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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 1:11 am
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Originally Posted by Short hair Francis
The only reasonably burn on ORD-YYZ is using Avios (4.5K) and only if you are within 14 days, fares then are insanely high
+1

Just found out I have to be in YYZ in 2 days. All fares there are absolutely insane. I found a semi-reasonable fare to get to ORD.

Just the ORD-YYZ roundtrip was $1,600+, in coach!!!

Got onto BA and booked roundtrip using Avios. 9k Avios for the roundtrip and $58 in fees. However, I chose the $128 option and only 4,500 Avios total. Now that is a worthwhile points usage.
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