Originally Posted by
BigLar
Off-peak (US to Europe) is defined as Oct 15 to May 15. 40K r/t in Y. I suspect J and F are also reduced during that period. Regular rate is 60K for Y. I'm not sure, but other areas of the world may also have off-peak periods.
With their current difficulties, I doubt if AA will take any steps to reduce their attractiveness to people, so I'm assuming this rate will continue indefinitely.
Your susupicions are wrong. It's only in Y. J is 100k year-round (double the average of the Y, ie double of 50k, while Y is either 10k less or 10k more depending on the season).
But why have suspicions at all? Just look at the chart, it's not that hard to find (went to aa.com, dropped down the AAdvantage menu, chose Redeem, and this link was in the first paragraph):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/...ward-chart.jsp
(The redemption chart is based on one-way, since AA supports one-way awards. Double whatever you see there for the round-trip miles requirement, of course.)