Comments on: Did I really just book a frequent flier ticket?

By: peter

peter — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:49:42 +0000

I was pleasently surprised to get two tickets to Paris and back in the fall for the dates of my choice without having to use double miles.

I’ve had trouble finding seats when dates were firm in the past. I’ve almost always had to use double miles.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 14:54:37 +0000

Never had problems booking free tickets. Usually better to call, and be nice.
Now one trip to Asia routed me thru Europe, where I had a nice enough layover to get out and see the city. Probably annoying for some, excellent for me.

By: David

David — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:18:25 +0000

Yes - it’s possible and glad you found the ticket. Sometimes a compromise is necessary - like going MSP>DTW>CDG instead of non-stop to get the ticket @ lower miles.

25K for 785 ticket is a good bargain - we don’t use miles for tickes < 400 or so.

By: anon2

anon2 — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:07:05 +0000

My very generous parents just used their FF miles to gift my fiance and I two RT tickets flying into Rome from MSP (one stop) and back to MSP from Paris (nonstop). INCREDIBLE! I cannot believe how lucky we got. Glad to hear you did, too.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:46:05 +0000

Maybe I’m odd, but have never had to use double miles for any of my trips. In the past 3 years - 1 ticket to Newark, 2 to Phoenix, 2 to Denver, 2 to Jamaica, (granted the Jamaica trip cost me an extra 15k miles since I had to go first class… bummer for me). I’ve only had to be slightly flexible in my plans by 1 day or so. Maybe the ball will drop and my luck will change, but I’ve saved a significant amount of money when I compare the annual fee for my worldperks card.

By: Chad Bergerson

Chad Bergerson — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:10:42 +0000

My wife and I were able to use Northwest miles (25k each) for two free flights to Big Sky, Montana in late February of this year. The only catch was that we had to fly out late on a Thursday night and return on the 6:00 am Monday morning flight leaving Bozeman. It was well worth it if you can deal with the inconvenient times.