Originally Posted by
MSPeconomist
There's something wrong with your arithmetic. If you pay 11,000 miles for an award ticket and miles are worth one (1) cent each, so more than 0.77 cents per mile, it would be equivalent to a ticket cost of $110. Many of us would be glad to use 11,000 miles to avoid paying about $500.
You're right. I meant to say 110,000 RDM. That was the cost for an economy ticket priced at $850. I've edited my original post.