Originally Posted by
jason2anderson
Title says it all. Are we really at the point where it takes 622k AA points to flight first class from LAX to Sydney? March 20,2025.
Am I missing something or has AA completely lost their minds and AA points are no longer of any value. I haven’t booked an award flight for years and have 200k AA points to spend and was shocked to see that wasn’t enough
If it makes you feel better, I have redeemed 485k points F class x 2 for LAX to SYD. That is the world of dynamic pricing we live in now.
For time poor individuals without flexibility for excellent mileage redemptions such as JAL F or the rare QR J/F redemptions; it becomes harder to redeem.
If you have flexibility, you can try FJ flights in business, and was around 280-320k miles when I looked. But has a stop in NAN. I just looked at DFW to BNE; and FJ is 80k in business, if you want to take the long route to SYD.