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Old Aug 26, 2024 | 5:57 pm
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Originally Posted by MissMiles
I know its been 5 years, COVID, devaluations, etc but are these low level awards a thing of the past? Are most business class awards to Asia now 175,000 miles and more? Or should I be looking closer to the departure date? I'm just so shocked seeing these prices, so this post is also a mini rant.
You're hand-waving a lot of things away there. DL saver awards have basically become nonexistent. UA's gotten rid of their award chart. AA might as well not have one. It's a different world now than it was five years ago in a lot of ways.
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