Oneworld Award - Measuring Milage
Dec 12, 2004 | 10:22 pm
#1
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Oneworld Award - Measuring Milage
How is milage calculated when you redeem a Oneworld Award? I've read that, even if you make a connection, the distance is calculated as if it were a direct flight. But what happens if no direct flight exists?
Here's my example:
DFW -> AMS (Stopover)
AMS -> BRU (Open Jaw)
CDG -> DFW
According to the Great Circle Mapper, that's 9966 miles, but no direct flights exists for DFW-AMS and AMS-BRU. Will this qualify for the 10k mile award?
Here's my example:
DFW -> AMS (Stopover)
AMS -> BRU (Open Jaw)
CDG -> DFW
According to the Great Circle Mapper, that's 9966 miles, but no direct flights exists for DFW-AMS and AMS-BRU. Will this qualify for the 10k mile award?
Dec 12, 2004 | 11:19 pm
#2
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My great circle mapper shows it as 10,122 miles for dfw-ams-bru-cdg-dfw
(perhaps you omitted the open jaw mileage?). Pretty sure that open jaw is counted the same as a stopover. You'd have to omit CDG and return from BRU to stay under 10K miles.
(perhaps you omitted the open jaw mileage?). Pretty sure that open jaw is counted the same as a stopover. You'd have to omit CDG and return from BRU to stay under 10K miles.
Dec 13, 2004 | 10:45 am
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Originally Posted by number_6
My great circle mapper shows it as 10,122 miles for dfw-ams-bru-cdg-dfw
(perhaps you omitted the open jaw mileage?). Pretty sure that open jaw is counted the same as a stopover. You'd have to omit CDG and return from BRU to stay under 10K miles.
(perhaps you omitted the open jaw mileage?). Pretty sure that open jaw is counted the same as a stopover. You'd have to omit CDG and return from BRU to stay under 10K miles.
Dec 13, 2004 | 11:45 am
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Originally Posted by SuperSnoop
I'm planning to take the train from BRU to CDG. Will they still count that mileage against me?