AA Mileage Run Suggestions?
Jan 18, 2001, 10:12 pm
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AA Mileage Run Suggestions?
Yep, it's early in the year, but I've got some time for a nice mileage run from NYC so I thought I'd take it while I can.
Any thoughts on the best deal for the most miles? I'll spend up to a $1000 (plus or minus a few hundred for the right deal). I only want a single trip - even though a couple of cheap JFK-LHR trips would rack up the miles - so I can maximize my VIP2 use. I could go to NRT for about $1K and 15K qualifying miles, but wondering if I can do any better than that. Any ideas?
Any thoughts on the best deal for the most miles? I'll spend up to a $1000 (plus or minus a few hundred for the right deal). I only want a single trip - even though a couple of cheap JFK-LHR trips would rack up the miles - so I can maximize my VIP2 use. I could go to NRT for about $1K and 15K qualifying miles, but wondering if I can do any better than that. Any ideas?
Jan 19, 2001, 12:19 pm
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Hmm, is JFK-LAX-ORD-MXP/back is against the spirit of what you're trying to do by a "single trip"?
If you could get it priced properly on one record, you could use your VIP2 for that. If you had to do the JFK-LAX on a different ticket, you could substitute LGA-DAL-LAX and at least get domestic F seating for Y.
If you could get it priced properly on one record, you could use your VIP2 for that. If you had to do the JFK-LAX on a different ticket, you could substitute LGA-DAL-LAX and at least get domestic F seating for Y.
Jan 20, 2001, 8:35 pm
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I did LGA-DGW-LGW round trip in November for just over 12,000 miles, back to back (left 12 noon on Saturday, got back around 8pm on Sunday). Total cost was around $500 (minus some vouchers...
How many miles are you looking to get?
If you come up with anything good, let me know, maybe I'll join you.
d
How many miles are you looking to get?
If you come up with anything good, let me know, maybe I'll join you.
d
Jan 21, 2001, 8:59 pm
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I just found a fare on this route for 896.60 in April on Travelocity. It's available through May and there seem to be a lot of seats available.
I've tried to book this fare on aa.com and have never been able to. When I do a search using the same dates I found on Travelocity, it shows the same routing. But when I try to select it, it tells me that AA doesn't offer this route. I guess it's because one of the legs is a JAL codeshare.
Has anyone been able to book it on aa.com?
I've tried to book this fare on aa.com and have never been able to. When I do a search using the same dates I found on Travelocity, it shows the same routing. But when I try to select it, it tells me that AA doesn't offer this route. I guess it's because one of the legs is a JAL codeshare.
Has anyone been able to book it on aa.com?
Jan 22, 2001, 8:30 am
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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. The BOS-BKK run sounds good, but I'm trying to stay on AA metal so I can use a VIP2. So fare the best I've come up with is LGA-LGW-ORD-CDG-LGA, with the trans-Atlantic segments via DFW or ORD. I can do this in four days for about $1100 and get just over 22K qualifying miles, plus elite bonus miles and the first two EURO bonuses - total over 60K miles. If I decide to do it, it'll be pretty brutal as two of the three nights will be red-eyes. But it's also 25% of my 2001 qualifying miles in just four days, so may be worth it...
Jan 22, 2001, 1:28 pm
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Originally posted by ElmhurstNick:
Doppy, do you know if you got the ticket for the same price as JFK-LHR, or did you have to pay more because you went through DFW?
Doppy, do you know if you got the ticket for the same price as JFK-LHR, or did you have to pay more because you went through DFW?
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Jan 22, 2001, 3:04 pm
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stephlac, nothing fancy i'm afraid, just trial and error on aa.com and ITN. Got the LGA-LGW idea from Doppy, then tried combining two trans-Atlantics into one trip. It's really a better deal if you do them separately - I priced LGA-LGW and LGA-CDG at about $400 each. But I want to do it all at once with a single VIP2, rather than on separate trips.