Originally Posted by
MFtraveler
Agree it's not the smartest way to go about booking to earn miles but given how short the trip is, I don't know that we want to lose more time (or risk delays) due to connecting flights. Definitely something to consider though before we book.
I would use AS miles to book AA flights to LHR....it should be 22.5K each way that time of year which is a great use of miles, especially if you include your "free stopover"....avoid BA at all costs if you can. From SFO, you could catch one of the multiple non-stop flights on AA from LAX-LHR after a quick flight from SFO. I used 22.5K AS miles for KOA-PDX (1.5 month stopover)-LAX-LHR....about $20 in taxes (for that direction which is the cheaper direction in terms of taxes).