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Oct 10, 2019 | 3:39 pm

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Originally Posted by Adelphos

I need one lie flat seat from LAX to JFK on a specific Sunday in November. Nonstop only.

1) AA has award availability at 62,500 miles for the times I am looking at - they go as low as 52,500 miles that day (no saver availability)

2) JetBlue has a flight for $899 - I could pay in cash

3) I can redeem 59,933 Chase UR points for the JetBlue flight through the portal

What is the better deal here? Any chance AA will open up saver inventory for these flights? I checked Delta, they are asking for 100,000 miles, and there is little chance of being able to book via Virgin Atlantic

Which Sunday? The one for the holiday weekend?
What is the AA fare?
Can the Chase points be used for AA?
How do YOU measure a "better deal"?
I think it is subjective
For example - I think redeeming 62500 AA miles, plus the loss of earned AA miles (and credit toward EQS, upgrades, etc), is not worth saving $899

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