Originally Posted by
guv1976
AA miles can be very good for getting a roundtrip to DEL in Business Class. For 130,000 AA miles, you can get a distance-based "Explorer" award which would allow for a variety of roundtrip routings that do not exceed 20,000 flown miles, including JFK-HKG-DEL-AMM-JFK. And once QR joins oneworld, you could include QR on the itinerary. On an Explorer award, you are also entitled to free, en-route stopovers, if desired.
I think Explorer awards are great for open jaw but a distance based routing for something like 'JFK-HKG-DEL-AMM-JFK' would cost lot more in RDMs!
As for EY.. not really impressed by their BC cabin although their FC cabins are another league. Is there any way to go to India over the pacific on awards? I just don't want to travel on any US based airlines or BA for long hauls unless I am in Y. Then, it's all the same... 15hrs of misery.