Will I get the ORD bonus for this MR (AA)?
Feb 6, 2007, 6:22 pm
#1
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Will I get the ORD bonus for this MR (AA)?
I need 3300EQMs by Feb 28th to complete my PLT Challenge and though about going to ORD and back from FLL twice. Then I entered the following in aa.com:
FLL-STL
STL-ORD
ORD-LAX
LAX-FLL
This gave me FLL-DFW-STL-ORD-LAX-FLL which gives me the EQMs I need. But will I get the 5000 mile bonus?
Also, for the same price as that routing, I can do FLL-STL-FLL twice (with stops in DFW both ways). I get the almost exact miles/EQMs but have to spend 2 days. Any preference? Thanks.
T
FLL-STL
STL-ORD
ORD-LAX
LAX-FLL
This gave me FLL-DFW-STL-ORD-LAX-FLL which gives me the EQMs I need. But will I get the 5000 mile bonus?
Also, for the same price as that routing, I can do FLL-STL-FLL twice (with stops in DFW both ways). I get the almost exact miles/EQMs but have to spend 2 days. Any preference? Thanks.
T
Feb 6, 2007, 7:40 pm
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Feb 6, 2007, 8:20 pm
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I *was* getting about $265 all in, but it just jumped up $40. I'm thinking I might just do a quick FLL-DFW-STL-DFW-FLL for $149 all in. I can leave mid-morning and be back a little over 12 hours later. Then maybe grab another later in the month.
Feb 6, 2007, 9:50 pm
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FLL-DFW-ORD will yield you 3842 miles and 1921 EQP on a cheap fare. Two of these trips would complete your challenge and actually earn you two of the 5,000 bonuses.
But since you're doing 2 of them you might as well do another and get the full 25,000 bonus points
$567 all in and you'll earn:
1st trip:
3842 base miles
5000 promo
250 online booking bonus
2nd trip:
3842 base miles
1119 plat bonus since you hit plat on the last leg
5000 promo
250 online booking bonus
3rd trip:
3842 base miles
3842 plat bonus
15000 promo
250 online booking bonus
TOTAL: 42,237 or 1.34 cents per RDM ^
But since you're doing 2 of them you might as well do another and get the full 25,000 bonus points
$567 all in and you'll earn:1st trip:
3842 base miles
5000 promo
250 online booking bonus
2nd trip:
3842 base miles
1119 plat bonus since you hit plat on the last leg
5000 promo
250 online booking bonus
3rd trip:
3842 base miles
3842 plat bonus
15000 promo
250 online booking bonus
TOTAL: 42,237 or 1.34 cents per RDM ^
Feb 7, 2007, 11:11 am
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AA is pretty strict on ORD being CLEARLY an origin or destination, and absolutely NOT a connection. They look thru the flight activity & PNRs as needed to confirm that when a problem arises, a trip doesn't post, etc.
So, you have to think on completely separate PNRs for this. Book that whole itinerary as one trip and you'll get nada as far as the ORD promo goes. Book ORD as an origin of one, a destination of another, then that's a diff. story.
It's totally different than the recent DFW promos where you could use DFW as a connection.
So, you have to think on completely separate PNRs for this. Book that whole itinerary as one trip and you'll get nada as far as the ORD promo goes. Book ORD as an origin of one, a destination of another, then that's a diff. story.
It's totally different than the recent DFW promos where you could use DFW as a connection.
Feb 7, 2007, 3:47 pm
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Also just to point out the obvious you will have to requal with 50k this year. you're challenging for only 12 months of status.
I personally would go grab the 3 RTs to ORD. Or see if you can fit a run to MSP in the middle on a seperate ticket on one of them.
The bonus miles will post up to a month after you fly.
I personally would go grab the 3 RTs to ORD. Or see if you can fit a run to MSP in the middle on a seperate ticket on one of them.
The bonus miles will post up to a month after you fly.
Feb 13, 2007, 6:38 pm
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Also just to point out the obvious you will have to requal with 50k this year. you're challenging for only 12 months of status.
I personally would go grab the 3 RTs to ORD. Or see if you can fit a run to MSP in the middle on a seperate ticket on one of them.
The bonus miles will post up to a month after you fly.
I personally would go grab the 3 RTs to ORD. Or see if you can fit a run to MSP in the middle on a seperate ticket on one of them.
The bonus miles will post up to a month after you fly.
Next year you would fall to Gold, but that's still status.