Advice: Cheapest Way to Get to Milan

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Aug 8, 2013 | 12:51 pm

#16

pantanal

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Originally Posted by drminn

Just make sure you have no luggage - that could turn your budget flight on Ryanair into an expensive trip.

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Aug 10, 2013 | 7:51 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by drminn

Just make sure you have no luggage - that could turn your budget flight on Ryanair into an expensive trip.

Right. Meaning this is good for the October trip home (where you have stuff), but for the big trips over and back at the beginning and end, not so much. Unless you ship all your Milano stuff under separate cover. Which, of course, has its own cost.

Aug 12, 2013 | 12:46 pm

#18

Debrat4062

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Thanks!

Thank you everybody for your excellent advice, it's very appreciated! I'll definitely look into transferring my Chase Ultimate Rewards to AA, UA, or Korean Air.

Aug 12, 2013 | 1:04 pm

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Debrat4062

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Originally Posted by LynchMob

I would top off my Chase account, transfer to Korean Air and book Alitalia. You will have to connect through FCO but I am seeing availability at the end of Oct on Expert Flyer. The FCO-MXP flight is pretty comfy as well on an A320. It should price out to 50k miles.

Thanks for the advice... Do I have to create accounts with Korean Air, AA, and UA to see how many points a reward flight costs with them?

Aug 13, 2013 | 3:36 pm

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LynchMob

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I would create an account. Check for availability for the dates that you want (expert flyer). Call Korean Air and ask them to hold or transfer your chase points once you have confirmed availability.