Maximize Mileage
Aug 20, 2012 | 4:11 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 3
Maximize Mileage
Is there any way i can get more miles than the regular for a regular ticket (example if from CCS to NYC i get usually 2.300 miles, could i get more than that for that trip)? and is there any othere way to win miles without flying or using the airline credit card?
Aug 20, 2012 | 4:37 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Helsinki
Programs: A3 Gold, BA Silver
Posts: 1,014
Creative routing, eg flying via MIA&DTW, is the easiest way to earn more miles without paying much more. You might want to use ITA, matrix.itasoftware.com, to figure out your alternativities.
Aug 20, 2012 | 4:44 pm
#3
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Atlanta
Programs: DL DM, 2MM
Posts: 732
I keep reading about this, but I haven't been able to figure out how to get ITA to do this for me. Is there a thread on this?
Aug 22, 2012 | 7:09 am
#4
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BOS, BWI, DCA, IAD
Programs: American, Delta, JetBlue, United
Posts: 2,401
For one-way travel between Caracas and JFK, UA offers 2473 miles if you travel via Bogota, but 3678 if you travel via Houston and IAD.
Last edited by JPG3392; Aug 22, 2012 at 7:14 am Reason: Addition of second paragraph.
Aug 22, 2012 | 9:01 am
#5
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: BOS, BWI, DCA, IAD
Programs: American, Delta, JetBlue, United
Posts: 2,401
I am not familiar with ITA, but if you search for flights on the UA website the schedule that appears on the screen indicates the mileage awarded for each of the possible routings. This only shows the flights of UA and its partners, but it will give you at least an approximate sense of what mileage to expect.
Aug 25, 2012 | 6:46 pm
#6
Join Date: May 2006
Location: GA
Programs: VA-SLV, QF-GLD, DL-PM, UA-ex1K, AA-exPLT, HH-DM, IHG-PLT, MR-GLD
Posts: 8,353
The ITA route language lets you specify a hub you want to fly through.
You can also use KAYAK, I believe that they let you select a hub with a checkbox.
You can also use KAYAK, I believe that they let you select a hub with a checkbox.
Aug 25, 2012 | 6:51 pm
#7
formerly known as felinaar
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: SEA
Programs: UA Plat, AA Gold, AS MVPG, Hyatt Diamond, Hilton Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 612
The ITA route language lets you specify a hub you want to fly through.
You can also use KAYAK, I believe that they let you select a hub with a checkbox.
You can also use KAYAK, I believe that they let you select a hub with a checkbox.