Which airline alliance from NYC to PMI (Mallorca)?
Oct 20, 2013, 3:32 pm
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Which airline alliance from NYC to PMI (Mallorca)?
Hey all,
Just wondering if any of you have done a trip from the US to Mallorca on miles. What is the best way to get there using the fewest miles and least surcharges? I have miles with all US-based airlines and have SPG/MR so transferring is a possibility as well. Ideal solution would be one-stop with low fuel surcharges and less than 60K miles somehow.
Skyteam
I cannot find anything on Delta and I understand that even if I used UX, I would be paying surcharges up the wazoo.
oneworld
AA has several options, and it is only 20K each way. However, each flight would have two stops. Fine if push comes to shove, but not ideal.
Perhaps I could do the BA Boston-Dublin 25K RT trick and pay for RyanAir direct from Dublin to Mallorca.
Star Alliance
One-stop option available but at 60K. Ideally would like to redeem for less.
Anything else I am missing? Converting MR to ANA and doing some kind of distance-based redemption on an ANA partner? Any further guidance would be very much appreciated. Thanks all.
Just wondering if any of you have done a trip from the US to Mallorca on miles. What is the best way to get there using the fewest miles and least surcharges? I have miles with all US-based airlines and have SPG/MR so transferring is a possibility as well. Ideal solution would be one-stop with low fuel surcharges and less than 60K miles somehow.
Skyteam
I cannot find anything on Delta and I understand that even if I used UX, I would be paying surcharges up the wazoo.
oneworld
AA has several options, and it is only 20K each way. However, each flight would have two stops. Fine if push comes to shove, but not ideal.
Perhaps I could do the BA Boston-Dublin 25K RT trick and pay for RyanAir direct from Dublin to Mallorca.
Star Alliance
One-stop option available but at 60K. Ideally would like to redeem for less.
Anything else I am missing? Converting MR to ANA and doing some kind of distance-based redemption on an ANA partner? Any further guidance would be very much appreciated. Thanks all.
Oct 20, 2013, 5:23 pm
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There are several one-stop routing possibilitiess on oneworld:
JFK-ZRH/MAD/DUS/TXL-PMI
Whether you can find SAAver availability on your desired dates of travel is another matter. And aa.com won't show availability via MAD, since one or both of the flights would be operated by Iberia/Iberia Express.
There are several one-stop routing possibilitiess on oneworld:
JFK-ZRH/MAD/DUS/TXL-PMI
Whether you can find SAAver availability on your desired dates of travel is another matter. And aa.com won't show availability via MAD, since one or both of the flights would be operated by Iberia/Iberia Express.
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Oct 20, 2013, 5:42 pm
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EWR-GVA-PMI-GVA-EWR on UA and Swiss for 43,000 ANA miles is another possibility, but I believe that ANA will assess surcharges on the flights on Swiss.
EWR-GVA-PMI-GVA-EWR on UA and Swiss for 43,000 ANA miles is another possibility, but I believe that ANA will assess surcharges on the flights on Swiss.
Oct 21, 2013, 7:42 pm
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There are several one-stop routing possibilitiess on oneworld:
JFK-ZRH/MAD/DUS/TXL-PMI
Whether you can find SAAver availability on your desired dates of travel is another matter. And aa.com won't show availability via MAD, since one or both of the flights would be operated by Iberia/Iberia Express.
There are several one-stop routing possibilitiess on oneworld:
JFK-ZRH/MAD/DUS/TXL-PMI
Whether you can find SAAver availability on your desired dates of travel is another matter. And aa.com won't show availability via MAD, since one or both of the flights would be operated by Iberia/Iberia Express.
Oct 21, 2013, 8:09 pm
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Hey all,
Just wondering if any of you have done a trip from the US to Mallorca on miles. What is the best way to get there using the fewest miles and least surcharges? I have miles with all US-based airlines and have SPG/MR so transferring is a possibility as well. Ideal solution would be one-stop with low fuel surcharges and less than 60K miles somehow.
Skyteam
I cannot find anything on Delta and I understand that even if I used UX, I would be paying surcharges up the wazoo.
oneworld
AA has several options, and it is only 20K each way. However, each flight would have two stops. Fine if push comes to shove, but not ideal.
Perhaps I could do the BA Boston-Dublin 25K RT trick and pay for RyanAir direct from Dublin to Mallorca.
Star Alliance
One-stop option available but at 60K. Ideally would like to redeem for less.
Anything else I am missing? Converting MR to ANA and doing some kind of distance-based redemption on an ANA partner? Any further guidance would be very much appreciated. Thanks all.
Just wondering if any of you have done a trip from the US to Mallorca on miles. What is the best way to get there using the fewest miles and least surcharges? I have miles with all US-based airlines and have SPG/MR so transferring is a possibility as well. Ideal solution would be one-stop with low fuel surcharges and less than 60K miles somehow.
Skyteam
I cannot find anything on Delta and I understand that even if I used UX, I would be paying surcharges up the wazoo.
oneworld
AA has several options, and it is only 20K each way. However, each flight would have two stops. Fine if push comes to shove, but not ideal.
Perhaps I could do the BA Boston-Dublin 25K RT trick and pay for RyanAir direct from Dublin to Mallorca.
Star Alliance
One-stop option available but at 60K. Ideally would like to redeem for less.
Anything else I am missing? Converting MR to ANA and doing some kind of distance-based redemption on an ANA partner? Any further guidance would be very much appreciated. Thanks all.
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