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Jul 18, 2008 | 9:08 am

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robertw477

Join Date: Dec 2001

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Originally Posted by aaupgrade

Wrong. With the prices of airline tickets going up the return on using points is that much more appealing even if you have to pay a fee. Some ballpark examples: DCA to CDG/LHR in Y $800-1600 used to be $350-900; BWI to HNL $1000-1300 used to be $500-800; Hawaii YUP $2200+ used to be $1100-1300; WAS to SYD in F $26000 used to be $16000, in J $20000 used to be $12000.

Of course that is a good point about rising fares, however the airlines including AA may try to charge more points for the flight or they may give you a tough schedule to fly. With less seats available in general dont you think that using those miles also be tougher. I also feel that devaluing of points is nothing new, but now with airlines in trouble the problems are much worse.

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