Just to activate an old thread if I may.
Given the choice of a certain JASA (+ possible cash upgrade) and a certain FASA (for some additional 50,000 pts), what would you do ?
Points are aplenty (and WP also).
Personally, I'd go for FASA as it is a certain seat vs some lottery with the cash upgrade.
But given this thread, it appears there may be some AFFers who prefer the cash-upgrade route from JASA.
Am I missing something ?
Thanks in advance.
Depends on your circumstances. The JASA cash upgrade to FASA option is good for those who have a limited number of points and are willing to take the risk. If you have plenty of points, going straight to a FASA when available is your best bet.
Also depends on the route - generally the LAX sectors can be harder to get F or J availability compared to the LHR and HKG ones. Bird in the hand I guess.
To determine which is "worth more" depends on the value you assign to your points. I did some rough calculations on the cost of a FASA vs JASA cash upgrade to FASA vs the equivalent revenue fare and the "value" of the points in the JASA upgrade was 16c per point when compared to the cash revenue fare. Yes, sixteen. However that is route and time dependent. The straight up FASA was something like 11c per point.