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Old Jun 18, 2015 | 1:08 pm
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Originally Posted by bhomburg

In my experience, AA miles have proven to be very useful.

And those BA scamcharges have their advantages - becasue people try to avoid them, you're likely to find available seats when in a pinch.
Also, the abundance of award availability using BA lets you claim a SAAver Award. So would one rather pay with fewer miles and a few hundred dollars for an award ticket with AAdvantage. Or a huge amount of miles and a few dollars with Sky Pesos (or an AAnytime Award on AA metal, for that matter)?
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