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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 #2640 on: July 07, 2016, 10:19:35 AM »
Quote from: lubaby on July 07, 2016, 10:13:37 AM
That's probably a manual waiver that their doing. Since regular award bookings / changes are subject to it.

Good to know :)
Incorrect again.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2641 on: July 07, 2016, 08:36:56 PM »
Quote from: hide4 on June 29, 2016, 02:58:40 PM
Are the award flights from jfk to lax really bad or am I doing something wrong?
I have been checking every day  for F, J or Y for the last 2 weeks  (For a flight this month)and nothing non-stop is opening up other then some weird hour flight within 2 days of departure. Even the reg miles are like crazy amounts. AA became HORRIBLE
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2642 on: July 07, 2016, 08:47:16 PM »
Quote from: yitzyul on July 07, 2016, 08:36:56 PM
I have been checking every day  for F, J or Y for the last 2 weeks  (For a flight this month)and nothing non-stop is opening up other then some weird hour flight within 2 days of departure. Even the reg miles are like crazy amounts. AA became HORRIBLE

Tweet about it with hashtag #AAwfulAAirline
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2643 on: July 07, 2016, 11:11:46 PM »
Quote from: Sam Finkelstein on July 07, 2016, 08:47:16 PM
Tweet about it with hashtag #AAwfulAAirline
Done! unfortunately that hash tag doesn't have that many hits....
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2644 on: July 09, 2016, 10:39:45 PM »
Is AA award search down? I tried on a different browsers and all dont work?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2645 on: July 09, 2016, 10:41:29 PM »
Quote from: yitzyul on July 09, 2016, 10:39:45 PM
Is AA award search down? I tried on a different browsers and all dont work?
Just did a search a few minutes ago and was fine.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2646 on: July 09, 2016, 10:51:04 PM »
Quote from: lubaby on July 09, 2016, 10:41:29 PM
Just did a search a few minutes ago and was fine.

Dunno, maybe my computer...I can't load the calendar page
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2647 on: July 11, 2016, 01:26:20 AM »
Anyone have luck recently getting AA to open an award seat for a positioning flight? I am booked SFO-LAX-HKG and I want to take a later flight from SFO-LAX.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2648 on: July 11, 2016, 08:40:53 AM »
Will actually booking (not selling) an award ticket for a friend get me shut down by AA?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2649 on: July 11, 2016, 08:43:08 AM »
Quote from: yuguy on July 11, 2016, 08:40:53 AM
Will actually booking (not selling) an award ticket for a friend get me shut down by AA?
No. Perfectly legit (unless he is paying you...)
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2650 on: July 11, 2016, 09:09:59 AM »
Quote from: username on July 11, 2016, 08:43:08 AM
No. Perfectly legit (unless he is paying you...)
Not necessarily. If they feel that it was sold, they can still shut you down.

Obviously if you're doing the actual booking for him, there will be less red flags in their system.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2651 on: July 11, 2016, 04:41:10 PM »
Quote from: Dr Moose on July 11, 2016, 09:09:59 AM
Not necessarily. If they feel that it was sold, they can still shut you down.

Obviously if you're doing the actual booking for him, there will be less red flags in their system.

Yes I'm actually doing the booking for him as a wedding present so nothing shady happening or intended. Thanks!!
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2652 on: July 11, 2016, 04:51:42 PM »
Mazel Tov!
You should have no issue.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2653 on: July 11, 2016, 06:15:27 PM »
Quote from: yuguy on July 11, 2016, 04:41:10 PM
Yes I'm actually doing the booking for him as a wedding present so nothing shady happening or intended. Thanks!!
Pay with a CC under your name!
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2654 on: July 11, 2016, 08:21:33 PM »
Quote from: yuguy on July 11, 2016, 04:41:10 PM
Yes I'm actually doing the booking for him as a wedding present so nothing shady happening or intended. Thanks!!
Doesn't make a difference what the reason is, if they feel you sold, they will shut you down.

The chances are significantly less if you do the booking yourself,  pay with your CC, never sold before etc.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2655 on: July 12, 2016, 01:59:20 PM »
I'm looking into flights next week from PHL-MYR (Myrtle Beach) or PHL-ILM(Wilmington, NC). There is currently only AAnytime available (30k and 50k) for the times I want. Is it reasonable to expect SAAver to open up a few days before the flight?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2656 on: July 12, 2016, 02:28:03 PM »
These days? No.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2657 on: July 12, 2016, 03:12:40 PM »
Quote from: AJK on July 12, 2016, 02:28:03 PM
These days? No.

It's awful. I've accumulated all these AA miles, but can barely use them…
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2658 on: July 12, 2016, 03:18:00 PM »
Quote from: Sam Finkelstein on July 12, 2016, 03:12:40 PM
It's awful. I've accumulated all these AA miles, but can barely use them…
read the ddms post. He wants everyone reaching out to the DOT and to AA to let them know that this is unacceptable
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #2659 on: July 12, 2016, 03:29:03 PM »
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