I misspoke before but it’s 40,000 AA miles plus $11.4 for one person round trip with “Main” benefits because we likely won’t check a bag. Or $414 including taxes if paying cash. The flight leaving isn’t high cost but the return flight mid day on a Sunday appears to be the more costly part of the trip and while I have some flexibility regarding the week I travel, the return will always need to be midday Sunday.

United is asking double for nearly the exact same flight times. It’s $804 per person round trip. They are offering he flight per person for 66,400 miles plus $11.3 for economy.

Is it likely at least some of these flights might start reducing in prices as the months go by? My trip is more than a dozen weeks away.