Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
"there is a United flight as well. It was about $50 more expensive, hence the reason I didn't go with it."
There is no necessary relationship between the cost of a cash ticket on a particular flight and the cost of an award ticket on the same flight. In fact, the cost in miles and fees of a particular flight can vary widely, depending on which program's miles you use for the award redemption.