Booking AA with Avios

Old Dec 20, 2018, 4:43 pm
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Booking AA with Avios

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Looking at flights on AA to Albany, NY and it's coming back at 57500 aa miles, can anyone tell me what this equates to in Avios?
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Old Dec 20, 2018, 4:44 pm
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without a starting point it's hard to say.
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Old Dec 20, 2018, 4:45 pm
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Ahh, didn't realise it differed.

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Old Dec 20, 2018, 4:47 pm
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That 57,000 may be an AA anytime AA award. Or business class?
You need to find AA saver award availability to use BA avios
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Old Dec 20, 2018, 4:50 pm
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Well, examples for BAEC pricing include 18JAN19
LHR-PHL
PHL-ALB
is available in economy on AA for 27500 Avios + $ 329.14.

On 1JAN19
LHR-IAD
IAD-ALB
is available in business on BA/AA for 67,500 Avios + $ 554.21.

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Old Dec 20, 2018, 4:51 pm
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How do you work out how many avios it is?
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Old Dec 20, 2018, 5:01 pm
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Originally Posted by mdj1
How do you work out how many avios it is?
Dummy bookings but you can figure it out yourself using the chart here:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29235581-post3.html

The 1JAN19 flight is 60,000 + 7500= 67,500
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Originally Posted by mdj1
How do you work out how many avios it is?
have a read of the sticky thread on spending avios, its all explained there
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Old Dec 20, 2018, 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by jerry a. laska
Well, examples for BAEC pricing include 18JAN19
LHR-PHL
PHL-ALB
is available in economy on AA for 27500 Avios + $ 329.14.

On 1JAN19
LHR-IAD
IAD-ALB
is available in business on BA/AA for 67,500 Avios + $ 554.21.
AA does not offer IAD-ALB nonstop or direct service. There's probably an airport change from IAD to DCA.
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Depending on Business Class redemption availability on the date that the OP will be traveling, he might also consider flying into EWR or JFK, taking the train to Penn Station Manhattan, and then taking one of the several daily Amtrak services from Manhattan to Albany/Rensselaer station. The train ride typically takes just 2.5 hours, and is usually reasonably priced. Plus, the OP would save 7,500 Avios. In my mind, that would be a better alternative than flying LHR-IAD, and then having to connect to DCA-ALB.
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Old Dec 20, 2018, 6:15 pm
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Thanks for the heads up on the train option, hadnt considered that. Cheers.
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Originally Posted by guv1976
Depending on Business Class redemption availability on the date that the OP will be traveling, he might also consider flying into EWR or JFK, taking the train to Penn Station Manhattan, and then taking one of the several daily Amtrak services from Manhattan to Albany/Rensselaer station. The train ride typically takes just 2.5 hours, and is usually reasonably priced. Plus, the OP would save 7,500 Avios. In my mind, that would be a better alternative than flying LHR-IAD, and then having to connect to DCA-ALB.
I had to get to Albany a few weeks ago and seriously considered taking this train option but in the end I picked up a car in EWR and drove which took less than 3 hrs. I was under time pressure and this was the quickest way but if doing this again I think overnighting in NYC the night previous and taking the train would be a relaxing way to do this.
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Old Dec 21, 2018, 3:58 am
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The train is by far the most comfortable option to Albany. Having flown, taken the train (from NYC) and driven (from NYC), it will be the train for me every time from now on.
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