Originally Posted by
stevento
Other times, traveling on major holiday weekends - standard levels on UA and DL are often very good values. AA, since the deval, is insane. That SFO-NYC on Thanksgiving Sunday is 75K for Y.
Who else often books standard awards?
I just booked my first standard award today, actually. And I must disagree that AA standard pricing is insane. At least, it isn't always. I booked HNL-DFW-CLT in J on a random day in January (not near a holiday). 67.5k AA miles. UA wanted 90k for standard, Delta 100k+. I figure I've paid 70k for a 9hr flight in mediocre (LH) lie flat business class, so why is 67.5k for an 8hr flight in angle flat business class so bad (and hey, maybe I'll get the refurbed plane with a proper lie flat)? And I got to pick the itinerary I wanted without any hassle.