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Comment on I Just Love it When I Wait on Hold for 50 Minutes….. by Marshall Jackson

Marshall Jackson — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:59:55 +0000

@MSP,

Thanks very much!

Comment on I Just Love it When I Wait on Hold for 50 Minutes….. by MSPDeltaDude

MSPDeltaDude — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:54:23 +0000

Sorry to hear! Best of luck with everything!

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by I Just Love it When I Wait on Hold for 50 Minutes….. - Marshall Jackson on Travel

Sat, 26 May 2012 02:10:17 +0000

[...] the time on hold approximately equals the length of the flight I was calling about. If you saw my post yesterday, you know the basics of how and why I booked an award trip for a 250 mile flight. I did not share [...]

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by JohnnieD

JohnnieD — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:01:51 +0000

Last week my wife ‘s aunt passed away. She went to the wake/funeral. The airfare for BUF>ORD was $450. I checked on AA, found award flights that worked and transfered 6K MR points to BA Avios. Presto, RT for 6K Avios and $5.

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:50:31 +0000

We frequently go from phl to bna to visit family. These days 3 tix will run close to $1000. With deep avios pockets, ive dropped 27000 avios recently for three round trip tix from dca-bna. I figure the 2.5 hour drive and low mileage costs are well worth it. In addition, my lowly BA silver card gets me admirals club access and free bags. Whats not to like?

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by Marshall Jackson

Marshall Jackson — Thu, 24 May 2012 23:53:06 +0000

@Paul,

No close-in booking fees.

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by diamondvargas

diamondvargas — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:37:21 +0000

There is definite real value here in the right situation. A few weeks ago, I booked 3 last minute tickets (3 days in advance) from NYC => Toronto with cash and points, 4,500 points plus ~$125 for each ticket round trip. The tickets themselves would have been over $1,000 each, so about 19 cents per point.

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by Marshall Jackson

Marshall Jackson — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:28:24 +0000

@mwwalk,

I went to AA.com and pulled up my reservation where I was able to change my seat. I had already been assigned 12A which I was quite happy with so I did not bother changing.

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by mwwalk

mwwalk — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:11:15 +0000

How do you choose your seat when booking with Avios on AA?

Comment on Using Miles and Avios on a 250 Mile Domestic Flight – I Did It…Here’s Why by New Girl in the Air

New Girl in the Air — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:43 +0000

I definitely agree that Avios have their perks, and this is one of the better ways to use them.

Give the train a chance sometime in the future, though. It’s very comfortable, and on many trains you’ll find outlets & wi-fi, so those five hours can be very productive (if you want them to be). On some trips, train seems to be faster than flying (at least for me, once you factor in shuttling in from airport parking, security, flight time, and then driving back into a city center from the airport).