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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 10:21 am
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Originally Posted by dmarcus163
... how could you find a F award none same flight for the same miles as a regular coach?
On AA the redemption options for domestic (contiguous 48 states) looks like this (one-way):
  1. 12,500 SAAver Coach
  2. 20,000 AAnytime Coach (Level 1)
  3. 30,000 AAnytime Coach (Level 2)
  4. 25,000 SAAver First
  5. 45,000 AAnytime First (Level 1)
  6. 55,000 AAnytime First (Level 2)

Notice that the lowest First class redemption (row 4) requires fewer miles than some Coach redemptions (Row 3) and only slightly more than Row 2.

Coach and Fist class inventory are managed separately. There may still be SAAver inventory in First Class even when Coach has only AANytime inventory. Similar opportunities may occur on AS, DL or UA.
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