Economy the play 4,500 pts Alaska Airlines own metal from SFO, distance-band award (544 km, North America chart)
Alaska Airlines oneworld
Alaska Airlines own-metal San Francisco→Los Angeles.60 one-way US domestic, ~$45 one-way on the Seattle long-haul). The heavy YQ people associate with Alaska comes from partner British Airways, which is not priced in this file. A valid Alaska Airlines routing is assumed.
Feed it: 13,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 27,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 9,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (544 km)
Star Alliance
Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.
Feed it: 3,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 6,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 15,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
Delta Air Lines metal — Flying Blue partner award (dynamic)
Delta Air Lines SkyTeam
Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. This row is on Delta Air Lines metal, so it is a PARTNER award: Flying Blue prices those per segment and the operating carrier's surcharges apply, not Air France/KLM's. The number shown is still the older region-band level and has not been re-derived on this routing — see the stated assumption. Partner awards pass the operating carrier's surcharges — the published Oman Air datapoints run US$190–390 one-way — and Flying Blue publishes no per-route table, so this row's cash side stays unpublished.
Estimate BASIS PREDATES THE METAL. The number here is the OLD Flying Blue region-band estimate that was set when this row still claimed Air France / KLM SkyTeam metal; the 1-Aug-2026 phantom sweep corrected the metal to Delta Air Lines but deliberately froze the price. It has NOT been re-derived on the new routing, because the row states metal but no routing, so there is no segment list to band. Treat it as an order-of-magnitude region level, not a per-segment partner price. Never crowned THE PLAY.
Feed it: 10,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 5,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 10,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)
United Airlines own metal from SFO, dynamic award
United Airlines Star Alliance
United Airlines own-metal San Francisco→Los Angeles. United MileagePlus is fully dynamic — no award chart. Levels below are the typical one-way per person; ranges are the honest low/high seen across dates and demand. A valid United Airlines routing is assumed.
Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way economy level San Francisco→Los Angeles (range 7k–25k); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.
Feed it: 6,250 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 31,250 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 37,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)
oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or American Airlines nonstop
American Airlines oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.
Feed it: 37,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 75,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 25,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
Delta Air Lines own metal from LAX, dynamic award
Delta Air Lines SkyTeam
Delta Air Lines own-metal San Francisco→Los Angeles. Delta SkyMiles is fully dynamic — no award chart, no saver level. Levels below are the typical one-way per person; ranges are the honest low/high seen across dates and demand. Delta One is business class, priced under 'biz'. A valid Delta Air Lines routing is assumed.
Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way economy level San Francisco→Los Angeles (range 7k–25k); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.
Feed it: 37,500 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 75,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))
Business the play 15,000 pts Star Alliance partner metal, Aeroplan distance-band award (544 km)
Star Alliance
Aeroplan prices Star partner awards by total distance FLOWN. This row is the direct great-circle band; a connecting routing that flies farther can land in the next band up. A valid Star routing (nonstop or via a Star hub within the maximum permitted mileage) is assumed.
Feed it: 7,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 15,000 SBI Travel Credits (1:1) · 37,500 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2)
Business ~25,000 pts est. Delta Air Lines metal — Flying Blue partner award (dynamic)
Delta Air Lines SkyTeam
Flying Blue prices dynamically — no fixed chart. This row is on Delta Air Lines metal, so it is a PARTNER award: Flying Blue prices those per segment and the operating carrier's surcharges apply, not Air France/KLM's. The number shown is still the older region-band level and has not been re-derived on this routing — see the stated assumption. Partner awards pass the operating carrier's surcharges — the published Oman Air datapoints run US$190–390 one-way — and Flying Blue publishes no per-route table, so this row's cash side stays unpublished.
Estimate BASIS PREDATES THE METAL. The number here is the OLD Flying Blue region-band estimate that was set when this row still claimed Air France / KLM SkyTeam metal; the 1-Aug-2026 phantom sweep corrected the metal to Delta Air Lines but deliberately froze the price. It has NOT been re-derived on the new routing, because the row states metal but no routing, so there is no segment list to band. Treat it as an order-of-magnitude region level, not a per-segment partner price. Never crowned THE PLAY.
Feed it: 25,000 HDFC Reward Points (1:1) · 12,500 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 25,000 HSBC Reward Points (1:1)
oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or American Airlines nonstop
American Airlines oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.
Feed it: 75,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 150,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 50,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
First the play 15,000 pts Alaska Airlines own metal from SFO, distance-band award (544 km, North America chart)
Alaska Airlines oneworld
Alaska Airlines own-metal San Francisco→Los Angeles.60 one-way US domestic, ~$45 one-way on the Seattle long-haul). The heavy YQ people associate with Alaska comes from partner British Airways, which is not priced in this file. A valid Alaska Airlines routing is assumed.
Feed it: 45,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 90,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 30,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)
United Airlines own metal from SFO, dynamic award
United Airlines Star Alliance
United Airlines own-metal San Francisco→Los Angeles. United MileagePlus is fully dynamic — no award chart. Levels below are the typical one-way per person; ranges are the honest low/high seen across dates and demand. A valid United Airlines routing is assumed.
Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way first level San Francisco→Los Angeles (range 17k–45k); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.
Feed it: 14,000 Axis EDGE Miles (1:2) · 70,000 Axis EDGE Reward Points (5:2) · 60,000 Amex Membership Rewards (2.14:1 via Marriott Bonvoy)
Delta Air Lines own metal from LAX, dynamic award
Delta Air Lines SkyTeam
Delta Air Lines own-metal San Francisco→Los Angeles. Delta SkyMiles is fully dynamic — no award chart, no saver level. Levels below are the typical one-way per person; ranges are the honest low/high seen across dates and demand. Delta One is business class, priced under 'biz'. A valid Delta Air Lines routing is assumed.
Estimate Dynamic/unpublished-chart program — estimate is the typical one-way first level San Francisco→Los Angeles (range 17k–45k); not a fixed chart price, never THE PLAY.
Feed it: 84,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 168,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 56,000 HSBC Reward Points (2:1 via Accor Live Limitless (ALL))
oneworld partner metal, AAdvantage region award — or American Airlines nonstop
American Airlines oneworld
AAdvantage prices partner awards on a fixed region-to-region chart. A valid oneworld routing is assumed.
Feed it: 150,000 Amex Membership Rewards (3:1 via Marriott Bonvoy) · 300,000 RBL Reward Points (6:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy) · 100,000 RBL Reward Points (Nova/Lumière) (2:1 via Club ITC → Marriott Bonvoy)