Originally Posted by
Cledaybuck
Yeah, I was going to say, surely there are better routings than this, especially if you are airline agnostic (which the OP seems to be).
OP would have to come back to confirm, but could be on a transcon configured aircraft for LAX-MIA in business/first. Or it could be the only saaver award route that came up. I also know someone who would book a second connection to save as little as $20!