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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 11:40 pm
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Originally Posted by euromannn
Can you explain this bonus?

I have 109,000 - BA
253,000 - AA
250,00 - DL

Was hoping to go coach Seattle-Europe on AA but find it difficult.
1. BA taxes are a joke so not using them to Europe or through UK.
2. AA has a few cities for off-seaon(Frankfurt, Madrid) but many are on partner airlines who again charge large fees.

What's my b ets routing to Europe on AA on coach?

I found SEa-FRK RT 40,000 + $20 in fees. Not sure about baggage.


Originally Posted by g8trgr8t
it may be worth it to to cash in the amex mr while the 30% bonus is in effect if the ba miles work for you. that would be a substantial bonus
I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, but AA charges only 20,000 miles each way for a SAAver Coach award between North America and Europe between October 15 and May 15. AA does not assess surcharges on any partner carrier, except BA and IB (and surcharges on IB are modest). Some European countries have significant airport fees/taxes that must be paid regardless of whose miles you are redeeming.

The aa.com website cannot display award-seat availability on IB or 9W (9W flies to BRU from EWR and YYZ). You would have to call AA to check on award availability involving either of those two carriers.
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