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Old Nov 25, 2014 | 6:12 pm
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Originally Posted by MattyBoll
... For instance, a roundtrip USE<-> SE Asia sample is 80,000 miles but when I go to redeem it is 115,000 + $115 each way. This has occurred on a number of occasions when I actually go to redeem miles for an international flight.
Most programs have more than one redemption chart. One is for flights operated by the same airline as operates the program. This chart might have several levels, for "saver" and "standard" awards, and perhaps also "peak" and "off-peak" seasons.

The program may also have another chart for flights operated by their partner airlines, and for itineraries operated by two or more airlines.
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