Originally Posted by
PolarRoute
Also, anyone know what is the min class to get away with no upgrade payment?
https://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do...#upgradeAwards
Everything but full fare economy has the $350 copay. From that same page,
"Unless otherwise noted, a full-fare ticket is one that is booked in Y or B and is unrestricted, can be changed or canceled at no additional charge, has no advance purchase requirements, and is fully refundable."
Originally Posted by
gemac
For AA miles, you'll have to wait until AA starts flying to Australia. You can use AA miles for award tickets in premium classes on QA, though.
Also, I think the closest you can get to SYD on AA metal is NRT, though such a routing is out of the way and probably expensive. A better option (mentioned very recently in another thread) is AA to HNL and then Jetstar to SYD which reportedly has a reasonably-priced business class cabin. However, I don't think you earn AA miles on Jetstar.