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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 #3040 on: October 25, 2018, 03:11:11 PM »
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3041 on: October 25, 2018, 03:26:01 PM »
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3042 on: October 25, 2018, 03:29:41 PM »
Works in Edge. Not sure what's up.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3043 on: October 25, 2018, 03:35:39 PM »
Doesn't everyone use Edge?  :)
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3044 on: October 25, 2018, 04:08:23 PM »
Just a data point I can't seem to find if it was mentioned here before. I would like to divulge this because I figured this out myself (I'm sure others have too), when looking for AAdvantage availability, for some reason the desktop version on Desktop, displays more availability (I believe it's specifically stopovers) than even desktop version on a mobile device.
Not sure why it does that but it helped me book a Qantas flight that wasn't showing up on my phone.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3045 on: October 25, 2018, 08:57:13 PM »
how many times ca you redo a hold on AA?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3046 on: October 25, 2018, 11:20:24 PM »
how many times ca you redo a hold on AA?
As many times as you want but space has to be available.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3047 on: October 25, 2018, 11:25:41 PM »
As many times as you want but space has to be available.
I want to know if they send a debit memo for churning...

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« Reply #3048 on: October 26, 2018, 12:22:21 AM »
I want to know if they send a debit memo for churning...
You're talking about doing a 5 day award hold or holding a seat in GDS?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3049 on: October 26, 2018, 12:24:04 AM »
You're talking about doing a 5 day award hold or holding a seat in GDS?
Award

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« Reply #3050 on: October 26, 2018, 12:25:25 AM »
Award
I've never heard of them doing that, they don't care really, as long as award space is available you can hold it.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3051 on: October 26, 2018, 12:42:52 AM »
I want to know if they send a debit memo for churning...
I doubt there is AA debit memo is for AAn internal systems of AA awards, just sAAying.
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3052 on: October 26, 2018, 10:36:30 AM »

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AA Award Flights
« Reply #3053 on: October 26, 2018, 11:49:05 AM »
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3054 on: October 29, 2018, 10:08:27 AM »
can you purchase MCE with a BA award ticket?

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3055 on: October 30, 2018, 12:44:47 PM »
What’s the sweet spot for an opening NYC-LAX (either direction)? I stopped collecting AA miles due to terrible availability, though I have 15k left that I’m trying to burn.

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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3056 on: October 31, 2018, 09:21:19 AM »
What’s the sweet spot for an opening NYC-LAX (either direction)? I stopped collecting AA miles due to terrible availability, though I have 15k left that I’m trying to burn.

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pek usually works for me on the jfk-lax route

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« Reply #3057 on: October 31, 2018, 09:34:12 AM »
pek usually works for me on the jfk-lax route
You don't have a problem removing the other leg?
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Re: AA Award Flights
« Reply #3058 on: November 01, 2018, 10:09:24 AM »
‪how far in advance does Cathay open up business class avail for BA/AA? Seems to be hit or miss ‬

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« Reply #3059 on: November 01, 2018, 10:34:42 AM »
pek usually works for me on the jfk-lax route

Can you explain?
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