I would rather spare 3000 points than spend $650 on a flight from YYZ-PIT, for example. It works for me, but I’m sure the rest of FT would rather use them in long-haul flights.
Originally Posted by
zkzkz
How do they even help on flights like that? Most of the out of pocket price is taxes and fees anyways and the PR only halves the basic point cost, so even if you pay extra points to cover the "taxes" the PR doesn't help on those. I suppose it does open up last minute options if it makes more expensive dynamically priced awards a reasonable cost?