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Old Apr 10, 2011, 7:05 am
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Originally Posted by carminosa
I am FO - so not sure that it changes the availability for me with reward seats but I am trying to decide if I should use 50-60K miles to go to San Juan over memorial weekend (thurs-mon) or just buy the ticket for $400. (I've got about 116K and not much flexibility with the dates). Still green on knowing when to use miles vs. when to purchase with cash and save those miles for a better deal and could use the advice from those with more experience.

Thanks!
Bump. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this too. As a FO, when are we better off using cash than miles? Anything over 25k miles, use cash?
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