Originally Posted by jmugrappler

Hello- First time posting here, so please point me in to the right forum if this is the wrong place to post this.

I am traveling from Chicago to Belgium in May via American and the return leg was rerouted to include a 5 hour layover. I am looking for advice for good alternative airlines to change to.

I am relatively new to the game, and have decent balances but limited understanding on how to use them efficiently.

I have approximately the following balances:
AA - 160K
BA - 130K
USAir - 80K
Amex - 75K
Chase - 55K

Is there a good alternative method for my wife and I to get back using the above? I would love to fly first, but I am not sure who has a good product that I can use. I do not want to spend a lot of miles to fly on an inferior first class product.

Many thanks for the help!!