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DL/Sky Team: 2021 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: 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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DL/Sky Team: 2021 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed

Old Oct 17, 2021, 5:56 am
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Join Date: Oct 2021
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DL MQM run

I am looking for a low cost MQM run. US or International will work.
DTW is closest large airport
I need ~19.5K MQM's
Looking for low cost flight(s)
Delta or a partner will work
Needed by the end of the year

Any suggestions?
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Old Oct 17, 2021, 10:05 am
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Originally Posted by Petrie814
I am looking for a low cost MQM run. US or International will work.
DTW is closest large airport
I need ~19.5K MQM's
Looking for low cost flight(s)
Delta or a partner will work
Needed by the end of the year

Any suggestions?
MR to Alaska (ANC or FAI) will get you just over 10,000 MQMs for FAI and just under 10,000 MQMs for ANC in Main Cabin (around $450). As xliioper mentioned, it way be cheaper to do the trip as two one-way tickets

e.g. Nov 13 - 14, DTW - FAI, $455 (MC), 10,700 MQMs, immediate turn, use flexible date search, trip duration 2 days (for ANC, flexible date search, trip duration 1 day)

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Last edited by canuck_traveler; Oct 17, 2021 at 10:16 am Reason: add xliioper's tip about one way tickets
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Old Oct 20, 2021, 8:01 pm
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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Smile DL MQMs Needed

Departure Airport: SRQ or can drive to TPA
Miles Needed: MQM’s 3950
Required Spend or Budget: affordable
Available Travel Dates: November/December except 11/4 - 11/7, 12/3 - 12/10
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Just need to make sure I get DL MQM’s 😃

Appreciate your help!

Last edited by Gust; Oct 21, 2021 at 7:50 am Reason: Incorrect MQM needed
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Old Oct 21, 2021, 6:55 am
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Originally Posted by Gust
Departure Airport: SRQ or can drive to TPA
Miles Needed: MQMs 3500
Required Spend or Budget: affordable
Available Travel Dates: November/December except 11/4 - 11/7, 12/3 - 12/10
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Just need to make sure I get DL MQMs 😃

Appreciate your help!
$126 | Dec 14 | SRQ-ATL-LGA-ATL-SRQ (BE)
It's a full day trip, but this far out there's always a possibility for a schedule change that might allow you to grab a later outbound, or an earlier return.

There was also a $243 option in November and December for SRQ-ATL-DFW-ATL-SRQ.
Used matrix calendar of lowest fares with 0 days.

LGA (through ATL) ~2500 * 1.5 = 3,750
DFW (through ATL) ~2400 * 1.5 = 3,675
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Old Oct 21, 2021, 7:00 am
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Originally Posted by Gust
Departure Airport: SRQ or can drive to TPA
Miles Needed: MQM’s 3500
Required Spend or Budget: affordable
Available Travel Dates: November/December except 11/4 - 11/7, 12/3 - 12/10
Required Metal or Codeshares okay*: Just need to make sure I get DL MQM’s 😃

Appreciate your help!
Slightly better, with no connections and less time overall.

$112 | Dec 1 | TPA-LGA-TPA | ~2,000mi * 1.5 = ~3500

You can get it as low as $100 if you take the option with the stop in CVG on the way out (direct return back).

Edited to add: The $112 option is available in November too ... Nov 2, 3, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18. Noting this as the 13th is a Saturday if you wanted to try to avoid weekdays.
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Old Oct 21, 2021, 7:52 am
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Thanks! These are great! Unfortunately I put in the wrong amount of MQM’s that I need. I need 3950. Can you help with that? I would appreciate it!
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Old Oct 21, 2021, 12:17 pm
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Originally Posted by Gust
Thanks! These are great! Unfortunately I put in the wrong amount of MQMs that I need. I need 3950. Can you help with that? I would appreciate it!
11/16 - TPA-MSP-TPA with connections at ATL both ways. $135 basic economy. 4,218 MQMs can do the same with a direct flight on the way home, $140 and 4,000 MQMs.
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Old Oct 21, 2021, 6:44 pm
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Thumbs up Perfect!

Originally Posted by rdh0924
11/16 - TPA-MSP-TPA with connections at ATL both ways. $135 basic economy. 4,218 MQMs can do the same with a direct flight on the way home, $140 and 4,000 MQMs.
This is great! Booked! Thank you so much!
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Old Oct 23, 2021, 5:04 pm
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If I need 17,000 MQM starting from the east coast in a single trip is the cheapest way to do it still JFK-FAI in first class? Prices out to around $1k.
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Old Oct 23, 2021, 9:02 pm
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Originally Posted by flyerfirsts
If I need 17,000 MQM starting from the east coast in a single trip is the cheapest way to do it still JFK-FAI in first class? Prices out to around $1k.
Comfort+ from JFK to Hawaii will get a little over 17,000 MQMs for about $1050 depending on dates and routings.

JFK-FAI in First can be as low as $1391 and will earn 23,500 MQMs (JFK-ATL-SEA-FAI-SEA-ATL-JFK)
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Old Oct 24, 2021, 5:10 pm
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Originally Posted by canuck_traveler
Comfort+ from JFK to Hawaii will get a little over 17,000 MQMs for about $1050 depending on dates and routings.

JFK-FAI in First can be as low as $1391 and will earn 23,500 MQMs (JFK-ATL-SEA-FAI-SEA-ATL-JFK)
Since I actually live near ORF and JFK requires a repositioning flight, I think I found an even better one - ORF-FCO - as long as you route the return through ATL you get 17698 in C+ and it's under $1k. Also,BWI to ANC in First Class is around 1k, and while I like the idea of doing this in First, saving 6 hours total of driving seems worth the C+
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Old Oct 24, 2021, 6:06 pm
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This also works, but I can't find a way to get delta.com to book it, any ideas?
Norfolk (ORF) to Atlanta (ATL) — Fri, Dec 3
Delta 2570 Dep: 7:40 pm Arr: 9:37 pm 1h 57m Airbus A321 First (D) Atlanta (ATL) to New York (JFK) — Sat, Dec 4
Delta 1143 Dep: 7:25 am Arr: 9:39 am 2h 14m Boeing 737 First (D) New York (JFK) to Bogota (BOG) — Sat, Dec 4
Delta 253 Dep: 12:00 pm Arr: 5:55 pm 5h 55m Boeing 767 Business (D)
Bogota (BOG) to Norfolk (ORF) — Sat, Dec 4 Bogota (BOG) to New York (JFK) — Sat, Dec 4 Delta 254 Dep: 11:40 pm Arr: 5:30 am 5h 50m Boeing 767 Business (I)
Layover in JFK Sun, Dec 5 6h 30m New York (JFK) to Norfolk (ORF) — Sun, Dec 5 Delta 5207 Dep: 12:00 pm Arr: 1:28 pm 1h 28m Canadair RJ 900 First (I)

Sorry, can't get image to upload, but the idea is ORF - ATL - JFK - BOG - JFK - ORF, with ORF-ATL on Dec 3 and all flight except the last being 12/4 (the last being 12/5)

Even using Bookwithmatrix.com I can only push it to priceline not delta.

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Old Oct 26, 2021, 1:43 pm
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DL/11000 MQM's

Dep Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 11000 MQMs
budget: lowest cpm
avail travel dates: anytime before 12/31 - preferably weekends (including Fridays)
Codeshares ok: yes

thank you!
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Old Oct 26, 2021, 5:12 pm
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Originally Posted by ElSteveGA
Dep Airport: ATL
Miles Needed: 11000 MQMs
budget: lowest cpm
avail travel dates: anytime before 12/31 - preferably weekends (including Fridays)
Codeshares ok: yes

thank you!
Take a look at ATL-FAI, for example Dec 4-5, $549 (MC), 11,656 MQMs, 55 minutes in Fairbank
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Old Oct 27, 2021, 8:29 am
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There are a few good fares from ATL,ORD,JFK to Dubai at the end of Nov and beginning of December - currently sitting at $600. Can get creative with the outbound and return to maximize Delta metal.

I booked the following:

Outbound: XXX-SLC-AMS-DXB
Return: DXB-MCT-CDG-FRA-XXX

The SLC-AMS and FRA-ATL marketed and operated on Delta. This will net me around 25k MQM with the accelerators
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