NY to Japan on UA metal
Feb 4, 2014, 6:16 pm
#1
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Location: NYC
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NY to Japan on UA metal
Given the recent deval I was wondering if there is a way to fly premium to Japan from NYC on miles and avoid the huge markups (for example are there any UA metal flights from NYC airports to Japan?). Are there any other alternatives to avoid the large markup on premium flight service to Japan?
Feb 4, 2014, 7:43 pm
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Location: PHX
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Yeah the North America to Japan J award didn't get too badly brutalized, from 60,000 to 65,000 on UA metal (8.25% higher) and 75,000 on *A (25% higher). It's the F awards that really got killed.
Feb 4, 2014, 8:23 pm
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: BOS
Posts: 3,534
If you're headed for NRT there's nothing wrong with the EWR-NRT non-stop on the sCO 777. There's a long, long never-to-be-settled debate about the BF seat but I really like that plane and the fact that there's slightly more storage than the sUA 777 with even a place to put your shoes under the pod in front of you.