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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 #80 on: January 18, 2015, 10:12:36 PM »
Aa award booking down for a few hours by me ,anyone else?
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At what point is it down? I can still search awards

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #81 on: January 18, 2015, 10:20:00 PM »
Jfk to lhr doesn't show ,it says system error

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #82 on: January 18, 2015, 10:59:50 PM »
Jfk to lhr doesn't show ,it says system error
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #83 on: January 19, 2015, 01:11:15 PM »
AA claims that if they make any change to my flight booked on elal, (I  booked on the us airways glitch for the way back) even just to the return, it could cancel the entire ticket. Is there any truth to that? Meanwhile elal says they cant touch the ticket because its not their ticket stock, so I am kind of stuck in the middle. Any ideas?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #84 on: January 19, 2015, 02:59:22 PM »
AA claims that if they make any change to my flight booked on elal, (I  booked on the us airways glitch for the way back) even just to the return, it could cancel the entire ticket. Is there any truth to that? Meanwhile elal says they cant touch the ticket because its not their ticket stock, so I am kind of stuck in the middle. Any ideas?
cancel the elal after you leave

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #85 on: January 19, 2015, 03:31:17 PM »
After looking at AA's Award Cancellation/Change policy (https://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/redeemMiles/makingAwardReservations.jsp) and thinking that I learned a bit from reading the forums, I wanted to confirm:

a) as long as I am more than 21 days away from departure, and am not changing departure or origin city, I can change my award reservation for free, even if I am not an Executive Platinum member?

b) if so, and I have a current TLV-PHL OW ticket (on hold), does adding a PHL-LGA flight change the price I will pay/obligate me to pay a change fee?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #86 on: January 19, 2015, 03:32:38 PM »
a) Subject to some exceptions, correct.

b) If before ticketing, no fee. If after, a fee.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #87 on: January 19, 2015, 03:37:47 PM »
cancel the elal after you leave
That is a great idea, I just hope that I wont get hit twice with the miles redeposit fee ($150) and the 21 day to departure ($75) Since technically its not changing origin or destination on the award. Also hopefully they will honor the hold on usairways in biz.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #88 on: January 19, 2015, 03:58:31 PM »
Just booked an AA award NYC-LHR, within 21 days so paid the $75, got some question;

1. Can I change the dates, not changing departure or origin city or airports, without paying again $75?
2. Can I change my return flight after I flew my first leg?
3. Cancelling costs $150, can you cancel till the last minute are there is a minimum of time needed before the flight?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #89 on: January 19, 2015, 04:05:12 PM »
a) Subject to some exceptions, correct.

b) If before ticketing, no fee. If after, a fee.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #90 on: January 19, 2015, 04:10:51 PM »
Just booked an AA award NYC-LHR, within 21 days so paid the $75, got some question;

1. Can I change the dates, not changing departure or origin city or airports, without paying again $75?
2. Can I change my return flight after I flew my first leg?
3. Cancelling costs $150, can you cancel till the last minute are there is a minimum of time needed before the flight?

1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #91 on: January 19, 2015, 04:14:55 PM »
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
3. Yes.
With no fee?

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« Reply #92 on: January 19, 2015, 04:30:55 PM »
Depends on the change.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #93 on: January 19, 2015, 04:31:58 PM »
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #94 on: January 20, 2015, 12:30:48 AM »
Can I change a aa award booking for a day later ? Does it cost?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #95 on: January 20, 2015, 12:31:59 AM »
Can I change a aa award booking for a day later ? Does it cost?
Within 3 weeks of the flight iirc $75 close in fee

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #96 on: January 20, 2015, 12:34:22 AM »
Within 3 weeks of the flight iirc $75 close in free
*fee, I wish free ;D Yes, its 21 days
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #97 on: January 20, 2015, 01:09:14 AM »
Within 3 weeks of the flight iirc $75 close in fee
I already paid 75 fee because its already in 21 days , if its still in the 24 hour of when booking was made , can I change it without fee? I booked it today ,can I still change it ?

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« Reply #98 on: January 20, 2015, 01:16:35 AM »
I already paid 75 fee because its already in 21 days , if its still in the 24 hour of when booking was made , can I change it without fee? I booked it today ,can I still change it ?
If it was booked as opposed to held, I don't think so. Its that sneaky choice of theirs. Though if its an award booking you can change it, though I don't know if you will get that fee back.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #99 on: January 20, 2015, 08:07:51 AM »
If it was booked as opposed to held, I don't think so. Its that sneaky choice of theirs. Though if its an award booking you can change it, though I don't know if you will get that fee back.
Not asking for fee back ,just wana know if it will be another charge and if I can change it next week the day of departure