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Feb 13, 2014, 6:10 pm

#91

Ritz

Join Date: Jan 2007

Posts: 2,905

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridem

Here's what I just finished. I started January 7, 2014. I live in Miami and whenever I came through, I spent the night at home. There were positioning filghts at the beginning and end, and a few short hops using Avios
MIA-BOS-DUB(AVIOS)-LHR(AVIOS)-DFW-LAX-SJC-LAX-HNL-LAX-JFK-LAX-SFO-MIA-DFW-LAX-HNL-LAX-JFK-LHR-DFW-MIA-DFW-EZE-MIA-JFK-LHR-DFW-EZE-MIA-DFW-LHR-DUB(AVIOS)-LHR(AVIOS)-JFK-MIA-LAX-MIA-DFW-MIA-SFO-SJC-SEA-SFO-PDX-SFO-MIA-SFO-SEA-LAX-MIA
Approx 103,000 EQM on AA. EXP in under a month. approx cost 5cpm

Great job! Total cost? Breakdown of legs (ie how many back-to-back segments vs breaks)?

Feb 13, 2014, 8:50 pm

#92

alpenrock

Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: Toronto.Canada

Programs: AS MVP Gold. Emirates Silver BAEC Silver Air Canada 35k

Posts: 512

WOWWWWW

All these great things happens when I was in coma great treat guys .^

Feb 13, 2014, 9:30 pm

#93

IAHUArunner

Join Date: Mar 2013

Location: India, & Great State of TEXAS

Programs: AA EX-Plat ** , UA 1K, IHG platinum

Posts: 102

Quote:

Originally Posted by ridem

^^^ you are the January king

Feb 13, 2014, 9:34 pm

#94

pixitha

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: LHR

Programs: GlobalEntry, TSA Pre✓

Posts: 198

Almost as fast to 100k as ua1flyer....but I think he hit 100k on Jan 22nd?

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...l#post22221041

Feb 13, 2014, 10:07 pm

#95

ludocdoc

Join Date: Apr 2005

Location: Boston Suburbrs

Programs: AA ExPlat, IHG Spire Amb

Posts: 1,205

Not a true MR, was a status run during the USAirways hop skip jump promotion. I was going on vacation to Europe anyway from BOS, so I went...

PBG-BOS-LGA-CLT-BTR-CLT-MLB (overnight)-CLT-PHL-BCN (on a boat)FCO-CLT-YOW-YUL. Moved up two tiers from gold to chairmans. With the free parking at PBG, the extra segments cost less than parking at logan for the trip

Feb 14, 2014, 12:57 am

#96

mgo72

Join Date: Mar 2012

Location: BRU / SCQ / LUX

Programs: Iberia, BAEC GOLD/ Priority Club : ROYAL Amb / Miles and More: SEN

Posts: 913

Well the IB runs to Sydney are not bad. +/- 90.000Avios for 450$ in Economy as a BA Gold.

Feb 15, 2014, 12:10 pm

#97

ua1flyer

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: ord,ewr

Programs: Lifetime UA GS 22 million,AA 1m ,Hilton Li fetime diamond,marriott lifetime platinum hyatt diamond

Posts: 1,000

[QUOTE=pixitha;22346002]Almost as fast to 100k as ua1flyer....but I think he hit 100k on Jan 22nd? Actually, a couple of years ago, I hit 100,000 on January 8th.

[url]http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/united-airlines-mileageplus/1536632-2014- eqm-eqs-pqd-status-milestone-roll-call.html#post22221041[/

Feb 15, 2014, 12:41 pm

#98

pixitha

Join Date: Nov 2013

Location: LHR

Programs: GlobalEntry, TSA Pre✓

Posts: 198

Quote:

Originally Posted by ua1flyer

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixitha

Almost as fast to 100k as ua1flyer....but I think he hit 100k on Jan 22nd?

Actually, a couple of years ago, I hit 100,000 on January 8th.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...l#post22221041

Good lord....12,5k miles every day?

SYD-ORD-SYD-ORD etc?

Feb 15, 2014, 7:23 pm

#99

ua1flyer

Join Date: Aug 2008

Location: ord,ewr

Programs: Lifetime UA GS 22 million,AA 1m ,Hilton Li fetime diamond,marriott lifetime platinum hyatt diamond

Posts: 1,000

Quote:

Originally Posted by pixitha

Good lord....12,5k miles every day?

SYD-ORD-SYD-ORD etc?

That was a crazy January. 150,000 on the 12th. 12 nights in a row on a plane 24/7. It was interesting to say the least. First non airline meal after 12 straight days of airline food was a hot dog. Nothing ever tasted so good!

Feb 15, 2014, 11:22 pm

#100

ChuckMango

Suspended

Join Date: Mar 2013

Posts: 465

Quote:

Originally Posted by zussino

This is a great deal! That is a great return for the cancellation.

Some were able to get HA to allow business and allow stop-overs. I exchanged my o/w ICN-HNL-LAS tickets for JFK-HNL(x)-MNL r/t upfront. We both made Paulani gold but never used it. Thanks HA

Mar 18, 2014, 10:16 pm

#101

kopangan

Join Date: Jan 2012

Location: NYC

Programs: AA million miler, SPG gold, Hilton gold

Posts: 8

My top one was EZE-JFK-LAX-JFK-MIA-ORD-DEL-ORD-DCA-JFK-EZE, back in 2009 with AA.

38771 miles flown + 78316 qualifying miles thanks to 2QM + 100% platinum bonus.

Good ol days!

Mar 18, 2014, 10:54 pm

#102

Seat 2A

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Apr 2001

Location: East Ester, Alaska

Programs: Alaska Million Miler, United Million Miler, Wyndham Rewards Diamond, Choice Hotels Diamond

Posts: 12,148

Hmm... my best mileage runs ever... Well, aside from that $95.00 roundtrip fare to Helsinki ($20.00 + $75.00 taxes) on BA back in 2002 (complete with 10000 mile bonus per Alaska's Mileage Plan plus double mileage as a Gold level flyer), most of my mileage runs are 60-80 flights worth - not a weekend affair but more like a month long affair - day after day of flying around the country earning miles. Probably not what the OP is looking for, but as mileage runs go, I think they stand out for sheer tenacity and mileage earned. Here are the details per the relevant trip reports:

SEATTLE TO HELSINKI WITH BA FOR $95.00

ON THE ROAD AGAIN - IN SEARCH OF BONUS MILES

ON THE ROAD AGAIN: 108,000 MILES AROUND AMERICA

DEAR DIARY - THREE WEEKS OF FLYING AROUND AMERICA

Not For The Faint Hearted ~ 82 Flights and 87830 Miles of Mileage Running

Last edited by Seat 2A; Mar 18, 2014 at 11:00 pm

Mar 18, 2014, 11:09 pm

#103

Ritz

Join Date: Jan 2007

Posts: 2,905

Quote:

Originally Posted by kopangan

My top one was EZE-JFK-LAX-JFK-MIA-ORD-DEL-ORD-DCA-JFK-EZE, back in 2009 with AA.

38771 miles flown + 78316 qualifying miles thanks to 2QM + 100% platinum bonus.

Good ol days!

Wow! cpm? total cost??

Mar 19, 2014, 8:45 am

#104

PV_Premier

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2012

Location: Northern Calif./Eastern Ida.

Programs: Amethyst Premier Plutonium Medallion

Posts: 20,654

my bests are pretty weak, because i only buy fares to places i want/need to go and i don't generally position for good fares

Wideroe/United SMF-IAD-DUB $365 round trip (K fare)

Delta SMF-LAX-KOA $86 CAD rt in F (A fare)

United SMF-IAD-CLT $124 rt upgraded all w/ CPU (this was a K fare!)

United PHX-STT $221 rt upgraded all with RPU (L fare)

United SMF-DEN-ABQ, same day changed to SMF-ORD-IAH-ABQ/overnight/ABQ-IAD-SMF for ~$89 round trip (G fare)

Mar 19, 2014, 2:24 pm

#105

SEA-Flyer

Join Date: Feb 2001

Location: SEA once more (previously CDG and NRT)

Programs: Former DL DM and UA 1k, now a J class free agent (UA Gold, AS MVP Gold)

Posts: 2,451

All my good ones are from long ago.

I had many, many trips to SIN back when that was a classic MR destination. My favorite was 1 trip:
SEA-LAX-NRT-SIN-NRT-SEA on UA for $550. Between my 1P status and other promos at the time, I got 5x miles on the trip (89k miles) - this trip also pushed me over to 1K. SEA-LAX was oversold, so I got $600 in VDB credit and rerouted as SEA-NRT-SIN-NRT-SEA, but earned credit as originally ticketed. $550 to earn 89k miles, plus $600 in VDB credit.

NRT-JFK-LHR-FRA-FCO-FRA-ORD-NRT on UA/LH. Upgraded to C for NRT-JFK-LHR and FRA-ORD-NRT for 1 SWU each direction. Great bang for the buck on SWU usage.

SEA-CPH-BRU-CPH-SEA for $199 on SK. Op-up to C for SEA-CPH.

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