First
40,000
miles one-way
INDIA → MIDDLE EAST
DEL/BOM → DOH/AUH/DXB First on QR/EY — verified sweet spot, 40K First is exceptional
Award chart
American Airlines (AA) · north america · caribbean · south america · europe
DEL/BOM → DOH/AUH/DXB First on QR/EY — verified sweet spot, 40K First is exceptional
DEL/BOM → LHR/MAD/HEL on BA/IB/AY/QR — best India-Europe oneworld rate
Intra-Europe on BA/IB/AY (LHR-MAD, HEL-CDG) — 25K J on the partner chart is the program's quiet European gem
US → Caribbean/Central America (SA1) on AA/partners — 15K Y / 40K J fixed partner rate is durable value
The transfer sources below land you in American AAdvantage from India. Lower ratios are better — at 1:1, 100 source points become 100 miles.
Ratios from public transfer tables. Promo bonus periods (extra miles on transfer) aren't tracked here — check the source's portal for those.
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