140000Points/FTL worth to go for the FD promo?
Jan 22, 02, 11:46 am
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140000Points/FTL worth to go for the FD promo?
What do you feel is the threshold were it is worth to go for the promotion (matching status and points)
Are 140000Points/FTL worth to go for the FD promo?
... if all flights for the 12000 service points would be pure milage runs.
[This message has been edited by piet (edited 01-22-2002).]
Are 140000Points/FTL worth to go for the FD promo?
... if all flights for the 12000 service points would be pure milage runs.
[This message has been edited by piet (edited 01-22-2002).]
Jan 22, 02, 11:54 am
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Well, the easiest thing to do is work backwards to determine if the cost-per-mile is acceptible to you.
Accruing 12,000 service points should cost about $1000. It can be done more cheaply, but $1000 is a nice round number and is realistic for two Europe-west coast US flights with connections.
140,000 points / $1000 = $0.007 per point -- which represents excellent value when most people value mileage at around $0.02 per mile. If you don't have lounge access currently, the lounge access is a nice benefit, too.
Hope this helps you make your decision.
Accruing 12,000 service points should cost about $1000. It can be done more cheaply, but $1000 is a nice round number and is realistic for two Europe-west coast US flights with connections.
140,000 points / $1000 = $0.007 per point -- which represents excellent value when most people value mileage at around $0.02 per mile. If you don't have lounge access currently, the lounge access is a nice benefit, too.
Hope this helps you make your decision.
Jan 22, 02, 12:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by MatthewClement:
... Accruing 12,000 service points should cost about $1000. It can be done more cheaply, but $1000 is a nice round number and is realistic for two Europe-west coast US flights with connections.
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... Accruing 12,000 service points should cost about $1000. It can be done more cheaply, but $1000 is a nice round number and is realistic for two Europe-west coast US flights with connections.
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I didn´t know it can be reached so cheaply.
Jan 22, 02, 12:35 pm
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Piet, you are based in Germany (Europe-1). Go for 3 runs Neurenberg - Edinburg. Three runs NEU-EDI will bring you 3 x 4 x 1,100 = 13,200 service points for € 744 tax included.
Bringing 140k miles from your present programme will get you a total of 153,200 FD award points. Your cost will be 0.486 € cent per award point. I agree with Mathew that 2 € cent per mile / award point is good enough to go for it. You get your FD points at less than 0.5 € cent per award point.
For booking the runs check with KL's German wbsite : http://blum.knowone-ag.de/klm/europa.php
Note that you need 3 saturday nights at Edinburg if you want to avoid back-to-back ticketing. The cheapest hotels are at GBP 55 breakfast included.
[This message has been edited by kurz (edited 01-22-2002).]
Bringing 140k miles from your present programme will get you a total of 153,200 FD award points. Your cost will be 0.486 € cent per award point. I agree with Mathew that 2 € cent per mile / award point is good enough to go for it. You get your FD points at less than 0.5 € cent per award point.
For booking the runs check with KL's German wbsite : http://blum.knowone-ag.de/klm/europa.php
Note that you need 3 saturday nights at Edinburg if you want to avoid back-to-back ticketing. The cheapest hotels are at GBP 55 breakfast included.
[This message has been edited by kurz (edited 01-22-2002).]
Jan 22, 02, 3:01 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by kurz:
Note that you need 3 saturday nights at Edinburg if you want to avoid back-to-back ticketing.</font>
Note that you need 3 saturday nights at Edinburg if you want to avoid back-to-back ticketing.</font>
Jan 23, 02, 3:09 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by anandrag:
It seems however that back-to-back is permitted on KL</font>
It seems however that back-to-back is permitted on KL</font>
using back to back frequently to/from
the Netherlands Antilles. Saved a lot of money on C Class tickets.
Jan 26, 02, 2:32 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by anandrag:
It seems however that back-to-back is permitted on KL</font>
It seems however that back-to-back is permitted on KL</font>
