DL/Sky Team: 2016 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

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Sep 29, 2016, 3:32 pm

#61

bballj32

Join Date: Mar 2016

Location: San Diego, CA

Programs: Delta DM

Posts: 50

SFO runs

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattrod

Departure Airport: SFO
Miles Needed: 5,073 MQMs to Gold + $517 MQDs
Required Spend or Budget: <$1000
Available Travel Dates: Anytime (except Thanksgiving week, Christmas through New Years).
Codeshares okay: Yes

You could probably do any transcon flight in business and get the MQMs and MQD spend required in one trip. Same day turns available as well.

SFO-MSP-RSW-ATL-SFO $757 | $667 MQDs 8,490 MQMs
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...sc=b;a=SKYTEAM

SFO-SLC-BOS-MSP-SFO $711 | $625 MQDs 8,127 MQMs
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...sc=b;a=SKYTEAM

You just need to figure out where you want to fly.

Sep 29, 2016, 6:40 pm

#62

flyarctic

Join Date: Dec 2015

Programs: Flying Blue

Posts: 9

Hello everyone! I'm new to the points game. I live in northern Canada and I'm trying to bump up my Flying Blue/Skyteam/Delta miles to get to Silver. Here's my info:

Departure Airport: YYZ, YTZ
Miles Needed: 2,000
Required Spend or Budget: <$500
Available Travel Dates: 22-24 October, 28-29 October (only dates I'll be in Toronto and available to travel)
Codeshares okay: Earning Flying Blue Miles, so probably MQM?

Sep 30, 2016, 9:42 pm

#63

zoqfotpik

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: Somewhere

Posts: 1,178

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyarctic

Welcome to FT, flyarctic! Flying Blue/Skyteam/Delta are three different things.

Flying Blue is the frequent flyer (FF) program for AF and KL. Delta is for Delta. While Skyteam is the alliance these three are members of. So which FF program do you need miles for?

Oct 1, 2016, 10:12 pm

#64

kxc262

Join Date: Sep 2013

Location: SFO/DTW

Programs: DL PM 0.5MM, Hyatt Globalist, HHonors Gold, SPG Plat, Marriott Gold, Avis PC, National EE, Hertz PC

Posts: 1,988

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattrod

Check google flights/matrix. You can do SFO-ATL/JFK-SJU. Pricing can vary between $450-$650 depending on dates.

Should net you about 7500 MQM depending on layover airport.

Oct 3, 2016, 5:02 am

#65

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,651

Quote:

Originally Posted by akhenaten0987

Departure Airport: STL
Miles Needed: 10k
Required Spend or Budget: Under $750
Available Travel Dates: All weekends and holidays

STL-MSP-SEA-ANC-MSP-STL same day return 10/29 is $398, 6236 miles.
STL-ATL-SMF-SLC-STL day trip 11/5 is $258, 4253 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...0-29;a=DL;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...1-05;a=DL;eo=e

Oct 3, 2016, 5:19 am

#66

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,651

Quote:

Originally Posted by MACZ786

Departure Airport: Kansas City - MCI
Miles Needed: 25,000
Required Spend or Budget: $2000
Available Travel Dates: Flexible except holidays
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Yes

MCI-ATL-NRT-SIN-NRT-ATL-MCI out 11/5 return 11/8 is $1137, 21700 miles.
MCI-ATL-PHX-SLC-MCI day trip 10/29 is $198, 3696 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...1-08;a=DL;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...2510;a=DL;eo=e

Oct 3, 2016, 5:33 am

#67

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,651

Quote:

Originally Posted by rkanka21

Departure Airport: MIA/FLL (willing to relocate if necessary)
Miles Needed: 17000 MQM
Required Spend or Budget: up to 1.5k
Available Travel Dates: anytime until 11/15
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: DL req

Doing a status match challenge to platinum medallion (currently an AA EP)
Awarded platinum status until 11/15 and need approx 17k MQM to keep plat medallion status until 2018.
Prefer business class and 1-3 day max trips
Any help you can offer would be appreciated!

FLL-DTW-ICN-BKK-ICN-DTW-FLL out 11/11 return 11/13 is $709, 20040 miles. ICN-BKK-ICN is codeshare with DL flight number, don't know if this works for you.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...1282;a=DL;eo=e

Last edited by jbeckett; Oct 3, 2016 at 5:44 am

Oct 3, 2016, 1:34 pm

#68

fnrjv

Join Date: Oct 2016

Programs: Delta

Posts: 2

Hi everyone, I'm new to this but would appreciate any help!

Departure Airport: SLC
Miles Needed: 31600
Required Spend or Budget: already met my MQD Waiver, cheapest $$$/MQMs
Available Travel Dates: 10/23 -12/31 (preferably short stay)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Anything that earns 100% MQMs

Thanks!

Oct 3, 2016, 6:36 pm

#69

flyarctic

Join Date: Dec 2015

Programs: Flying Blue

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoqfotpik

Thanks! I actually need miles for Flying Blue. I'm in North America and I don't have the time for a transatlantic trip, so I guess I'm restricted to Delta as the airline from which I can earn miles.

Here's my updated info:

Departure Airport: YYZ
Miles Needed: 2,000
Required Spend or Budget: <$500
Available Travel Dates: 22-24 October, 28-29 October (only dates I'll be in Toronto and available to travel)
Codeshares okay: Yes (Earning Flying Blue Miles)

Oct 3, 2016, 9:34 pm

#70

zoqfotpik

Join Date: Nov 2014

Location: Somewhere

Posts: 1,178

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyarctic

YYZ-ATL-JFK-YYZ CA$320 same day turnaround. Books in W which earns 125% on Flying Blue.
https://goo.gl/flights/0W0m

Oct 4, 2016, 3:55 am

#71

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,651

Quote:

Originally Posted by fnrjv

SLC-JFK-SLC out 10/30 return 11/3 is $262, 3960 miles.
LGA-DTW-NRT-SIN-NRT-ATL-LGA out 10/31 return 11/2 is $775, 21131 miles.
SLC-ATL-SJU-JFK-SLC day trip 11/15 is $284, 6720 miles.
Total $1321, 31811 miles.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...2267;a=DL;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...1954;a=DL;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...1-15;a=DL;eo=e

Oct 5, 2016, 9:00 am

#72

fnrjv

Join Date: Oct 2016

Programs: Delta

Posts: 2

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbeckett

Thanks jbeckett! This is much better that what I was coming up with. Exactly what I needed.

Oct 7, 2016, 10:45 am

#73

flyarctic

Join Date: Dec 2015

Programs: Flying Blue

Posts: 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoqfotpik

YYZ-ATL-JFK-YYZ CA$320 same day turnaround. Books in W which earns 125% on Flying Blue.
https://goo.gl/flights/0W0m

Thanks! My searches weren't as productive.

Oct 7, 2016, 11:53 am

#74

Neri22

Join Date: Oct 2016

Programs: DL, Marriott

Posts: 4

ATL

Happy Friday, I'm new to ATL Delta commute this year and really want to make Gold, just for the Same Day Change. Would appreciate any help.

Departure Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 21,500
Required Spend or Budget: Met MQD Waiver, cheapest $$$/MQMs
Available Travel Dates: 10/23 -12/31 (short stay or SFO transit)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Anything that earns 100% MQMs

Thanks In Advance

Oct 7, 2016, 1:06 pm

#75

jbeckett

Join Date: Mar 2009

Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,651

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neri22

Departure Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 21,500
Required Spend or Budget: Met MQD Waiver, cheapest $$$/MQMs
Available Travel Dates: 10/23 -12/31 (short stay or SFO transit)
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Anything that earns 100% MQMs

FLL-ATL-NRT-SIN-NRT-ATL-FLL out 11/7 return 11/9 is $934, 21484 miles. Several other days available at same price but routing through DTW on the return.
ATL-FLL-ATL is $127.
https://www.google.com/flights/?f=0#...c=ATL,NRT;eo=e