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HOT! Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz <$900 BAM!

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HOT DEAL! Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz <$900 BAM!

Hot Diggity I just love a good Mileage Run Opportunity. Here’s the Deets

I read about how you could fly west coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz for <$900 on Flyertalk’s premium fare deals which you should hit up. Then I found the following on the ITA Matrix. There are tons of dates avail. I picked the weekend of Oct 7th. There are numerous threads about routing through JFK to nab the transcon and earn more EQM. This one flies one leg with a retrofit 767 and lie flat, but if you tinker around and find dates that work for you there is a lot of evidence that you can make this work for lie-flats on most legs.

Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz for <$900

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I wrote about this a few weeks back but it makes bookings suuuuuper easy.Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz for <$900

Find the lie-flats. This 767 has been retrofit

If you weren’t award of the design of a retro-fit cabin it’ll look like the seat map below. It’s configured with all aisle access and a 1-2-1 layout.

Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz for <$900

American now explicitly tells you how many EQM and RDM you’d be earnings as well.

Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz for <$900

This one clocks in just over $0.05 per EQM. Not terrible, but typically the goal is to get it at 3 cents per EQM. There are some routings that can get the total EQM up over 21k. That’s down around $0.04. Not too shabby. I think the thing to take into consideration most when looking at running for this is the marginal value of the points. If you aren’t anywhere near hitting top or mid tier elite status then it may not make much sense to do it. If this will give you Executive Platinum then the marginal value of the points is in excess of the price. The increased benefits, system wide upgrades, and lounge access alone would be worth be it.

Marginal value of EQM increases the closer you get to Elite status

Example: You have 85k EQM with no further travel planned. For $851 you’d earn enough EQM to put you over the 100k threshold and give you Executive Platinum Status.

With Executive Platinum you would be earning first class lounge access on international travel, 4 system wide upgrades, increased earning potential ( 11x $ in 2017), and domestic upgrades. That’s a hell of a deal for $851. The closer you get to elite tiers the marginal value of your EQM points increases compared to the EQMs you earn early in your qualification year.

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8 Comments

  • Andrade July 28, 2016

    I live in Ecuador and have found that biz to Europe can be affordable when compared to a few US hubs.
    KLM has the new Orange/Blue 777 Flying to Amsterdam.
    LATAM&Iberia fly multiple routes to Madrid on 767 and 340’s.
    Roundtrip deals can be found sub $2000.

    Combining this with with the posted deal would earn some sweet miles, and one awesome vacation.

  • Donn July 27, 2016

    Just being lazy but how many Alaska miles would this be if transferred to Alaska? Thank you

    • Miles July 27, 2016

      depends on your status, etc. but it’s 8258 miles r/t. it’s all in I, A, P so should earn 100% plus 50% class of service which is better than before they changed their chart.

  • Mark July 27, 2016

    Fix your title, please.

    • Miles July 27, 2016

      not sure what you’re suggesting…

      • Mark July 27, 2016

        Monkey Miles
        HOT DEAL! Fly West Coast to Quito, Ecuador Biz for

        That’s what appears on the boardingarea front page.

        • Miles July 27, 2016

          ugh so annoying…sorry about that – unfortunately its already populated the feed. changed it on my page.

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