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Oct 17, 2014, 4:17 pm
#91
Join Date: Jan 2012
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If your PQD is over $15K they will most likely give you the status. You can always purchase PQM to be sure if you don't want to travel.
Oct 17, 2014, 4:20 pm
#92
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Omaha, NE
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but PQM are ridiculously expensive. PQD are at $18k will be way over $25k by the end of the year.
You sure they would just give it to me?
You sure they would just give it to me?
Oct 17, 2014, 4:43 pm
#93
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Location: Washington, DC
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You can buy PQM.
You can take a mileage run. If you look now, you might be able to find a combination of flights that gets you those 5K miles for a few hundred dollars and some hours in a plane. If you're lucky, they'll be flights you can get CPU'd on.
Oct 17, 2014, 4:44 pm
#94
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Oct 17, 2014, 4:48 pm
#95
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: EUG
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Short answer on your options:
1. Mileage run. Look for a cheap fare -- if you can get 4-5 cents per mile and the right routing, it will only cost you $200-$250.
2. On your next flight, check out the PQM offer.
3. Buy a flight, see what they offer in terms of purchasing PQM. Buy the miles and then cancel the original flight (within 24 hours).
1. Mileage run. Look for a cheap fare -- if you can get 4-5 cents per mile and the right routing, it will only cost you $200-$250.
2. On your next flight, check out the PQM offer.
3. Buy a flight, see what they offer in terms of purchasing PQM. Buy the miles and then cancel the original flight (within 24 hours).
Oct 17, 2014, 4:55 pm
#96
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...or you can do something over the edge like what I do and that is to fly to Hawaii for a hula pie at Dukes on the beach at Waikiki and then fly home...live a little I say.
Oct 17, 2014, 5:04 pm
#97
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Omaha, NE
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Posts: 4
i would be up for a millage run for under $500. I actually a have a $350 and a $500 credit with them. But not having any luck finding a round trip ticket over weekend that will give me 5k miles for these prices
Oct 17, 2014, 5:04 pm
#98
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: DCA
Programs: UA 1K; *G and *A Top 1000; HHonors Diamond; *$ Gold; Global Entry
Posts: 2,273
Concur with the mileage run idea. I was able to do DCA-IAH-LAX-EWR-DCA on a Saturday (red-eye on LAX-EWR) last year for about $320 r/t. Best of all, it only required one RPU.
Oct 17, 2014, 5:05 pm
#99
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Posts: 916
UA will not give you the status. Take a MR to earn 5k. Got to Vegas for a night!
If you have time on any of your remaining trips, look at doing same day changes to a longer route or add extra segments. This will boost your PQM's and cost nothing but a couple more hours travel time.
If you have time on any of your remaining trips, look at doing same day changes to a longer route or add extra segments. This will boost your PQM's and cost nothing but a couple more hours travel time.
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Oct 17, 2014, 5:06 pm
#100
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Your challenge may be that you're starting in the middle of the country. Domestic mileage runs are much easier for us folks on the coasts.
Oct 17, 2014, 5:07 pm
#101
Join Date: Nov 2013
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I say go with mileage run. I get some of my best work done on a mileage run. Great down time without having to walk the dog or answer the phone.
...or you can do something over the edge like what I do and that is to fly to Hawaii for a hula pie at Dukes on the beach at Waikiki and then fly home...live a little I say.
...or you can do something over the edge like what I do and that is to fly to Hawaii for a hula pie at Dukes on the beach at Waikiki and then fly home...live a little I say.
Good luck - really think a mileage run is the most efficicent (financially) way to get what you need. Fly to Miami - have a great night - fly back...
Oct 17, 2014, 5:08 pm
#102
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UA very unlikely to grant you the status and you certainly won't find out in advance. As UA sells PQM, it is functionally giving them to you as a freebie if it grants status.
Your choices really are to spend the money and purchase the PQM, spend the money and blow a weekend or be content with Plat.
Your choices really are to spend the money and purchase the PQM, spend the money and blow a weekend or be content with Plat.
Oct 17, 2014, 5:21 pm
#103
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Oct 17, 2014, 5:49 pm
#104
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+1 - just quickly checked fares mid-week from Omaha to Seattle / Miami - both can be had under $400 and should give you the right number of miles after your 1k bonus...
Good luck - really think a mileage run is the most efficicent (financially) way to get what you need. Fly to Miami - have a great night - fly back...
Good luck - really think a mileage run is the most efficicent (financially) way to get what you need. Fly to Miami - have a great night - fly back...
Oct 17, 2014, 5:56 pm
#105
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