<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by RS:
any coach ticket that doesn't require an advance purchase. I guess this means full fare coach, which is expensive - but at least you get the jump to first (bypassing biz), no?</font>
yes. you would be able to bypass Biz on 3-class transcon service-- which is pretty much the only sort of flight it would make sense on. and yes the 10,000 mile award is r/t. AA did not have one-way awards in 1989, or, even, until a couple of years ago.