In today’s Frequent Miler on the Air episode, Greg bypasses 5/24, Nick flies a donut plane towards earning status and 350,000 miles, and we run the numbers on Turkish’s million mile promo.
Main Event: fly to 6 continents, earn 1 million miles
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Giant Mailbag
(01:58) – Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets. But one door closes, another opens.
Read more about Virgin Atlantic increasing fees on award tickets here.
Card News
(04:17) – Sapphire Reserve for Business℠ Card approved over 5/24
Bonvoyed
(09:46) – Chase Ink Business Premier®: Effective October 7th, 2025, you will be eligible to receive referral bonus awards for new Chase Business card customers only.
(13:00) – Chase Aeroplan transfers are SLOW
(14:43) – American Express is reducing Emirates transfer ratio to 5:4
(18:12) – Will Southwest nerf the Companion Pass next?
Awards, Points, and More
(23:20) – Flying Blue: better saver award availability for Platinum elites
JetBlue Promo Updates
(29:20) – Promo reminder: fly to 25 destinations, get 350K + 25 years status
Find our episode about the JetBlue promo here.
(30:13) – Nick comments on why he decided to go for it, why he’s flying the Dunkin’ flight, and the Capital One travel price match experience
(40:52) – Greg discusses his initial evaluation and why he decided no
Main Event: fly to 6 continents, earn 1 million miles
(53:03) – Turkish airlines promo: Fly Across 6 Continents – Earn 1 Million Miles!
(55:55) – Eligible flights
(1:01:36) – Example itinerary for epic trip
(1:06:46) – Are we going for it?
Question of the Week
(1:16:22) – This listener saved up American Express Membership Rewards points for a round the world trip, but then ANA eliminated their round the world award chart. Are there other ways to book a round-the-world trip?
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Music Credit – “Ocean Deep” by Annie Yoder
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