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$75 fee:

-21+ days prior to departure is based on the departing city time zone, not the booking city time zone.

EDIT: I managed to call in and have them waive the fee when it was within 21 days in departing city time zone but not by booking city time zone

UPDATE: AA has removed all close-in fees

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2920 on: August 03, 2017, 09:14:24 PM »
AA limiting the amount of segments on flights without notice!....More garbage for AA

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/american-airlines-now-limiting-amount-segments-can-fly-award-flights/

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2921 on: August 03, 2017, 09:56:05 PM »
AA limiting the amount of segments on flights without notice!....More garbage for AA

https://www.doctorofcredit.com/american-airlines-now-limiting-amount-segments-can-fly-award-flights/
Limiting segments and limiting award availability should be mutually exclusive! It's almost as bad as excessive YQ.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2923 on: August 06, 2017, 10:12:24 PM »
booking an open Jaw can only be done on the phone?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2924 on: August 06, 2017, 10:13:49 PM »
booking an open Jaw can only be done on the phone?
multi-city function doesnt allow it?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2925 on: August 08, 2017, 12:18:44 PM »
IB shows seats available with Avios. Is it guaranteed that AA will be able to find those seats? Also, BA Avios does not show those seats either but can book them with exorbitant YQ over the phome. They are not phantom per IB call center.

Best number to try AA for this availability?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2926 on: August 08, 2017, 09:42:21 PM »
IB shows seats available with Avios. Is it guaranteed that AA will be able to find those seats? Also, BA Avios does not show those seats either but can book them with exorbitant YQ over the phome. They are not phantom per IB call center.

Best number to try AA for this availability?
Nothing is guaranteed, try calling AA and see what they say?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2927 on: August 08, 2017, 09:45:38 PM »
Nothing is guaranteed, try calling AA and see what they say?
Called multiple times. They intially saw it as a married segment to a BUD trip then couldnt replicate it.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2928 on: August 08, 2017, 09:53:08 PM »
Called multiple times. They intially saw it as a married segment to a BUD trip then couldnt replicate it.
Oh, IB practices married segment inventory control (more space on flights that connect in IB)

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2929 on: August 08, 2017, 09:56:17 PM »
Oh, IB practices married segment inventory control (more space on flights that connect in IB)
The question then is can I get that on AA award. It seemed that way for 5 minutes this morning with AA Australia and then I got cocky and asked for them to try JFK-MAD without the connection to BUD and they came up empty. So I asked for them to try JFK-MAD-BUD and they couldnt replicate the earlier availability. HUCA'd twice. Will try Australia one more time. They seem to at least be willing to work with me. AA US are just detached robots.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2930 on: August 08, 2017, 09:57:36 PM »
The question then is can I get that on AA award. It seemed that way for 5 minutes this morning with AA Australia and then I got cocky and asked for them to try JFK-MAD without the connection to BUD and they came up empty. So I asked for them to try JFK-MAD-BUD and they couldnt replicate the earlier availability. HUCA'd twice. Will try Australia one more time. They seem to at least be willing to work with me. AA US are just detached robots.
Try NZ line.

Or maybe just book with IB? Yq will be low

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2931 on: August 08, 2017, 10:18:37 PM »
Try NZ line.

Or maybe just book with IB? Yq will be low
YQ is $101 on IB and $1k on BA.
2 issues, I'd have to borrow MR for my IB and I'd much rather blow 57.5k AA than 72k IB
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2932 on: August 08, 2017, 10:29:07 PM »
YQ is $101 on IB and $1k on BA.
2 issues, I'd have to borrow MR for my IB and I'd much rather blow 57.5k AA than 72k IB
57.5 AA vs 58k MR.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2933 on: August 08, 2017, 10:35:10 PM »
57.5 AA vs 58k MR.
Its actually 66.5k IB so even less MR...but still anytime you can dump AA miles over MR at or near par its worth it.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2934 on: August 08, 2017, 10:38:06 PM »
Its actually 66.5k IB so even less MR...but still anytime you can dump AA miles over MR at or near par its worth it.
Not necessarily, I value AA for things like QR, EY, CX which are harder or impossible to book with with MR, obviously each person will be different but I wouldn't necessarily use AA over MR just because it's AA.
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« Reply #2935 on: August 08, 2017, 10:42:42 PM »
Not necessarily, I value AA for things like QR, EY, CX which are harder or impossible to book with with MR, obviously each person will be different but I wouldn't necessarily use AA over MR just because it's AA.
Its 47,375 MR. Its a no brainer to use MR. Thanks for setting me straight.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2936 on: September 13, 2017, 12:58:29 PM »
Does AA allow routing to Asia via the ME?  Looking for JFK-SIN.  Can I book QR J via DOH for 70k?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2937 on: September 13, 2017, 01:05:35 PM »
Does AA allow routing to Asia via the ME?  Looking for JFK-SIN.  Can I book QR J via DOH for 70k?
NA to Asia 2 can only route via Asia 1

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« Reply #2938 on: September 13, 2017, 01:06:54 PM »
NA to Asia 2 can only route via Asia 1

That's what I thought.  Thanks!

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2939 on: September 19, 2017, 06:19:26 AM »
so does the one aa flight from Dfw to cmh in U class make the award price as a business class award or a first class award ::)