Most Segments You've Done for a MR
Dec 13, 2014, 9:15 pm
#46
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 97
Hi, may I ask what was the purpose of this? you seem like someone who knows what they are doing, but I see AA gold and DL silver in profile
what did this get you?
tks
Dec 13, 2014, 9:24 pm
#47
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
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This was back in 2004 when United had a promotion that if you flew a V fare or higher from the US to Europe, they gave you 3x redeemable miles. So paying $700 for a PHX-LHR r/t netted 30,000+ miles. I did six in two months and went from General Member to 1K.
Dec 14, 2014, 2:26 am
#50
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: YVR
Programs: AC:50K
Posts: 708
canadiancow spent eleven days on a 62-segment Air Canada frequent flyer competition run: SFO-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YHZ-YUL-YQB-YUL-YWG-YXE-YWG-YQR-YVR-YEG-YWG-YEG-YXE-YEG-YYZ-YQB-YUL-YQB-YOW-YUL-YHZ-YQY-YHZ-YOW-YQB-YYZ-YWG-YQR-YVR-YEG-YXE-YEG-YYC-YEG-YXE-YEG-YWG-YXE-YWG-YQR-YWG-YXE-YWG-YYZ-BOS-YHZ-YYZ-LAX-SFO.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...4Rjj6HTPE/edit
He's a bit famous over in the Air Canada / Aeroplan forum...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1...4Rjj6HTPE/edit
He's a bit famous over in the Air Canada / Aeroplan forum...
Dec 14, 2014, 4:43 am
#51
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Canada
Programs: Star Alliance G*, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium,
Posts: 3,585
7 segments, $310
I just completed (not a MR):
SYR-EWR-IAH-PHX-SFO-ORD-IAD-YOW
NB The rtn. did involve 2 IROPS.
My anecdotal impression is that UA/CO used to offer more interesting segment runs & now, not so much? Also, IROPS is a real deal changer. IME, the dragons in the UCC will accommodate any reasonable request! (AC is another story, they will steadfastly refuse any px. request).
SYR-EWR-IAH-PHX-SFO-ORD-IAD-YOW
NB The rtn. did involve 2 IROPS.
My anecdotal impression is that UA/CO used to offer more interesting segment runs & now, not so much? Also, IROPS is a real deal changer. IME, the dragons in the UCC will accommodate any reasonable request! (AC is another story, they will steadfastly refuse any px. request).
Last edited by Antonio8069; Dec 14, 2014 at 4:43 am Reason: edit typo
Dec 14, 2014, 6:11 am
#53
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: 2,450
7 Segments, but 4 of them were intercontinental.
NRT-JFK-LHR-FRA-FCO / FCO-FRA-ORD-NRT.
Fortunately the intercontinental ones were upgraded to business class using UA SWUs back when I was a 1K.
NRT-JFK-LHR-FRA-FCO / FCO-FRA-ORD-NRT.
Fortunately the intercontinental ones were upgraded to business class using UA SWUs back when I was a 1K.
Dec 14, 2014, 9:27 am
#55
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Dec 14, 2014, 11:20 am
#57
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: LIS/ATL/other
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Refueling in HNL on the way from ANC to CTS makes no sense at all. HNL-CTS is longer than ANC-CTS. Surely they went to HNL for some reason other than refueling.
Dec 14, 2014, 12:23 pm
#59
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I recall these wonderful MSP-GEG error fares. MSP-CLT-LAS-DEN-GEG-SEA-SFO-CLT-MSP in A-class for $150. 625% miles on BD; the good old days, long gone 
PHX-SFO-HNL-EWR-CLT for $150 was not bad either
BOS-YYZ-IST-FRA-JNB-ZRH-BOS for $2.5k in Z next January is not bad either, but for miles not segments.
PHX-SFO-HNL-EWR-CLT for $150 was not bad either
BOS-YYZ-IST-FRA-JNB-ZRH-BOS for $2.5k in Z next January is not bad either, but for miles not segments.