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Old Sep 14, 2015 | 9:41 am
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tom911
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Originally Posted by lakersgo
It sounds like AA is much more generous with mile than UA. But to redeem the miles, is AA asking for more too?
It's really a case of where you're going and what class of service. AA offers off-peak Europe travel for 40K between Oct 15 and May 15, then 60K the rest of the year. UA charges 60K year round. An AA partner ticket on Qantas to Australia is 75,000 miles in coach and 125,000 miles in business. A similar ticket on UA is 80,000 or 140,000 miles.

If you're traveling in Australia or between Australia and New Zealand, AA has a 10,000 mile one way award in coach. Use that for something like Perth to Auckland and you get excellent value (flying on Qantas). A UA one-way award is 17,500 miles.

Their award charts are on line:
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...vel/types.aspx

http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/re...ward-chart.jsp

http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/re...tner-chart.jsp
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