AA: Exec Plat #2 for $3,220.90 ai (3.26cpm/1.69rdm) or $2,669.50 ai (2.60cpm/1.30rdm)
Dec 13, 2011, 4:44 pm
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AA: Exec Plat #2 for $3,220.90 ai (3.26cpm/1.69rdm) or $2,669.50 ai (2.60cpm/1.30rdm)
Pucnit is back to give you some great ideas on how to make Excutive Plat on AA. Please note most the information assumes you have nothing listed below...
You'll Need
Flight Path:
Total: 7,572 eqm rt (no status) / 7,980 eqm rt (gold status+)
CMH-ORD-LAX-ORD-CMH
296/500 - 3490 - 3490 - 296/500
(Some other cities are options too!)
Costs:
Benefits:
Now if you have all these extra items already and are a but a simple Plat member like me... You'll actually get a few miles different...
You'll Need
- FoundersCard Membership
- Costco Membership
- $3,388.50
- Sign up for the DEQM AA promotion. (Search other forums for address issues.)
- Sign up for the AA Plat Challenge.
- Admiral's Club Membership (optional)
- About 13 days...
Flight Path:
Total: 7,572 eqm rt (no status) / 7,980 eqm rt (gold status+)
CMH-ORD-LAX-ORD-CMH
296/500 - 3490 - 3490 - 296/500
(Some other cities are options too!)
Costs:
- FoundersCard Membership - $295.00
- Costco Membership - $110.00 Executive
- $2,699.90 in AA Gift Card from Costco ($3,000 value)
- Plat Challenge - $200
- $83.60 cash
Benefits:
- FoundersCard Membership for 1 yr (10% AA codes)
- Costco Membership Executive Membership 1/2 paid for 1 yr ($110-54 for gift card purchase)
- 101,292 EQM
- 94,763 RDM
- 36 Stickers
- 8 SWU/EVIPS
Now if you have all these extra items already and are a but a simple Plat member like me... You'll actually get a few miles different...
- 103,740 EQM
- 103,740 RDM
- 40 Stickers
Dec 13, 2011, 5:08 pm
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The title should be edited to properly reflect the cpm for the RDMs.
You can actually do it for less just flying BOS-DFW-SEA-DFW-BOS over and over again in January. That routing costs slightly under 2.5 cpm without any discount codes or gift card savings.
You can actually do it for less just flying BOS-DFW-SEA-DFW-BOS over and over again in January. That routing costs slightly under 2.5 cpm without any discount codes or gift card savings.
Dec 13, 2011, 5:21 pm
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(Disclaimer: I have checked the fare but have not checked if this is possible for 10 straight days, either flight-wise or farewise, it is valid for at least 10 total days in January though!)
Dec 13, 2011, 5:43 pm
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If you do multi-city on AA.com and go BOS-DFW-PHX-LAX-BOS, 5411 miles (5541 once you get 500 mile mins for PHX-LAX), you can get it for around $224.80, and with the redeye LAX-BOS arriving BOS at 6:20AM and a BOS-DFW flight working for the routing leaving at 9:20AM, you could theoretically do that for days on end. 2.08 cpm at 5411 miles. 10 straight days and you are EXP for around $2248 and the 10 craziest straight days of most of our lives.
(Disclaimer: I have checked the fare but have not checked if this is possible for 10 straight days, either flight-wise or farewise, it is valid for at least 10 total days in January though!)
(Disclaimer: I have checked the fare but have not checked if this is possible for 10 straight days, either flight-wise or farewise, it is valid for at least 10 total days in January though!)
I'm also doing something similar with BOS-LAX-LAS-LAX-BOS for ~2.73 cpm, I've been wanting a good deal to Vegas for months.
Dec 13, 2011, 6:01 pm
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Dec 13, 2011, 6:08 pm
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Dec 13, 2011, 6:10 pm
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I really love that I'm ticketing 3 domestic roundtrips with over 17,500 upgradeable BIS miles with one VDB voucher and won't miss a single day of work.
Dec 13, 2011, 6:11 pm
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Thank you, you are correct, that is better than BOS-SEA-BOS. I just put a more conservative BOS-DFW-PHX-DFW-BOS on Hold for ~2.2 cpm. It has the advantage of fitting entirely in the weekend and giving me 24 hours in PHX.
I'm also doing something similar with BOS-LAX-LAS-LAX-BOS for ~2.73 cpm, I've been wanting a good deal to Vegas for months.
I'm also doing something similar with BOS-LAX-LAS-LAX-BOS for ~2.73 cpm, I've been wanting a good deal to Vegas for months.
And really, isn't anywhere else better than BOS in January? PHX and LAS definitely are
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Dec 13, 2011, 6:28 pm
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Dec 13, 2011, 7:54 pm
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Dec 13, 2011, 10:51 pm
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I got 3 LGA-DFW-LAX (same day turns) on hold for 320 each which is 3cpm EQM and one LGA-DFW-PDX and another LGA-DFW-SEA r/t both of them for 341 each. Total comes to about 2.9cpm for EQM.
is that a decent deal? any thing anyone able to work out better from NYC?
is that a decent deal? any thing anyone able to work out better from NYC?