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Originally Posted by ffI
(Post 18545868)
A mile may be a mile, but not really
A F class award on AA flight from IAD-HNL is <80k AA miles with a stop in LAX for as long as you want. A F Class award on same AA flight is 150k BA Avios points/miles, as it prices as follows IAD-LAX = 12.5k for economy x 3= 37.5k BA Avios LAX-HNL is 12.5k for economy x 3= 37.5k BA Avios So this takes 75k Avios just to get there. But the same trip to HNL from LAX or SFO is less with BA It is almost same in Biz, but 35k on AA, 25k on BA in economy So if you are flying short hops on AA, BA miles are the way to go. If economy as well, BA is cheaper. Longer hops, in Biz/F = AA miles better usually. on BA site it costs only 15k avios for domestic round trip, can I make it only 15k advantage miles for domestic round trip? AA.com wants 25k miles for domestic round trip which is 10k more than what is on BA site. |
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No, you cannot use AA miles for anything on ba.com: not domestic U.S. flights, not domestic U.K. flights, and not international flights. You can only redeem AAdvantage miles at AA's redemption rates, and only at aa.com, or by phoning AA. |
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Originally Posted by ffI
A mile may be a mile, but not really
A F class award on AA flight from IAD-HNL is <80k AA miles with a stop in LAX for as long as you want. A F Class award on same AA flight is 150k BA Avios points/miles, as it prices as follows IAD-LAX = 12.5k for economy x 3= 37.5k BA Avios LAX-HNL is 12.5k for economy x 3= 37.5k BA Avios So this takes 75k Avios just to get there. But the same trip to HNL from LAX or SFO is less with BA It is almost same in Biz, but 35k on AA, 25k on BA in economy So if you are flying short hops on AA, BA miles are the way to go. If economy as well, BA is cheaper. Longer hops, in Biz/F = AA miles better usually. |
Originally Posted by guv1976
(Post 18545970)
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No, you cannot use AA miles for anything on ba.com: not domestic U.S. flights, not domestic U.K. flights, and not international flights. You can only redeem AAdvantage miles at AA's redemption rates, and only at aa.com, or by phoning AA. |
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Originally Posted by jimmy1
Originally Posted by guv1976
(Post 18545970)
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No, you cannot use AA miles for anything on ba.com: not domestic U.S. flights, not domestic U.K. flights, and not international flights. You can only redeem AAdvantage miles at AA's redemption rates, and only at aa.com, or by phoning AA. You can redeem AA miles for travel on AA or its partners at AA's redemption rates, and subject to AA's rules and fees. You can redeem BA Avios for travel on BA or any of its partners at BA's redemption rates, and subject to BA's rules and fees. The same award flight might cost a different amount of miles and fees depending on whether you redeem AA miles, BA miles, LAN Pass kilometers, etc. |
Originally Posted by jimmy1
(Post 18545994)
transfer 15k AA miles to british and it comes 15k british avios? enough for domestic round trip on BA site?
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Originally Posted by jimmy1
(Post 18545994)
transfer 15k AA miles to british and it comes 15k british avios? enough for domestic round trip on BA site?
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Rule of thumb is NO, unless you live in a Oneworld hub and ONLY fly domestically.
Otherwise you'd be insane to turn your valuable Chase UR points into Avios... |
Originally Posted by belfordrocks
(Post 18546414)
Rule of thumb is NO, unless you live in a Oneworld hub and ONLY fly domestically.
Otherwise you'd be insane to turn your valuable Chase UR points into Avios... |
Originally Posted by jimmy1
(Post 18545994)
transfer 15k AA miles to british and it comes 15k british avios? enough for domestic round trip on BA site?
But don't transfer in more UR points than you need for your specific flight - no need to. |
Getting the BA credit card last year turned out to be a great idea.
Cashing in Avios for an AA award ticket: - no bag fees - priority boarding - potentially less cost depending on the distance you're flying. - no last minute booking fees The BA credit card is #2 in my wallet these days after the Starwood Amex. Disclaimer - I have plenty of AA and UA miles. dh |
I used to hate the new redemption chart on Avios...
Untill...just booked a flight for a friend to meed me at NYC. His flight from Columbus to NYC in 2 weeks cost $479 plus. It cost me freaking 9000 avios and $5!! Same flight on reward booking on AA site cost 25000 plus $85 fees!!! Now I get the 25000 miles but the fee..ridiculous! I think I am going to keep my 41K Avios left miles for this kind of occasions. By the way before my booking I asked my friend how much is this ticked worth to him and he said $250 (knowing how much will cost him otherwise). I said "deal" Win-win!:D Gotta love our hobby. |
Originally Posted by pianistat
(Post 18546909)
I used to hate the new redemption chart on Avios...
Untill...just booked a flight for a friend to meed me at NYC. His flight from Columbus to NYC in 2 weeks cost $479 plus. It cost me freaking 9000 avios and $5!! Same flight on reward booking on AA site cost 25000 plus $85 fees!!! Now I get the 25000 miles but the fee..ridiculous! I think I am going to keep my 41K Avios left miles for this kind of occasions. By the way before my booking I asked my friend how much is this ticked worth to him and he said $250 (knowing how much will cost him otherwise). I said "deal" Win-win!:D Gotta love our hobby. only way is call AA agent? |
Originally Posted by jimmy1
(Post 18546989)
how do i use aa miles to book flights on BA? this is one world partner right?
only way is call AA agent? As of last month, you can go to AA.com to book BA flights using AA miles. You can also call but will be charged a $25 fee over the phone. |
Originally Posted by amolkold
(Post 18547026)
Yes, AA and BA are both in OneWorld.
As of last month, you can go to AA.com to book BA flights using AA miles. You can also call but will be charged a $25 fee over the phone. for example it is only 15k BA avios vs 25k aa miles. |
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