coach tkt and not a Biz tkt
Oct 25, 2013, 5:28 pm
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If you have a Delta CC, you could '"pay with miles" for a cheap ticket. You wouldn't be maxilmizing the value of those points, but it's not like they're very valuable or flexible in the first place.
Or, you could open up a jetblue amex. The 20k bonus should get you there, and the min spend is only 1K.
PR is great. I went for the first time in May two years ago. (Used Delta's Pay With Miles option when the fares dropped to $250.)
Or, you could open up a jetblue amex. The 20k bonus should get you there, and the min spend is only 1K.
PR is great. I went for the first time in May two years ago. (Used Delta's Pay With Miles option when the fares dropped to $250.)
Nov 10, 2013, 8:15 am
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NYC to San Juan Puerto Rico in May
British airways avois is the way to go. book on anerican. flatbed seats in business (pick your 757s carefully) and a distance based award chart costs less than a region based one for this trip. so your jfk-sju costs the same as a jfk-sfo on ba vs aa, US, dl and ua charging you more
Nov 10, 2013, 8:59 am
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"so your jfk-sju costs the same as a jfk-sfo on ba"
Nope: JFK-SJU costs fewer Avios than JFK-SFO. JFK-SJU is less than 2,000 flown miles; JFK-SFO is more.
"so your jfk-sju costs the same as a jfk-sfo on ba"
Nope: JFK-SJU costs fewer Avios than JFK-SFO. JFK-SJU is less than 2,000 flown miles; JFK-SFO is more.
Nov 12, 2013, 5:45 am
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Advice: cough up the extra $30 for "more" or whatever they call it. Both directions I got the entire exit row to myself, boarded sooner, and, most importantly, got through security WAY faster. Puerto Rico security check was a joke on Saturday, and no urgency to move it faster, Had to be an hour for most people.
Last edited by Cooper21; Nov 14, 2013 at 8:51 am Reason: spelling
Nov 12, 2013, 6:14 pm
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I also recommend the JetBlue option. Your points will be better spent elsewhere with as cheap as tickets go for to PR during the summer.
I'd use JetBlue all the time for to/from PR if I could, it's just my options from the West Coast are limited.
I'd use JetBlue all the time for to/from PR if I could, it's just my options from the West Coast are limited.