Randy,

Will you look at a 1985 AA award chart and tell me how many miles were required for two unrestricted coach class domestic awards (award code 50A), and how many miles were required for two first class unrestricted domestic awards (award code 75A).

You are correct that ther wasn't a 25K award, but you could get two unrestricted coach tickets for 50K. Today those same two unrestricted coach tickets would require 100K.

And you are correct that there wasn't a 45K first class domestic award. But you could get two unrestricted first class tickets for 75K. And now those same two tickets would require 180K.

I don't think we're all looking at this as a snapshot or "right now". And many members of this board have been members of the AA program since the early 80's.

If I'm wrong please educate me. Because I' ve seen several articles and posts where you state that awards are now at the same level they were when the programs first started.