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My CRAZY Thanksgiving Trip Routing

October 29, 2014 by James Larounis 1 Comment

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For my close family and friends, I’ve been “bragging” of my crazy Thanksgiving week trip, and the airline routings behind it. In the interest of your amusement, I thought I would share what I have planned for this now hellish of a week. Previously I wrote a post on the reasons to fly west to go east; boy, does this apply here!

So, let’s start from the beginning, shall we?

Saturday November 22

  • Washington Reagan Airport (DCA) to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
  • John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to London Heathrow (LHR) [Overnight Red-Eye Flight]

Sunday November 23

  • London Heathrow (LHR) to Amsterdam Schipol Airport (AMS)

Thursday November 27

  • Amsterdam Schipol Airport (AMS) to London Heathrow (LHR)
  • London Heathrow (LHR) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)

Friday November 28

  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

Saturday November 29

  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) [Overnight Red-Eye Flight]

Sunday November 30

  • John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) to Washington Reagan Airport (DCA)

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Total miles? Over 17,200. Combine that with a class of service bonus for the LAX-LHR-AMS-PHL-LAX segments, and my AAdvantage elite status bonus, and this trip will come out to more than 40,000 of redeemable miles!

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Do you have any crazy trips planned for Thanksgiving? 

 

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  1. Allison says

    October 29, 2014 at 8:13 pm

    May the bumps be ever in your favor.

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