Around the world in 50 hours in F - Twice in one week
Apr 5, 2010, 7:21 pm
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By any chance, did you go to ITASoftware and add up what all of those segments would have cost? You must have set some kind of record for how much your miles ended up being "worth" if calculated that way...
Apr 6, 2010, 6:31 am
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Very amusing TR sounds like a fantastic trip!
Apr 6, 2010, 6:59 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
macabus
.EZE-LHR on BA in F all 18 hours of it - with stop in GRU..
That's a long flight time was it flying on one engine?
Bet you wish those awards were still going?
Good stuff
macabus . ^
Apr 6, 2010, 7:32 am
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Originally Posted by
HIDDY
That's a long flight time was it flying on one engine?
Bet you wish those awards were still going?
Good stuff
macabus . ^
Thanks HIDDY,
Flying time was about 15 hours, but the stop in GRU added a bit more.
Probably closer to 16 hours total. Felt like 18 though.
Apr 6, 2010, 7:57 am
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Please PM me the Russian reporter's number and I'll call her since you didn't.
Great TR! ^
Apr 6, 2010, 9:12 am
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Apr 6, 2010, 10:08 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
macabus
Thanks HIDDY,
Wow, how were you holding up?
Apr 6, 2010, 11:38 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
shaggy_mutt
By any chance, did you go to ITASoftware and add up what all of those segments would have cost? You must have set some kind of record for how much your miles ended up being "worth" if calculated that way...
It came out to over $40,000 if each segment was purchased separately. Probably be a lot less if booked as one ticket.
That same itinerary would now require well over 500,000 miles since AA change the rules last year.
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Originally Posted by
angeltohire
Wow, how were you holding up?
Pretty exhausted, but frequent naps helped.
Last edited by macabus; Apr 7, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Apr 7, 2010, 9:59 am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
HIDDY
That's a long flight time was it flying on one engine?
Bet you wish those awards were still going?
Good stuff
macabus . ^
Amen, liked it very much
Last edited by arietal; Apr 10, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Apr 7, 2010, 10:00 am
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Apr 7, 2010, 12:27 pm
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What a fantastic story. I think my favorite part is the JL agent at check-in. I can just see the look...
Apr 7, 2010, 1:54 pm
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All of this on 150,000 miles. Excellent!!
Apr 7, 2010, 2:45 pm
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That was just INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 7, 2010, 11:51 pm
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I had a little over 150,000 AA miles and knew that OneWorld awards were calculated on a destination-to-destination basis, regardless of routing. This has since changed.
Apr 8, 2010, 5:11 am
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Great TR!
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She gave me her card and said to call. I never called.
Any chance you can still make that call?
Apr 6, 2010, 6:59 am
That's a long flight time was it flying on one engine? 