Originally Posted by
Superguy
...UA may be offering the same screw job on miles, but at least you can actually use them. I've had a much easier time burning UA miles as a Kettle than I have AA miles as an elite.
Me too-- no comparison even, I find UA miles much easier to use than AA miles for my particular travel. Just last week flew JFK-FRA-LIN and returned this week MUC-EWR using UA miles for J-awards and all were incredibly easy to get and book on-line, on-the-fly. And, there were -
many- options available.
Every time I look in the last 2 years, same situation.