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DL/Sky Team: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

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For each request, please include the following information:

Departure Airport:
Miles Needed:
Required Spend or Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:


For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A SEPARATE THREAD.

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NOTE: there is not much time left in 2017, given that travel tends to be expensive around holidays. You will have greater chances of success if you have greater flexibility on travel dates and cost. If you need a lot of MQMs on weekends only for < 5 cpm it probably won't happen.

Other creative possibilities depending how many MQMs you need:
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*"Required Metal or Codeshares" is, approximately, asking whether you need a flight operated specifically by Delta or if partner flights are ok. If you are just looking for MQMs to hit a Medallion tier the normal way, then the answer is yes. If you are doing a status challenge, the answer is also probably yes, but read the T&C of your challenge carefully to be sure (for the regular status challenge the answer is also "yes")

NOTE: some partner flights earn MQMs at reduced rates. See this chart for more info.

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DL/Sky Team: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

Old Oct 27, 2017, 10:14 pm
  #466  
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1
ATL

Departure Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 5k or 25k
Required Spend or Budget: 1k
Available Travel Dates: Open
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 12:41 am
  #467  
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: HH Diamond, Marriott Plat Prem, UA Silver, Delta GM
Posts: 73
Originally Posted by LUMRS
OR ATL-BOS-DTW-SEA-FAI-SEA-DTW-ATL on the same dates for $548.30 at Delta.com. 9070 MQMs. Two-hour layover in FAI. Middle of the night in December. Sounds like fun.
I read this thread on a regular basis, but just bought ATL-SLC-SEA-FAI-SEA-ATL without reading these entries lol. Sure, 2.5 hours in fairbanks on a random saturday in November sounds fun! 10:48pm-1:30am, that counts as having visited Alaska, right? The MQM's for sure count!
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 8:54 am
  #468  
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Atlanta
Programs: DL SkyMiles Diamond, IHG Spire Ambassador
Posts: 86
Departure Airport: ATL / LAX
Miles Needed: 18,500 to Diamond Medallion
Required Spend or Budget: around $1,000
Available Travel Dates: Can do 11/30 or 12/1 departure from LAX for the weekend. Otherwise weekend runs from Atlanta 11/24, 12/17
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: yes

Much appreciated.
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 12:10 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1
Departure Airport: DCA/IAD
Miles Needed: 6750
Required Spend or Budget: Below $500
Available Travel Dates: Open
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: yes
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 12:18 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
IAD-DTW-SEA-FAI-SEA-DTW-IAD 7600 miles

December 2 - 3 (other dates during the first week of December)

$487 (E), $517 (V), Bookable on Delta


Originally Posted by Xinnan Liu
Departure Airport: DCA/IAD
Miles Needed: 6750
Required Spend or Budget: Below $500
Available Travel Dates: Open
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: yes
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 12:28 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
China Eastern, December 1 - 3

LAX - PVG - SIN - PVG - LAX

about 20,000 miles, $970 Bookable on Expedia

Delta, December 1 - 3

LAX-PDX-NRT-SIN-NRT-PDX-LAX

about 18,000 miles $865 Bookable on Delta


Originally Posted by TetonSig
Departure Airport: ATL / LAX
Miles Needed: 18,500 to Diamond Medallion
Required Spend or Budget: around $1,000
Available Travel Dates: Can do 11/30 or 12/1 departure from LAX for the weekend. Otherwise weekend runs from Atlanta 11/24, 12/17
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: yes

Much appreciated.
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 1:12 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 1
Departure Airport: NYC (JFK or LGA preferred)
Miles Needed: 10,201
Required Spend or Budget:[/B] under $800
Available Travel Dates:[/B] Dec 2-3, Dec 9-10
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:[/B] yes

Prefer to say within the US.. thanks!
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 1:21 pm
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Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Michigan
Programs: Delta Skymiles
Posts: 8
Fairbanks in the Winter

Thinking of a run to Fairbanks in November/December. Any concerns with the weather there this time of year? Has anyone else flown in and out of FAI this time of year?
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 4:12 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
Dec 2 - 3

JFK-SEA-FAI-SEA-JFK
7800 miles, $478

Dec 9

JFK-SLC-JFK
4800 miles, $270 (V), $230 (E)

Bookable on Delta

Originally Posted by acflyhalf
Departure Airport: NYC (JFK or LGA preferred)
Miles Needed: 10,201
Required Spend or Budget:[/B] under $800
Available Travel Dates:[/B] Dec 2-3, Dec 9-10
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*:[/B] yes

Prefer to say within the US.. thanks!
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Old Oct 28, 2017, 11:48 pm
  #475  
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Brussels
Programs: DL Gold / Accor Gold
Posts: 105
3500 MQM's on DL

Hi folks,
To move from GM to PM before my last trip on this year, I need around 3500 MQM's on DL.

Departure Airport: BRU/ZYR or AMS or PAR (CDG preferably)
Miles Needed: 3500 MQM's. Miles = any amount
Required Spend or Budget: Less possible
Available Travel Dates: Any weekend between Nov 11 and Dec 09
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: any that give me MQM's

Thanks
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Old Oct 29, 2017, 1:04 pm
  #476  
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Delta Sky Miles
Posts: 1
Departure Airport: MSP
Miles Needed:9,000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: $1,500
Available Travel Dates:November 24-28
Required Metal or Codeshares okay

Thank you!!
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Old Oct 29, 2017, 2:40 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
Delta Nov 25 - 27, 16200 miles, $1284

MSP-SEA-HKG-ICN-DTW-MSP

Originally Posted by RGasaway
Departure Airport: MSP
Miles Needed:9,000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: $1,500
Available Travel Dates:November 24-28
Required Metal or Codeshares okay

Thank you!!
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Old Oct 29, 2017, 2:48 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
Two trips to Bucharest, Air France, CDG-OTP-CDG 2300 x 2 miles, 250 euro x 2



Originally Posted by pmichelazzo
Hi folks,
To move from GM to PM before my last trip on this year, I need around 3500 MQM's on DL.

Departure Airport: BRU/ZYR or AMS or PAR (CDG preferably)
Miles Needed: 3500 MQM's. Miles = any amount
Required Spend or Budget: Less possible
Available Travel Dates: Any weekend between Nov 11 and Dec 09
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: any that give me MQM's

Thanks

Last edited by canuck_traveler; Oct 29, 2017 at 3:14 pm
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Old Oct 29, 2017, 9:46 pm
  #479  
 
Join Date: Jul 2005
Programs: WorldPerks, AAdvantage
Posts: 2
Mileage Run from MSP Dec. 2017

Skymiles Mileage Run

Departure Airport: MSP
Miles Needed:6,000
Required Spend or Budget: $600
Available Travel Dates: after Nov. 20 to Dec 18
Required Metal or Codeshares - OK
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Old Oct 29, 2017, 10:22 pm
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 1,894
MSP-SLC-SEA-FAI-SEA-MSP 6126 miles

Various dates (e.g. Dec 2 - 3) $392

Bookable on Delta

Originally Posted by moeniaz
Skymiles Mileage Run

Departure Airport: MSP
Miles Needed:6,000
Required Spend or Budget: $600
Available Travel Dates: after Nov. 20 to Dec 18
Required Metal or Codeshares - OK
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