Originally Posted by
rapunzeljoy
So, in the end, does that mean that it's impossible to use Avios to fly from Chicago to Quito in business?
No, though you would be best to book slightly further in advance, I can see reasonably good availability in November, for example. I was expecting to suggest the usual problem here, namely that BA.com doesn't do connections very well and so you would be best to search MIA-UIO and separately ORD to MIA. However the first example I tried worked, somewhat unexpectedly!
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rapunzeljoy and welcome to the BA Forum. I hope you get a chance to check the Stickies since there is a lot of information there on how to make use of Avios.