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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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AA Award Flights
« Reply #880 on: November 08, 2015, 10:20:02 AM »
Does AA show air Tahiti flights, or do I have to check somewhere else ?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #881 on: November 08, 2015, 10:24:27 AM »
Does AA show air Tahiti flights, or do I have to check somewhere else ?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #882 on: November 15, 2015, 01:14:28 PM »
AA site gives me an error every time i click continue after choosing a date from the calendar, being happening for the past couple days. anyone know what my issue is?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #883 on: November 15, 2015, 01:22:27 PM »
AA site gives me an error every time i click continue after choosing a date from the calendar, being happening for the past couple days. anyone know what my issue is?

Not just your issue. Their system has been down lately.

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #884 on: November 15, 2015, 01:33:29 PM »

AA site gives me an error every time i click continue after choosing a date from the calendar, being happening for the past couple days. anyone know what my issue is?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #885 on: November 18, 2015, 10:06:25 PM »
Need to do a date change for a J ticket to a day with only Y availability. Will they charge me to re-deposit? Is there anything similar to UA plan B in regards to not having to pay a re-deposit fee and being able to get back into J if it opens up?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #886 on: November 18, 2015, 10:59:08 PM »
Need to do a date change for a J ticket to a day with only Y availability. Will they charge me to re-deposit? Is there anything similar to UA plan B in regards to not having to pay a re-deposit fee and being able to get back into J if it opens up?
They will charge for re deposit

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #887 on: November 19, 2015, 08:32:17 AM »
Does anyone know when CX releases F availability for upcoming flights? Is it at a certain time of day? Certain number of hours before flight?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #888 on: November 19, 2015, 08:51:23 AM »
Does anyone know when CX releases F availability for upcoming flights? Is it at a certain time of day? Certain number of hours before flight?

Y? J? F?  If F, I am not familiar with an exact pattern but you can definitely find availability short term i.e. several days out.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #889 on: November 19, 2015, 08:53:42 AM »

Y? J? F?  If F, I am not familiar with an exact pattern but you can definitely find availability short term i.e. several days out.

Both J and F. I assume they get released at the same time but I suppose could be different

Right I know generally it's several days out but trying to figure out if there is a specific time frame it's released to increase my chances.

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #890 on: November 19, 2015, 08:56:33 AM »
Both J and F. I assume they get released at the same time but I suppose could be different

Right I know generally it's several days out but trying to figure out if there is a specific time frame it's released to increase my chances.

From my experience, F is usually within 2 days, J can be a few more days out.

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #891 on: November 19, 2015, 08:57:12 AM »
He wants to know if x days before a flight at xx:xx EST they get released. My answer is just follow the trends for flight dates ahead of yours to get an idea.

If your luck is like mine, there will be a clear trend for every day leading up to your date then your date will not follow the trend.  :-\
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #892 on: November 19, 2015, 09:00:24 AM »
He wants to know if x days before a flight at xx:xx EST they get released. My answer is just follow the trends for flight dates ahead of yours to get an idea.

If your luck is like mine, there will be a clear trend for every day leading up to your date then your date will not follow the trend.  :-\

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #893 on: November 19, 2015, 09:04:38 AM »
AA site gives me an error every time i click continue after choosing a date from the calendar, being happening for the past couple days. anyone know what my issue is?
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Didn't work for days but then started working for me again Friday afternoon est. haven't checked since.

Any updates on this? Nothing working for me and I need to reserve a ticket.
What's the best time of day to call and what are the hold times currently like?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #894 on: November 19, 2015, 09:05:27 AM »
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #895 on: November 19, 2015, 09:05:54 AM »

He wants to know if x days before a flight at xx:xx EST they get released. My answer is just follow the trends for flight dates ahead of yours to get an idea.

If your luck is like mine, there will be a clear trend for every day leading up to your date then your date will not follow the trend.  :-\

Exactly.

Hmm ok. Only have a few days until trip so won't have a lot of data points but I guess I'll just constantly check. Thanks.

No way to get alerts from EF, right (through a partner or something)?

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« Reply #896 on: November 19, 2015, 09:07:29 AM »
Exactly.

Hmm ok. Only have a few days until trip so won't have a lot of data points but I guess I'll just constantly check. Thanks.

No way to get alerts from EF, right (through a partner or something)?

I just looked yesterday and saw F seats for several days in the near future. Check the rare award thread.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #897 on: November 19, 2015, 09:14:20 AM »

I just looked yesterday and saw F seats for several days in the near future. Check the rare award thread.

O awesome. Those are the days I need but not the right times . If there are seats for some flights does that mean there's nothing on other flights or do they release diff flights at diff times?

Also, BA site will show F when available, right?

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« Reply #898 on: November 19, 2015, 09:15:53 AM »
O awesome. Those are the days I need but not the right times . If there are seats for some flights does that mean there's nothing on other flights or do they release diff flights at diff times?

Also, BA site will show F when available, right?

Yes. BA is pretty reliable. If you see F and J seats on the flights you need, just book the F and J separately and keep monitoring/calling AA until the last minute. You can upgrade for no fee with just the additional required miles if you should see an extra F seat open up.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #899 on: November 19, 2015, 09:16:06 AM »
I just looked yesterday and saw F seats for several days in the near future. Check the rare award thread.

You got AA's system to work yesterday???