Originally Posted by
tth6133
Great news. AS does allow us to arbitrage between the two programs: pay fixed number of AS miles or variable number of VX points for the same flight. Another unexpected bonus, at least for now.
I think I'd rather just pay for a cheap VX Y flight and bank the miles to AS, rather than use VX miles for an award flight. And of course pay for the flight with my AMEX Plat for 5x MR points.