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Old Oct 2, 2019, 9:22 pm
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JDiver
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Originally Posted by sullim4
At least you guys aren't on the AS side of this. Our European redemption options are now BA, EI, and FI. As you all well know, BA is abhorrently expensive to redeem on. AS is charging 280k miles each way for EI J SEA-DUB, which again just boggles the mind. With FI, you're stuck flying a 757 from SEA to KEF.

AA was a great option to redeem on... despite inventory sometimes being tough to find, the schedules were good and there were enough interesting destinations in Europe and South America to cobble together a solid itinerary.

If DL's stake in LAN spells the end of LAN's partnership with AS, then the termination of the AA relationship means that there are a grand total of 0 options to South America for AS fliers.
Isn’t AY part of the Alaska redemption scheme anymore? Not for South America, of course, but for Europe?
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