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Old Jan 19, 2014 | 1:58 pm
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winnipegrev
 
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Originally Posted by gtpdiddy
At least it shows FLEX so I could get same day standby at YYZ or LGA; hard to argue to get one if it's listed as TANGO.

RE: "How is 15000ae + $180 equal to $180?"
YYZ-LGA RT is $400 on FLEX, $370 on TANGO
Same itinerary on AE is 15K miles + $180

If I have miles to burn for my family, why would I buy a $400 FLEX fare for ONE person and get only 1000 status miles, when I can use the same money to get 2 AE reward tix?!
I thought all Aeroplan bookings had free standby to LGA? I was under the impression it wouldn't matter if it showed flex or tango.

If you are saving $200/ticket but using 15,000 miles, isn't it $0.0146 per mile valuation? Seems very low to me... Personally I'd rather spend the extra $1200 on e.g. 6 round trips, and use the 90K saved for a J award to Europe.

If you have no interest in going anywhere else except LGA and have the miles to burn... sure burn them, why not.
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