Does this work as a mileage run?
Oct 15, 2000 | 7:40 am
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Does this work as a mileage run?
Am I right in thinking that SK Eurobonus gives a minimum of 1200 for a Star Alliance Business Class flight?
TG have business class in the 35 min flight from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai. Expedia is quoting Ł42 (UK) return in Business Class. It's Ł26 return in Economy.
There appear to be 2 return flights a day.
Does this mean you could do 5 returns in business for Ł210 and get 12,000 points on SK?
Stephen
TG have business class in the 35 min flight from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai. Expedia is quoting Ł42 (UK) return in Business Class. It's Ł26 return in Economy.
There appear to be 2 return flights a day.
Does this mean you could do 5 returns in business for Ł210 and get 12,000 points on SK?
Stephen
Oct 16, 2000 | 6:31 pm
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I think someone said this already... but
that domestic route has to be the easiest way to qualify for 1K, Super Elite etc etc because you could rack up about 10 segments A DAY!
What would be even more perfect is if you didn't have to actually go on the flight...
That would mean you just stay in Thailand for a few days, turn up to the airport every day, check in for about 10 flights then just not go to the gate!!!
stargold
that domestic route has to be the easiest way to qualify for 1K, Super Elite etc etc because you could rack up about 10 segments A DAY!
What would be even more perfect is if you didn't have to actually go on the flight...
That would mean you just stay in Thailand for a few days, turn up to the airport every day, check in for about 10 flights then just not go to the gate!!!
stargold
Oct 18, 2000 | 5:10 am
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UA 1K is 100 segments.
$15 r/t means 50 trips = $US750 for instant 1K. Sit there and drink beer for 2 days and book on every flight. You do NOT have to be on the flight? Surely unless you flew it, segment would not count? My math says the 6 x Systemwides alone are worth many times that to me!
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$15 r/t means 50 trips = $US750 for instant 1K. Sit there and drink beer for 2 days and book on every flight. You do NOT have to be on the flight? Surely unless you flew it, segment would not count? My math says the 6 x Systemwides alone are worth many times that to me!
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Oct 18, 2000 | 7:52 am
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From the United web-site.
United 1K:
"When you fly 100,000 paid miles or 100 paid segments on United Airlines in a calendar year, you attain Premier Executive 1K® membership in the United Airlines Mileage Plus® program. Your qualifying, paid flight miles earned on Star Alliance™ member flights also count toward Premier status."
The last sentence is a little vague. Do Star Alliance flights only count toward the 100K mile requirement or the 100 segment requirement too?
If so, GREAT! Early next year, I may just do this! Probably "just" 25 round-trips!
United 1K:
"When you fly 100,000 paid miles or 100 paid segments on United Airlines in a calendar year, you attain Premier Executive 1K® membership in the United Airlines Mileage Plus® program. Your qualifying, paid flight miles earned on Star Alliance™ member flights also count toward Premier status."
The last sentence is a little vague. Do Star Alliance flights only count toward the 100K mile requirement or the 100 segment requirement too?
If so, GREAT! Early next year, I may just do this! Probably "just" 25 round-trips!
Oct 18, 2000 | 10:32 am
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Forget Latin Pass .. we need to do the BAHT PASS RUN
10 trips aroud Thailand will do it .. tvl4free has it all sussed and scheduled up: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum50/HTML/003326.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/003577.html
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Oct 23, 2000 | 9:24 pm
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Keep tuned below. SOMEONE will do this, do it early 2001, and do it VERY cheaply I suspect! Nuf sed!
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/003577.html
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http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/003577.html
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