Here's the current
AAdvantage partner award chart for travel originating in the US (all prices one - way):
Here's the new
AAdvantage partner award chart for travel originating in the US (all prices one - way):
Not exact matches
This is not surprising since the
AAdvantage award chart allows you to mix and match
partners, so it is more difficult to target flights on Alaska and raise their costs while leaving other
partners untouched.
I fear all the legacies will be going to a revenue - based system in the coming years and MileagePlus will one day add fuel surcharges to redemptions, but right now United's
award charts, Star Alliance
partners, generous routing rules, lack of fuel surcharges, and ability to quickly and easily book more
award travel online makes it a program much better than even
AAdvantage in terms of
award redemption.
By focusing on
partner flights,
award chart sweet spots, and other exceptional deals, your
AAdvantage miles may be able to take you farther than you thought.
Taking a page from United's
Award Chart Devaluation,
AAdvantage awards on American Airlines flights will be cheaper than the above
partner awards, because let's be honest — who really wants to fly American Airlines First Class, if they could fly in a Etihad First Class Apartment on the A380, Cathay Pacific First Class or JAL First Class instead?
Here's the current
AAdvantage award chart for travel on oneworld and other
AAdvantage partners:
And here is the NEW
AAdvantage award chart as of March 22, 2016, from the U.S., flying oneworld or
AAdvantage partners: