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Originally Posted by Zeke

Yeah, I looked casually. I'll downplay the bereavement thing. It's not necessary anyway. These miles are wasting away and need to be used even with penalties if there are any.

I don't specifically know about AA, but I think United will charge a small, "service charge" to use the miles. I think it was generally somewhere in the $50-200 range (it's been a while since I used miles for anything). So I don't think it's going to be free, but it should be a huge discount, especially for someone flying a fair distance.