Originally Posted by
jsloan
That makes a MileagePlus redemption relatively more valuable -- the break-even point moves to $2250. (If the fare is higher than this, you get a better value by moving the points to MileagePlus than buying the ticket in the rewards portal).
I would also note that breakeven is always a little bit higher than the exact number, because a revenue ticket will earn non-zero status and award credits which are worth
something (highly situation dependent though).