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Old Mar 17, 2015 | 6:52 pm
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Originally Posted by shorthauldad
I'd suggest working out how much you value 1 Avios vs 1 AA mile.

Personally I value AA miles at at least twice as highly as Avios, plus the redemption chart looks much better value*, plus the cash component of many AA redemptions is peanuts (compared to BA)

* for the moment!

If I could trade all my Avios 1:1 for AA miles I'd do it in a heartbeat. If I could wind the clock back, I'd have credited a lot more flights to AA rather than BAEC.
Yes but you aren't exactly keen on BA generally though.
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