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Old Nov 11, 2010 | 11:36 am
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clacko
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Originally Posted by iluvthsgam
Although, with AA rewards - the most common weekend round-trip ticket will run you 50,000 miles, right? Spending $20 per 3,000 miles equates to $333.33 (to get enough miles for 50,000). Which means it is only worth it if I could not buy the same round-trip ticket for less, right?
a coach award can be had for 25,000 mi.....good luck....

some times, short haul reduced mile awards are offered, usually in the slow seasons....ones i remember, were for 15k and 17.5k for trips around 700 flight miles each way....

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