Originally Posted by
findark
Usually significantly fewer than UA though. As noted in the list above, AA and DL are effectively half as many, and almost no foreign carrier is even as generous as that.
I would say that AA/DL/UA are all the same in terms of quantity, since using UA 320 PlusPoints without fare restrictions equates to 4 one-way Y to J, equivalent to 4 AA SWU or DL GUC.
UA just offers more flexibility in its use, depending on what type of fares the flyer books, which is I suppose an added benefit (until they devalue PlusPoints).