Originally Posted by
Mr. Vker
If you pay with points ($.01/point), Amex is buying you a ticket. It will earn miles etc. You have to work through Amex travel for everything-cancelation etc. They are terrible. Plus, thats a terrible use of points. Can you transfer them to BA Avios and book an AA award ticket?
If you have a Business Gold or Business Platinum, you can get 1.33 or 1.5 cpm, and possibly even more if you find an Amex discounted fare.