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	1934 United Air Lines ad 65,000,000 miles Merchandise & Memorabilia > Other $4.99 : $9.99 Bids: 0 End time: 02-Aug-10 07:57:22 PDT
	OLD UNITED AIRLINES 100,000 MILES WINGS PIN Airlines > United $9.99 Bids: 0 End time: 05-Aug-10 05:12:03 PDT
	OLD UNITED AIRLINES 100,000 MILES WINGS PIN Airlines > United $9.99 Bids: 0 End time: 05-Aug-10 05:12:00 PDT
	United Airlines 100,000 Mile Club Plaque, 1962 Airlines > United $10.00 Bids: 0 End time: 04-Aug-10 12:37:51 PDT
	United Airlines 100,000 Mile Club Plaque, 1957 Airlines > United $15.00 Bids: 0 End time: 04-Aug-10 12:37:28 PDT
	1934 United Air Lines ad 65,000,000 miles Merchandise & Memorabilia > Other $4.99 : $9.99 Bids: 0 End time: 31-Jul-10 09:41:30 PDT
	United Airlines Going the Extra mile Pin Tie Tac Advertising > Other $0.99 Bids: 0 End time: 31-Jul-10 09:40:00 PDT
	Dear American Airlines: A Novel, Jonathan Miles, Good B Books > Fiction & Literature $1.00 Bids: 0 End time: 25-Aug-10 01:22:21 PDT
	VINTAGE 1958 UNITED AIR LINES 100,000 MILE CLUB AWARDS Airlines > United $9.95 Bids: 0 End time: 01-Aug-10 10:00:26 PDT
	Costume Halloween Men Mile High Hot Airline Stewardess Costumes > Men $39.95 Bids: 0 End time: 24-Aug-10 00:25:49 PDT

Airline miles

We were supposed to be able to fly to Texas for free over Thanksgiving. I had 40,000 miles in my NWA WorldPerks account and an E-cert code that would allow me to purchase round trip tickets for 19,000 miles apiece. Keith had 13,000 miles in his NWA account plus we had 22,000 miles in our credit card flight rewards account - more than enough for a normal round trip ticket. Abby would fly free before her second birthday. Better yet, NWA doesn't have black-out dates like United does - we had trouble flying over the holidays last year because of that!

Or so I thought.

First, I discovered that while there are no actual blackout dates over the holidays, the WorldPerks seats for each flight are limited and therefore SOLD OUT far in advance. That limited our travel to the first two weeks in November or the first two weeks in December. Nothing that remotely approached an actual holiday.

So we switched the plan to travelling between Thanksgiving and Christmas, deciding to just grin and bear all the extra vacation days we'd have to use up. We'd try to fly before Abby's December 5 birthday, maybe even celebrating her birthday in Texas.

Except that when you read the fine print, an infant only flies free when accompanying a paying adult. Keith using WorldPerks miles didn't qualify. Oh, well - we decided we'd pay for his ticket so that Abby could fly free.

Except that infants only fly free if they complete travel before their second birthday. Letting Abby turn two in Texas would necessitate buying her a ticket. BUT we couldn't fly before her second birthday because anything that would get us home before December 5 was a "not-really-blacked-out-just-sold-out" date for WorldPerks.

So we'll still go December 4-9, only we'll have to buy Abby a ticket. But Keith should be able to use his miles now, right?

Nope. Apparently I misread the credit card fine print too. 22,000 credit card reward miles does NOT equal...

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Airline Miles - News

Get free stocking stuffers - IdahoStatesman.com IdahoStatesman.com, ID - Dec 16, 2008 Get free stocking stuffers It's not so easy to use airline miles for free flights anymore, so turn those miles into gifts. Cash in United Airlines miles for free newspaper

Earning airline miles witrh a golf course membership - Huntington Herald Dispatch Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - Dec 15, 2008 Huntington Herald DispatchEarning airline miles witrh a golf course membership The thought of charging my dues to my airline affinity credit card and earning miles raced through my left handed mind. Performing a quick mental

Points.com and Alaska Airlines Lounge in the Boardroom MarketWatch - Dec 15, 2008 "For the last six years, Points has powered the airline's successful Instant, Gift, and Transfer Mileage Plan Miles applications along with their Partner Points.com and Alaska Airlines expand agreement

SFO's service to United Arab Emirates takes off - San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - Dec 16, 2008 ArabianBusiness.comSFO's service to United Arab Emirates takes off Monday's flight was 7400 nautical miles, completed in 15 hours and 20 minutes, and Emirates billed it as "the longest green journey." The airline worked Jet Airways Partners With Emirates,Effective December 15,2008

The Five Most Significant Travel Events of 2008 SmarterTravel.com - Dec 16, 2008 In June, American went where no other airline had dared to go: It imposed a $5 fee to book a flight using frequent flyer miles. From that moment, it was no