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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the later flight because the Polaris lounge is usually mostly empty and I can eat dinner and be in bed on the aircraft within 15 minutes of departure. It's a very short flight so want to get as much sleep as possible.[/quote]

This is the most DCUM response ever.[/quote]

What? Any flight over 5 hours you should consider business class for health reasons[/quote]

Well biz class seats overseas average about $5,000…sure that’s attainable for the average family!  So DCUM.  I have dabbled in the miles game.  [b]For overseas flights, you’re talking over a million miles for a family to sit in biz class.[/quote]

Yes that's the case if you go business both ways, and aren't able to find "saver" awards, which are admittedly hard to get in overseas business class.  But we flew business to Europe and economy back (daytime flight so less need for the lie flat bed, etc) for 480k miles for a family of 4 (90k outbound in business, 30k return in economy).  [/quote]

480k points plus close to a thousand dollars per ticket in taxes and fees. That is how it works on most airlines. So you still paid more for the seat than an economy ticket. And you probably flew in February.[/quote]

August actually- but yes its tough to get business class saver awards, and 90k one way is still not a "true" saver award.  For that award had to book almost 12 months in advance.  And the taxes/fees roundtrip were $430/person.  The fee levels you are talking about are pretty common on BA and Virgin Atlantic.[/quote]

480k points can typically be cashed out at $4800. $1720 in taxes and fees + $4800 means the real cost of your tickets is $6520. I can buy economy tickets to Paris even in August for $3-$4k for four. Up to you whether the extra 2-3k is worth it. It isn't to me. [/quote]

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