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Old Feb 20, 2019, 8:09 pm
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355F1
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
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Originally Posted by enviroian
Curious, how is availability , saver J or Y on the new LHR flights?
I have not checked.

I only fly BA metal to LHR and Europe, usually PE as it nets an insane amount of EQDs and EQMs. I only fly AA to Asia, more specifically just to use my SWUs on AA's LAX-HKG route.

Last time I redeemed AA miles for EU was in 2017 on a one-way First Class ticket in BA flying home from Ibiza.

I usually only use my AA miles for miles+co-pay upgrades to Asia after my SWUs are gone.

I am sitting in Bali right now on a month-long vacation and flying home next week but in SQ J on their new SIN-LAX nonstop! Should be exciting on the A350!

(But I am the strange person who doesn't understand why people pay cash or redeem hundreds of thousands of miles for east coast to EU in J.....I mean, geez....isn't it like a 7hr flight? I fly to Maui all the time in Y and its about 6.5hrs nonstop from PHX and never complain. LAX-EUROPE, however, is plenty long and worth the money or miles. )
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