Originally Posted by
goodeats21
Not sure about how much of a "bargain". 60,000 UA miles is also just about enough for a FREE one-way award USA->BKK in Business Class. I also thought that upgrading a *A flight using UA miles needed a very high fare class for the economy ticket. Is this true for BR?
BR B class was described as being slightly cheaper than UA W, which would be great--minus the PQD and MM credit--and for several cities, it appears that's indeed the case.
Sadly, even though the flight times would be fine, I can't find an easy way to get BR ex-WAS; I guess I'd have to talk to a travel agent, and it would price end-on-end? BR doesn't seem to publish fares ex-WAS, even though the connections at JFK, LAX, or SFO all are quite doable.