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US Airways Buy Miles Bonus
(Posted: Nov 10, 2009)
US Airways introduced a 100 percent bonus miles offer on purchased miles earlier this year and the airline is offering the same bonus again - only this time, mileage transfers will also be doubled. Through Dec. 31, 2009, US Airways will double your mileage purchases and transfers of up to 50,000 miles.
In most cases, it's cheaper to buy a flight directly, but there are some situations where buying miles makes sense. For example, US Airways has an off-peak award sale from the U.S. to Europe where a coach flight is only 35,000 miles for travel between Jan. 15 and Feb. 28, 2010. Miles cost 2.5 cents per mile plus a $30 processing fee per transaction, so you can purchase 18,000 miles and receive 36,000 miles for a total of $480 - not bad for an off-peak roundtrip award ticket to any US Airways destination in Europe. If you'd rather travel roundtrip in business class to Europe by buying the miles, the cost would be $1,030 for the 80,000 miles you'd need for a Mileage Saver business class award.
For mileage transfers, the cost is $0.01 per mile plus the $30 processing fee.
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/dividendmiles/programdetails/purchasemiles/default.html
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