Originally Posted by
edy4eva
AA charges 80k miles pp that typically cost ~1.8k GBP. A paid J fare can be had for that much, a F fare is 3.2k (both through a TA). Now sure 1.4k GBP is a substantial saving, but this saving shrinks in proportion with the time spent/wasted (whichever way one looks at it).
Typicall I only buy AA miles when there is a sale. Based on the current best value, it is about 1.2p per 1000 miles , so 80k is approximately GBP969 if bought at the lowest cost per mile