Originally Posted by
Toli
I understand that redeeming AA points on intra-European flights would not be too difficult? Do they still have a policy of low to no surcharges on awards?
Using oneworld intra-Europe will mean using:
BA (through LHR)
IB (through Spain)
AB/HG (through Germany/Switzerland)
AY (through HEL)
Going to/from Germany, AB (and HG) would provide many direct flight options, or the others going to their hubs.
With AA, any Europe-Europe flight (even with connections) will be 10k miles in economy and 20k miles in business each way.
For direct flights, BA or other distance based award programs *may* provide better value.
For long-haul redemption, and/or routes requiring connections, AAdvantage would be hard to beat.
Just something to consider.