AA: STL-ORD-LGA-BOS $386 RT all in...11,864 EQM....can repeat each day
Jul 22, 2010, 2:23 pm
#46
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Jul 23, 2010, 5:28 pm
#47
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ORD-LGA-BOS-LGA-ORD turns are a better deal if CPM is king.
The only advantage of adding STL to mix per my OP is if the promos do stack as I am guessing they will, the time efficiency is better than just flying ORD-LGA-BOS turns.
The only advantage of adding STL to mix per my OP is if the promos do stack as I am guessing they will, the time efficiency is better than just flying ORD-LGA-BOS turns.
Last edited by wanaflyforless; Jul 23, 2010 at 5:57 pm
Aug 29, 2010, 6:33 am
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Thanks to the OP for posting this run. I did 4 back to back STL/ORD/LGA/BOS/LGA/ORD/STL runs this week. 2 of 4 days had weather delays. 3 of 4 days had mechanical delays. 2 of 4 days had cancelled flights. 1 of 4 days had flights run as scheduled. Most importantly, I got Original Routing Credit for all days, though I had to call (again) to get proper bonus credit (and I understand I will have to call yet again to have the EQM bonuses properly credited once the sweep is done). A rough (some would say brutal) week, but VERY lucrative. Thanks again, OP. The LGA/BOS flight on Tuesday had somewhere between 10 and 15 FTers on it (return had fewer due to weather delays and required re-routing for some).
Aug 29, 2010, 7:40 am
#49
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Glad you made it back and got ORC. Yup your trip was brutal, especially after the late arrival back in STL and then the 420am shuttle to the airport for your second trip.
Aug 29, 2010, 5:53 pm
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Thanks to the OP for posting this run. I did 4 back to back STL/ORD/LGA/BOS/LGA/ORD/STL runs this week. 2 of 4 days had weather delays. 3 of 4 days had mechanical delays. 2 of 4 days had cancelled flights. 1 of 4 days had flights run as scheduled. Most importantly, I got Original Routing Credit for all days, though I had to call (again) to get proper bonus credit (and I understand I will have to call yet again to have the EQM bonuses properly credited once the sweep is done). A rough (some would say brutal) week, but VERY lucrative. Thanks again, OP. The LGA/BOS flight on Tuesday had somewhere between 10 and 15 FTers on it (return had fewer due to weather delays and required re-routing for some).
Aug 30, 2010, 5:41 am
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Aug 30, 2010, 2:15 pm
#53
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My understanding is that it is taking a couple of weeks (not the 6 to 8 weeks stated in the T&Cs) for the doub/trip EQMs and RDMs to post. We'll see. I'll post the result when the sweeps occur.
Sep 1, 2010, 7:15 am
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As has been discussed in the AA forum, this promo requires some sort of "vetting" to make sure the roundtrip adheres to the rules, so the RDM bonus doesn't post immediately unlike the NYTPL promo. RDM/EQM sweeps should happen at the same time.
Sep 8, 2010, 7:18 pm
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The RDUs definitely stacked (giving 18,796 per trip):
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 STL TRIPLE MILE OFFER 0 6,932 6,932
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1869 Y ORD STL 258 742 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 353 Y LGA ORD 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4523 Y BOS LGA 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4511 Y LGA BOS 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 386 Y ORD LGA 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1462 Y STL ORD 258 742 1,000
Can't tell yet if the EQMs stacked, because my account is all messed up, with 3 days of ORC not yet posting properly.
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 STL TRIPLE MILE OFFER 0 6,932 6,932
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1869 Y ORD STL 258 742 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 353 Y LGA ORD 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4523 Y BOS LGA 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4511 Y LGA BOS 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 386 Y ORD LGA 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1462 Y STL ORD 258 742 1,000
Can't tell yet if the EQMs stacked, because my account is all messed up, with 3 days of ORC not yet posting properly.
Sep 8, 2010, 11:36 pm
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just tried to get this fare (i'm in SFO, so had to stack a SFO-LAX-STL on the front and back of it) for october 7 and 8. pricing out exactly those times for STL-ORD-LGA-BOS each day got me $525 and $544 for each day. that on top of the $275 to get to STL dont' make it such a rich deal anymore. booooooo.
btw, i'm new here. AA EXP and desperately behind on status this year due a break in biz travel for 4 months this year. trying to make it up, any suggestions for routings from SFO for MR would be much appreciated.
thx!
D
btw, i'm new here. AA EXP and desperately behind on status this year due a break in biz travel for 4 months this year. trying to make it up, any suggestions for routings from SFO for MR would be much appreciated.
thx!
D
Sep 9, 2010, 12:53 am
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The RDUs definitely stacked (giving 18,796 per trip):
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 STL TRIPLE MILE OFFER 0 6,932 6,932
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1869 Y ORD STL 258 742 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 353 Y LGA ORD 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4523 Y BOS LGA 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4511 Y LGA BOS 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 386 Y ORD LGA 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1462 Y STL ORD 258 742 1,000
Can't tell yet if the EQMs stacked, because my account is all messed up, with 3 days of ORC not yet posting properly.
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,000 1,000
08/26/10 TRIPLE MILES LGA-ORD/BOS 0 1,466 1,466
08/26/10 STL TRIPLE MILE OFFER 0 6,932 6,932
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1869 Y ORD STL 258 742 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 353 Y LGA ORD 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4523 Y BOS LGA 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 4511 Y LGA BOS 185 815 1,000
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 386 Y ORD LGA 733 733 1,466
08/26/10 AMERICAN AIRLINES 1462 Y STL ORD 258 742 1,000
Can't tell yet if the EQMs stacked, because my account is all messed up, with 3 days of ORC not yet posting properly.
just tried to get this fare (i'm in SFO, so had to stack a SFO-LAX-STL on the front and back of it) for october 7 and 8. pricing out exactly those times for STL-ORD-LGA-BOS each day got me $525 and $544 for each day. that on top of the $275 to get to STL dont' make it such a rich deal anymore. booooooo.
btw, i'm new here. AA EXP and desperately behind on status this year due a break in biz travel for 4 months this year. trying to make it up, any suggestions for routings from SFO for MR would be much appreciated.
thx!
D
btw, i'm new here. AA EXP and desperately behind on status this year due a break in biz travel for 4 months this year. trying to make it up, any suggestions for routings from SFO for MR would be much appreciated.
thx!
D