163 miles short of an award
Jan 11, 2013, 1:39 pm
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163 miles short of an award
Hi
I currently have 62,337 miles in my account, of which about 10k or so will be expiring in February... so I would dearly love to take this opportunity to burn the rest of the miles and was looking at a one way in F FRA-DXB.
That sector between the Middle East and Europe requires however 62,500 miles. Anyone have any suggestions as to a quick and easy way to get the missing 163 I need in a hurry, preferably without needing to fly anywhere? What I'm really hoping for is some sort of 200 mile sign up bonus somewhere that I could use. If worst comes to worst I will just buy 1,000 but I was thinking (hoping!) that someone here might have an easier way.
Cheers.
I currently have 62,337 miles in my account, of which about 10k or so will be expiring in February... so I would dearly love to take this opportunity to burn the rest of the miles and was looking at a one way in F FRA-DXB.
That sector between the Middle East and Europe requires however 62,500 miles. Anyone have any suggestions as to a quick and easy way to get the missing 163 I need in a hurry, preferably without needing to fly anywhere? What I'm really hoping for is some sort of 200 mile sign up bonus somewhere that I could use. If worst comes to worst I will just buy 1,000 but I was thinking (hoping!) that someone here might have an easier way.
Cheers.
Jan 11, 2013, 2:25 pm
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Jan 11, 2013, 2:42 pm
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Hi
I currently have 62,337 miles in my account, of which about 10k or so will be expiring in February... so I would dearly love to take this opportunity to burn the rest of the miles and was looking at a one way in F FRA-DXB.
That sector between the Middle East and Europe requires however 62,500 miles. Anyone have any suggestions as to a quick and easy way to get the missing 163 I need in a hurry, preferably without needing to fly anywhere? What I'm really hoping for is some sort of 200 mile sign up bonus somewhere that I could use. If worst comes to worst I will just buy 1,000 but I was thinking (hoping!) that someone here might have an easier way.
Cheers.
I currently have 62,337 miles in my account, of which about 10k or so will be expiring in February... so I would dearly love to take this opportunity to burn the rest of the miles and was looking at a one way in F FRA-DXB.
That sector between the Middle East and Europe requires however 62,500 miles. Anyone have any suggestions as to a quick and easy way to get the missing 163 I need in a hurry, preferably without needing to fly anywhere? What I'm really hoping for is some sort of 200 mile sign up bonus somewhere that I could use. If worst comes to worst I will just buy 1,000 but I was thinking (hoping!) that someone here might have an easier way.
Cheers.
The problem with any miles earning opportunities / hotel points transfers etc. is that it can take several days to weeks for the miles to post which may not be too convenient.
Jan 11, 2013, 3:36 pm
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PS does this not create a weird anomaly in that you could buy two one ways for (in this case) 1,000 miles less? Granted it's not a huge amount, but I do find it a bit quirky. Still, it's in my favour so I'm not complaining!
Jan 11, 2013, 3:58 pm
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^^ Thanks! For some reason I thought one ways would not price online and so halved the award chart amount but you are right - it's being spit out as 62,000 miles. Knew FT would be able to help!
PS does this not create a weird anomaly in that you could buy two one ways for (in this case) 1,000 miles less? Granted it's not a huge amount, but I do find it a bit quirky. Still, it's in my favour so I'm not complaining!
PS does this not create a weird anomaly in that you could buy two one ways for (in this case) 1,000 miles less? Granted it's not a huge amount, but I do find it a bit quirky. Still, it's in my favour so I'm not complaining!
Jan 12, 2013, 8:26 am
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Plus you'd loose the "one ticket" protection, changes and stopover possibilities.
Jan 12, 2013, 11:50 am
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