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Old Feb 18, 2009 | 11:28 pm
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Originally Posted by nabeelj
Had award seats been available in economy (which they aren't for these dates, but KVS could help you figure out when), it would have been:

- 52.5K miles (=35K Avion points under 1.5x promo) + same ~C$100 in taxes, versus
- 60K Avion points (for C$668 base fare each) +~C$250 in taxes & surcharge(s) (plus some small amount of taxes for the infant, which AA.com does not show).
One more point of comparison. The redemption value of an Avion point in the second example is 1.11 cents (i.e 1.11% of purchase, not much better than a straight 1% cash-back card, especially considering the hoops needed to be jumped through). In the first example, however, the redemption value of an Avion point is 2.34 cents (i.e. 2.34% of purchase).
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