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Old Mar 18, 2010, 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by Middle_Seat
3. Without a TrueBlue account number it doesn't seem possible to determine how many points a flight requires. Is there a way to make this determination? How many points from AUS to JFK or SFO?

Thank you.
The points are worth between .75 and 1.25 cents each roughly, depending on the price of the seat you're trying to redeem for (more expensive seats value the points lower). So a $100 ticket will be in the 10,000 point range, plus or minus a bit.

The carrier is pretty solid overall though they struggle with IRROPs just like most legacy carriers, possibly even worse than CO, which is saying something. To get great value out of the program as a passenger you really have to commit to flying a lot. For infrequent customers it isn't the best at all.
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