$660 can get you from Newark, NJ (EWR) to Istanbul, Turkey (IST) via a circuitous route via Raleigh, NC, Boston, MA and London, UK. American Airlines website spit back this crazy itinerary back on November 7th when i booked my flight to visit Cenker, my boyfriend and his family in Istanbul, Turkey. I could've booked a direct flight from JFK to IST shortening my travel time by say 14 hours, but no, I was determined to get the miles on my AAdvantage account. Gotta get a free trip out of my travels somehow! The hops from EWR to RDU and then RDU to BOS flew in a 40 passenger aircraft, the smallest commercial aircraft I have ever flown in, providing a surprisingly smooth and comfortable ride. I could've been in the larger 777 for all I
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