Originally Posted by
unhappyflyer
Let's be a bit more accurate, while last seat award is still available, AA dramatically changed the pricing. The pricing used to be 2x anytime but can now , and often does, require 4x pricing for popular travel periods or even 5x I believe.
AAnytime went from 25k (2x saver) to 20-30k, with a few dates at 50k. I think I've seen the 50k (4x) level pop up twice when booking to SAN, both times around events with extreme demand.