Originally Posted by kebosabi

Wow, JFK-BUD by AA!

Finally, I think it’ll be a great alternative for AA flyers to redeem AA+MA awards for the sake of avoid paying those YQ surcharges on BA; some people may opt to redeem award such as xxx-JFK-BUD-TLV using AA+MA instead of xx-(JFK)-LHR-TLV using AA+BA.

Overall I'm satisfied with AA choosing JFK-BUD from other options available in Europe. Sincerely hope the best for AA and hopefully, expanded relations with MA.