Cost or per mile return: Less than 1 cent per point
More often than not, it’s a bad idea to book a combo and miles and cash redemption. This lets you offset a portion of the cash cost of airfare with your miles, generally at a set cent per point value. JetBlue recently rolled out its own points and cash option and we found that it only offers a mere 0.81 cents per point in value on most flights.
Delta has a similar program that also, more often than not, offers lower value than other redemptions. In the case of this Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) to New York (LGA) flight, you actually lose money when you use cash and miles. A flight in Main Cabin costs $83.10 outright or 1,500 SkyMiles and $95.60. There’s often no upside to this cash and miles combo, so we highly recommend staying away from most of these hybrid redemptions or at least really do the math.
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