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Old Nov 16, 2023 | 11:28 pm
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VegasGambler
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Originally Posted by SEA737
A few folks mentioning moving to AA, or that they still have better value. That’s true only somewhat? A number of long haul routes are the same or not too far off in J and F.

But AA hasn’t devalued in ages. I’m actually OWE in both right now and have to decide what to keep. Can I trust that somehow AA’s leaders will maintain the value for years to come when they’re the only one? And when the inevitable devaluation comes there, AS’s prices are already in the same ballpark as AA’s current ones. Hard to bet that AA retains better value long term, especially with them minting miles like it’s paper money with their credit cards.
I just (today) booked a round trip to MLE using AA miles... 70k each way in J on QR. Even now, that's 85k on AS. After the deval it will be 130k each way on AS from the west coast.
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