You're right. I was only looking at economy which changed from 35,000 to 32,500. It looks like the cost of Prestige and First awards went up much more than economy across the board. The Q&A section on the website has a funny way of justifying this. They say it's because the miles earned for flying Prestige and First have also gone up significantly (F 165% -> 250%, J 135% -> 200%). Under the old system, you needed to fly a Prestige route 10 times on average to earn enough miles for an award ticket on the same route, but in the new system you'll only need to fly 7 times to earn a Prestige award ticket. I don't doubt that the math works out, but it pretty clearly shows the real reason why these changes are being made. The new system will give bigger rewards for full fare Prestige and First class tickets and minimize the value of miles from Economy flying and credit card spending.