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Jul 9, 2013 | 12:48 am

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Originally Posted by Boraxo

I am planning a trip for May 2014 (yes, I have some time but those TATL award seats go fast!

) and will need to fly SAS (or Finnair) between CPH-HEL and possibly HEL-ARN. I have a ton of UA miles - is this a good redemption value or would I be better off just buying the tix?

Also what is the optimal time to reserve? Here in the USA fares are often higher when the schedule opens (11 months) and usually go down 3-6 months before departure, though there are exceptions depending on the season and destination.

For HEL-ARN, I would use BA points since it requires so few compared to UA.

Flights connecting OSL, CPH, ARN and HEL are usually not a good mileage redemption value. Booking 3 weeks to 4 months before intended date of travel, regular paid tickets are usually a pretty good deal .... as long as you avoid peak local holiday traffic dates.

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