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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 #980 on: November 25, 2015, 03:36:50 PM »
They may let you bring one on if extra seats. Have you even tried finding seats yet? Space is not great.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #981 on: November 25, 2015, 04:40:42 PM »
They may let you bring one on if extra seats. Have you even tried finding seats yet? Space is not great.

I am assuming an extra seat on this flight JFK-LAX on Jan 17 will be very unlikley?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #982 on: November 25, 2015, 04:41:20 PM »
I am assuming an extra seat on this flight JFK-LAX on Jan 17 will be very unlikley?
Have you found seats for yourself yet?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #983 on: November 25, 2015, 04:41:37 PM »
They may let you bring one on if extra seats. Have you even tried finding seats yet? Space is not great.

I have a hold reservation on 2 business class seats already

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #984 on: November 25, 2015, 04:44:25 PM »
I have a hold reservation on 2 business class seats already
You can check the seat map as it gets closer. It is still a  YMMV if they will let you bring the carseat.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #985 on: November 25, 2015, 09:09:39 PM »
Well if I want to ticket it but on a different AA account and there's only those 2 seats left I'd need to cancel it and rebook on the other account, no?
You can ticket the hold from a different account.

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #986 on: November 25, 2015, 09:10:57 PM »
You can ticket the hold from a different account.
Good to know. Thanks.

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #987 on: November 26, 2015, 12:44:02 PM »
AA.com is showing alot of QF F phantom availability LHR-DXB.

What has happened to AA.com's great award search of old?!

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #988 on: November 26, 2015, 12:48:05 PM »
AA.com is showing alot of QF F phantom availability LHR-DXB.

What has happened to AA.com's great award search of old?!
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #989 on: November 26, 2015, 06:40:19 PM »
Has anyone put TLV-AMM-BAH-... (RJ-GF) on one award recently?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #990 on: November 29, 2015, 01:51:13 PM »
Is there any way around the ~$75 close in fee (like other airlines)?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #991 on: November 29, 2015, 02:01:38 PM »
Is there any way around the ~$75 close in fee (like other airlines)?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #992 on: November 30, 2015, 09:40:56 AM »
They may let you bring one on if extra seats. Have you even tried finding seats yet? Space is not great.

I have until tonight to book my hold on 2 business class OW (saver award  seats) JFK-LAX on AA.   Is this very rare to find 2 saver award business seats?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #993 on: November 30, 2015, 09:44:41 AM »
I have until tonight to book my hold on 2 business class OW (saver award  seats) JFK-LAX on AA.   Is this very rare to find 2 saver award business seats?
In my searches i have not seen many J Saver seats on that flight. If I had a choice, I would take it over F and save the miles.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #994 on: November 30, 2015, 09:55:30 AM »
after making reservation i still hav the miles in my account          ??

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #995 on: November 30, 2015, 10:13:02 AM »
after making reservation i still hav the miles in my account          ??
What is your question?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #996 on: November 30, 2015, 10:20:45 AM »
What is your question?
i made a reservation in october and the miles were never deducted from my account

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #997 on: November 30, 2015, 10:30:24 AM »
i made a reservation in october and the miles were never deducted from my account
Did you fly already? Was the flight ticketed if not flown?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #998 on: November 30, 2015, 10:31:29 AM »
Did you fly already? Was the flight ticketed if not flown?
didnt fly yet

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #999 on: November 30, 2015, 10:33:42 AM »
didnt fly yet
Does the flight show as being ticketed online?
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