My 2009 "road to 30" eqs (premier elite)
Dec 31, 2008, 11:54 am
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My 2009 "road to 30" eqs (premier elite)
Hiya...I'm on a mission from God - going for the road to 30 EQS by flying as many flight segments as I can (In Jan, LAX-SFO-SMF and back) I'm always short of reaching Premier, so I'm going for this and on several times this next year do 'Vegas Runs' (LAX-LAS and turnaround the same day) so I can be home for dinner 
*** I've never done a "Mileage Run" before, but I've got my first "Vegas Run" scheduled the day before my birthday (01/24/09) at only 91.00 R/T - I do stuff like this I should make 2P by Sept?? We'll see. Loyality to one airline is the thing, but I need to focus on EQS to make it - being short 7,000 miles EQM is not what I want. Any opinions or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks and happy flyin' in '09 *** Joe G. near LAX
*** I've never done a "Mileage Run" before, but I've got my first "Vegas Run" scheduled the day before my birthday (01/24/09) at only 91.00 R/T - I do stuff like this I should make 2P by Sept?? We'll see. Loyality to one airline is the thing, but I need to focus on EQS to make it - being short 7,000 miles EQM is not what I want. Any opinions or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks and happy flyin' in '09 *** Joe G. near LAX
Dec 31, 2008, 11:57 am
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It depends how much you fly. at this rate 15 RTs will get you 2P.
But if you take a connecting flight you will earn 2 EQS for one way (LAX-SFO-LAS)
But if you take a connecting flight you will earn 2 EQS for one way (LAX-SFO-LAS)
Dec 31, 2008, 11:58 am
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You can do transcons out of LAX for $200 or so....5,000 EQMs per trip (roughly). If you are doing mileage runs to make 2P, seems that route would be easier than segments. YMMV.
Dec 31, 2008, 12:11 pm
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$45 per seg is decent, but as mentioned, for segment running I'd try to knock out 4 segs at a time to speed it up and mitigate the sunk costs (getting to airport, parking cost, time spent in security, etc.).
Dec 31, 2008, 12:23 pm
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Hiya...I'm on a mission from God - going for the road to 30 EQS by flying as many flight segments as I can (In Jan, LAX-SFO-SMF and back) I'm always short of reaching Premier, so I'm going for this and on several times this next year do 'Vegas Runs' (LAX-LAS and turnaround the same day) so I can be home for dinner *** I've never done a "Mileage Run" before, but I've got my first "Vegas Run" scheduled the day before my birthday (01/24/09) at only 91.00 R/T - I do stuff like this I should make 2P by Sept?? We'll see. Loyality to one airline is the thing, but I need to focus on EQS to make it - being short 7,000 miles EQM is not what I want. Any opinions or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks and happy flyin' in '09 *** Joe G. near LAX
*** I've never done a "Mileage Run" before, but I've got my first "Vegas Run" scheduled the day before my birthday (01/24/09) at only 91.00 R/T - I do stuff like this I should make 2P by Sept?? We'll see. Loyality to one airline is the thing, but I need to focus on EQS to make it - being short 7,000 miles EQM is not what I want. Any opinions or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks and happy flyin' in '09 *** Joe G. near LAX
Dec 31, 2008, 12:25 pm
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Dec 31, 2008, 12:33 pm
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Dec 31, 2008, 1:06 pm
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Thanks for all the responses...
I'm looking at EQS instead of EQM - A big disadvantage for a GM is not receiving 500 min. Miles per segment. I've given up on that idea / Doing 4 segments per R/T is logical - current estimate would put me at 15 EQS by late April. Thanks to all. Joe G.
Dec 31, 2008, 2:02 pm
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Why do you want to be Premier? Your post makes it sounds like the only flying that you do on United is the runs to get you the status.
I assume that you have a lot of United flying planned for 2010, which is why you want the status?
I assume that you have a lot of United flying planned for 2010, which is why you want the status?
Dec 31, 2008, 2:08 pm
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Dec 31, 2008, 3:40 pm
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I'm going for 1P on segments, 60. I've been having trouble getting over 3 segments per flight on .bomb. Any tips? Thank you!
Dec 31, 2008, 4:04 pm
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Mecabq wrote "I assume that you have a lot of United flying planned for 2010, which is why you want the status?" Answer...Yes, I would like to reach 2P by Sept when my E+ Access expires and I can fly UA E+ w/o paying for the rest of 2009 and all of 2010. 2010 will mark my 20th year of flying - my first r/t flight started on United (The old rainbow-type design) from LAX-ORD. What a grand year 2010 will be. I've enjoyed all the comments, esp. the dAArkside one!!! I flew American once (LAX-HNL) and I got sick. Enough said. Peace to all of you FT'ers - thanks for allowing me to be part of this great community. You are all special to me. Joe
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Dec 31, 2008, 4:09 pm
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