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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 2:25 pm
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Originally Posted by stargold
Where do you actually need to go?

If you need to go to Europe, JFK-FRA would make the most sense.

If you need to go to Japan, you can get JFK-LAX-NRT all in one award as a KrisFlyer Star Alliance award, which will probably be the cheapest way overall (rather than suffering transcon Y or using a lot of miles for a separate award).
The goal is to actually go to Japan. I am eyeing the frankfurt award for a european trip to maybe Turkey and Greece but that would require other flights to get around.
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