Originally Posted by
Gongzuokuang
On the other hand, if you are using AA or AL miles, the upgrade is SUBSTANTIALLY less, and probably worth it. 140K miles for F, or something like that, vs. 100K for J.
On AA, it's 135K round trip NA-HKG in F vs. 110K in J (round trip). A good deal, and yes, it is really nice to be able to take advantage of it when F is available but not J. Some think this anomaly will go away when the AAdvantage program is revised after the AA-US merger is complete.