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Nov 12, 2009, 3:37 pm

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Originally Posted by number_6

My point is that while in aggregate AA is a better plan for most things, even its strongest feature is sometimes weaker than QFF! My example of SYD-MEL was not contrived; I actually needed to redeem that award (and earn on that route); much to my surprise QFF is superior to Aadvantage on that route (and it is a somewhat significant route, one of the 10 busiest in the world, so hardly a contrived example). My feeling is that for 10% of award redemptions QFF is actually cheaper than Aadvantage ... it really varies a lot by the specific details.

Thanks for pointing this out. QF awards will always be efficient when you are working on the fringes of distance brackets and some other specialties. But you are right, this will be in about 10% of the cases. Your LAX-LHR in J will always be better via AA.

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