Question: Best way to use MR for BOS<->PIT flight

[NRB525]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Touche. I wasn't sure when in August they wanted it but I was able to book RT 1st class on AA DEN <-> DFW and using BA miles 18K each way 5 days out. Econo would have been 4.5K each way. Woulda been 25K/12.5K each way using AAdvantage.

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Yes, that seems to be the advantage with using miles: If seats are still available a few days prior to take off, the miles seem to be generally the same as further out.

[NRB525]

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@too-much-time wrote:

The shorter the route is, the less inclined I am to pay with points.

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Why? The BOS-PIT is at least $230 RT, so at 10k or 9k miles, is over 2c per mile.

I, too would think twice, but only because the absolute dollars ar relatively low. If one does not fly much, its a good use of the points.

[Anonymous]

I just looked it up. Same flight is $950 RT on AA website.

[Anonymous]

$753 for FC with restrictions so 2.1-2.6 cents per point value.

[NRB525]

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@Anonymous wrote:
$753 for FC with restrictions so 2.1-2.6 cents per point value.

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How many points does it cost for first class?

[Anonymous]

36K Avios RT

[Anonymous]

Thanks guys! It looks like for my dates there are no economy award seats for the US airways flights, just first class (18k each way like Tuolomne said). I didn't realize the delta 10k was for round trip; I think that's probably my best bet.