Many thanks to OP for posting, I never knew about this. I have 120K SkyMiles which I basically cannot use unless I want to pay 1.5 to 2X the miles of my Star or OneWorld FFPs (I am very inflexible with my dates of travel; based in PHX Star is easier) At least I will get $1200 out of my miles, I am about to redeem 40K awards for $325 tickets....