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Apr 8, 2024 | 8:15 am
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percysmith
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If AS and BA can't get CX F and J awards, what makes you think CX is exclusively blocking AA for long-haul premium awards? CX is often stingy across the board.
Last time I checked, OMAAT is just a blogger, not an actual airline authority.
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percysmith
Can't definitively know,
I don't think each airline in the oneworld alliance negotiates reimbursement rates
https://onemileatatime.com/insights/...d-ticket-cost/
with each partner (that would be a messy negotiation!) - rather, each operating airline unilaterally sets the rate and everyone else are price takers (maybe the rate is subject to some moderation, but not necessarily). It then is up to each FFP to set the partner mileage cost for its own members, and whether to allow redemptions.
I wasn't addressing seat availability at each fare and redemption bucket in the above post.
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