Originally Posted by A340_600

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American appeals to me because according to the rules, they allow oneways and stopovers at the same time, meaning I could sneak in a week in the US to visit some friends.

Now, South Pacific - Europe in Business is quoted 60k miles, but South Pacific - USA is 62.5k and USA - Europe is 50k...
Logically, I should be able to get the ticket for 60k, but knowing the game EY is playing, I should probably be prepared to spend 112.5k miles. That is a significant difference though.
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