Originally Posted by
AJNEDC
Have you considered an award on JAL from USA to Tokyo for max 80,000 and then figuring out Tokyo to ICN? I have only flown AA international longhaul once in 10 years (EU to USA) and I was so not impressed. I can't imagine flying it USA to Asia when there are better alternatives.
A big issue for AA compared to UA (DL isn't as big a deal bc of how much they've decimated their program to begin with) is how limited partner premium cabin award availability has gotten. BA/QR/CX/JL/AY/IB are all airlines that I know release a material amount more longhaul saver awards to their own customers vs general oneworld availability. BA tends to be the best still, but that's likely because the crazy surcharges make it a much tougher value proposition for many to justify.