Originally Posted by
sts603
Don't get too excited. On AA this is available to anyone at anytime. Largely the same on DL and UA. The fact that on BA its limited to Golds and limited to 30 days notice makes it a pretty uncompetitive benefit vs US carriers (not sure about LH, AF, etc.).
Not really.
What is the cheapest AA Y return? 25k? So you're looking at 50k AA miles return under this benefit for, say, New York to Washington in Y. Yes, that stinks.
With Avios, most of 'near' Europe is 9,000 Avios return. Double that and it is only 18,000 Avios plus £35 RFS taxes. That is outstanding value at peak school holiday or festival periods when BA will happily ask £300 - £400 for an economy return.
We are doing this down to Spain in August. BA for cash for over £2,000 in Y for the four of us to fly at peak times on a Saturday, or 120k Avios + £140. Easy call.