MGA From Nicaragua, joined Mar 2005, 726 posts, RR: 4 Posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1520 times:
Hey everybody.
I had a question regarding Frequent flyer miles. I'm not talking about B6 or WN points but of literally miles between A and B. I've heard many people come up with crazy routings like some guy that was flying SEA-IAH-EWR-LGW just for the miles... I am kind of confused because the program i belong to (TA) just accredits my miles like A to B. example if I fly LAX-MGA on an LAX-SJO-MGA routing, I only get miles for LAX-MGA. How does the system really work? do all airlines do this? I appreciate your comments...
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15870 posts, RR: 66 Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1512 times:
Quoting MGA (Thread starter): xample if I fly LAX-MGA on an LAX-SJO-MGA routing, I only get miles for LAX-MGA. How does the system really work? do all airlines do this? I
Most airlines will give you the miles for both legs, not just the equivalent of a direct leg. If you fly'em, you get'em.
[Edited 2005-04-19 21:08:38]
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September11 From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 3623 posts, RR: 23 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 1498 times:
Years ago, I flew on EA from Miami to Buenos Aires with a stop in Rio de Janeiro. I earned miles based on miles between MIA and EZE, not MIA-GIG and GIG-EZE.
Also, I flew on EA from ATL to PDX with a stop in SEA. I earned actual miles between ATL and PDX!
When I received my OnePass statement, I went like this:
FlyingTexan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 20 hours ago) and read 1468 times:
Quoting MGA (Thread starter): I've heard many people come up with crazy routings
There is actually a whole world dedicated to this. Those people are referred to as Mileage Runners. Most FFPs that accrue mileage based rewards credit actual miles flown. Some airlines have specific language in their FFPs outlawing extra connections simply for the mileage. I have yet to hear this enforced.
FlyingTexan From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 6, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 1437 times:
Quoting FlyingTexan (Reply 5): Some airlines have specific language in their FFPs outlawing extra connections simply for the mileage. I have yet to hear this enforced.
Adding to that - One could just say they had to drop off documents to a client on their $2 fare to Watertown, NY then fly back out!
DeltAirlines From United States of America, joined May 1999, 8771 posts, RR: 13 Reply 7, posted (8 years 1 month 2 days 15 hours ago) and read 1389 times:
I am a mileage runner as well...next month I'm doing a GSO-MCO-CVG-MHT run, instead of paying $3 less and taking a non-stop GSO-BOS.
Anyway, here are a few qualifications. Direct flights (flights with the same flight number) will only get mileage between endpoints. For example, DL44 goes FRA-CVG-LAX. If you were booked on DL44 from FRA to LAX, you would only get the mileage between FRA and LAX. The CVG flight would not count. Everytime that you get on a plane with a different flight number, then that's another minimum of 500 miles. For September11, I'm assuming that the same flight number was applied on the ATL-SEA-PDX and the ATL-GIG-EZE flights.
As for mileage runners, myself being a Delta flyer, I do mine on NW/CO/DL. Best time is generally the fall, where airlines cut prices during the low season, so I can normally snag a few cheap trans-cons (15,000 miles for $600, not counting elite tier bonuses or online booking bonuses).
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