AA: AKL-LAX $535 USD rt Oct-Dec (4.11cpm)
Mar 29, 2016, 11:22 pm
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AA: AKL-LAX $535 USD rt Oct-Dec (4.11cpm)
AA is having a promotional sale on this new route (which is, of course, subject to 'regulatory approval').
Other cities possible to get even lower cpm, available plenty of dates in October, November, and December.
Upgrade space is likely to be somewhat limited, so be prepared to do what I've done for years - sit in coach for a gazillion hours across the Pacific!
Other cities possible to get even lower cpm, available plenty of dates in October, November, and December.
Upgrade space is likely to be somewhat limited, so be prepared to do what I've done for years - sit in coach for a gazillion hours across the Pacific!
Last edited by wijomas; Mar 30, 2016 at 4:18 pm
I paid $562.46 in January for my one-way AKL-LAX-BOS on Labor Day... though I did get my pick of J seats. We should also probably include reminders that AA will be revenue based before the flight dates.
Apr 1, 2016, 10:26 am
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Apr 2, 2016, 8:28 am
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What does revenue based matter? It doesn't affect EQM, only RDM. I can get more RDM in 60 seconds on the AA website for less money, than I would by sitting in coach for 40 hours... so RDM are not even remotely part of my decision making matrix when it comes to whether or not to make a mileage run.
Apr 2, 2016, 3:25 pm
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What does revenue based matter? It doesn't affect EQM, only RDM. I can get more RDM in 60 seconds on the AA website for less money, than I would by sitting in coach for 40 hours... so RDM are not even remotely part of my decision making matrix when it comes to whether or not to make a mileage run.
Apr 2, 2016, 5:13 pm
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Making a mileage run just to gather RDM is like driving coast-to-coast because you like the canned corn you can get at a different supermarket.
Sure, you can do it... or you can save yourself $1,000 and 3 days of your time by ordering it off Amazon.
Sure, you can do it... or you can save yourself $1,000 and 3 days of your time by ordering it off Amazon.
Apr 3, 2016, 3:05 pm
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Which is why the endless folks saying "Oh, this fare won't mean as much after RDM goes to revenue based" are completely missing the point.
Apr 8, 2016, 7:41 pm
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They are making the comment so someone might choose to book a different MR before the change, as opposed to this MR after.
Given two MRs with similar CPM, convenience, etc, I would definitely book one that was before the change. If you're going to change the EQM, might as well maximize your RDM at the same time, right? You're welcome to do otherwise, of course. That will keep the pre-change MR's a sliver cheaper and more available for everyone else
BTHumme was a bit ambiguous when saying it's 100% his decision. It's probably 100% of his timing decision. He didn't say "I do my MRs wholly to rack up RDMs". Big difference...
Apr 8, 2016, 10:35 pm
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Eh, not quite true. You're missing their point.
They are making the comment so someone might choose to book a different MR before the change, as opposed to this MR after.
Given two MRs with similar CPM, convenience, etc, I would definitely book one that was before the change. If you're going to change the EQM, might as well maximize your RDM at the same time, right? You're welcome to do otherwise, of course. That will keep the pre-change MR's a sliver cheaper and more available for everyone else
BTHumme was a bit ambiguous when saying it's 100% his decision. It's probably 100% of his timing decision. He didn't say "I do my MRs wholly to rack up RDMs". Big difference...
They are making the comment so someone might choose to book a different MR before the change, as opposed to this MR after.
Given two MRs with similar CPM, convenience, etc, I would definitely book one that was before the change. If you're going to change the EQM, might as well maximize your RDM at the same time, right? You're welcome to do otherwise, of course. That will keep the pre-change MR's a sliver cheaper and more available for everyone else
BTHumme was a bit ambiguous when saying it's 100% his decision. It's probably 100% of his timing decision. He didn't say "I do my MRs wholly to rack up RDMs". Big difference...