I've been planning to use AmEx MR points to book AA flight on Etihad. All the posts here make me hesitating.
This is from EWR to PVG (Shanghai) and it costs about 35,000 points one-way at AA. There will always one stop, either DFW or ORD. I earn AmEx MR points regularly, but not the AA points that I need. I do not get point saving, but just MR vs AA.
Anyone has had recent success in booking flights like this?