Originally Posted by
Smidget
Thank you. That makes complete sense. Is the rest of my post correct or am I off-base completely on how to make use of the miles?
Yup, you've got it. I just used 25000 BA miles on AA flights from Chicago to Vegas for this summer (over $400 so I consider that to be a good use of miles). Cost me the same as booking on AA - $5.00. So for domestic tickets, using BA miles on AA is a good value.