Author Topic: AA Award Flights (Read 503854 times)

yuds70 · « **Reply #3340 on:** August 02, 2020, 01:34:49 PM »

Quote from: Joel2 on August 02, 2020, 02:53:50 AM

https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/aadvantage-program-updates.jsp
We’re giving you more flexibility with waived award reinstatement and change fees for awards ticketed by September 8, 2020

Am I reading this correctly? AA extended the free award cancelation for flights booked till Sep 8?

Tnx mate just booked lie flat transcon for 20k

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TAVI · « **Reply #3341 on:** November 09, 2020, 08:24:41 AM »

Used AA miles to book MLE-DOH-JFK on QR in Dec.
Now it seems that QR canceled the DOH-JFK leg on my date of travel. doesnt look like they rebooked me into another flight just yet.
Am i able to have them book me into another date regardless of award availability? or will they just cancel my ticket and redeposit miles?

TIA

Pesach · « **Reply #3342 on:** December 05, 2020, 07:29:56 PM »

i want to book a friend using aadvantage if they flag my account because of 3rd party booking what can i do to prove that were good friends is there a benefit to calling up in advance toll free number to let them know what im doing?

shimino1 · « **Reply #3343 on:** December 06, 2020, 01:36:51 AM »

Quote from: Pesach on December 05, 2020, 07:29:56 PM

i want to book a friend using aadvantage if they flag my account because of 3rd party booking what can i do to prove that were good friends is there a benefit to calling up in advance toll free number to let them know what im doing?

If it is really your account and you are really booking for a friend, you should be ok.
Make sure you use your CC to pay the taxes.
Don't call in advance.

lubaby · « **Reply #3344 on:** December 06, 2020, 06:30:08 AM »

Quote from: Pesach on December 05, 2020, 07:29:56 PM

i want to book a friend using aadvantage if they flag my account because of 3rd party booking what can i do to prove that were good friends is there a benefit to calling up in advance toll free number to let them know what im doing?

The problem isn’t booking for your friend. The flagging happens if they thing the redemption done is not typical for something that people might just “give away for free” (friend is not allowed to provide you any compensation whatsoever for the miles).

Questions to consider in terms of what they might flag (combination of the below):
Is the ticket you’re looking at domestic or international? Economy or business? Low miles or high? Booking travel far out or for within the next few days?

Dan · « **Reply #3345 on:** December 06, 2020, 09:42:56 AM »

Quote from: lubaby on December 06, 2020, 06:30:08 AM

The problem isn’t booking for your friend. The flagging happens if they thing the redemption done is not typical for something that people might just “give away for free” (friend is not allowed to provide you any compensation whatsoever for the miles).

Questions to consider in terms of what they might flag (combination of the below):
Is the ticket you’re looking at domestic or international? Economy or business? Low miles or high? Booking travel far out or for within the next few days?

Also the history of who your friend has booked for.

Pesach · « **Reply #3346 on:** December 07, 2020, 03:10:43 PM »

Quote from: lubaby on December 06, 2020, 06:30:08 AM

The problem isn’t booking for your friend. The flagging happens if they thing the redemption done is not typical for something that people might just “give away for free” (friend is not allowed to provide you any compensation whatsoever for the miles).

Questions to consider in terms of what they might flag (combination of the below):
Is the ticket you’re looking at domestic or international? Economy or business? Low miles or high? Booking travel far out or for within the next few days?

thank you for that response it was a local domestic short haul ticket booked a day before

Pesach · « **Reply #3347 on:** December 07, 2020, 03:15:31 PM »

Quote from: Dan on December 06, 2020, 09:42:56 AM

Also the history of who your friend has booked for.

he doesn't have his own American account, but your saying if he would have used his account to book for other 3rd party members and then aadvantage went ahead and shut down his account and afterwards he used my account to book a flight for himself it would be a higher likelihood of getting flagged?

jew · « **Reply #3348 on:** December 09, 2020, 11:05:32 PM »

AFAIK it is the opposite, if your friend has been booked by other accounts often. Meaning you are not his only friend booking for him....

lansky · « **Reply #3349 on:** June 07, 2021, 07:47:14 PM »

How do you call the aa Australia number for free?

shmooz · « **Reply #3350 on:** June 28, 2021, 10:16:34 AM »

Booked a web special and need to cancel the outbound to TLV. AA is telling me that I need to cancel the whole ticket and rebook, and of course the web special isn't available anymore, so need to pay full award fare.

Is that correct or huca?

bamo · « **Reply #3351 on:** June 28, 2021, 10:56:26 AM »

It is correct. Had the same thing. Web special cannot be modified in any way.

shmooz · « **Reply #3352 on:** June 28, 2021, 11:07:31 AM »

Quote from: bamo on June 28, 2021, 10:56:26 AM

It is correct. Had the same thing. Web special cannot be modified in any way.

Ok thanks, i am hoping they will change the outbound flight more, so far they changed the outbound by 1/2 hour. If they change it more significantly, any ideas if that would allow to cancel outbound and keep inbound?

JunkYardUnz · « **Reply #3353 on:** June 28, 2021, 11:30:47 PM »

Quote from: shmooz on June 28, 2021, 11:07:31 AM

Ok thanks, i am hoping they will change the outbound flight more, so far they changed the outbound by 1/2 hour. If they change it more significantly, any ideas if that would allow to cancel outbound and keep inbound?

I booked a web special with a hour stop over. They just changed the flight now I have 2.5/3 hour stop over. Was hoping I can convince them to switch my flight to a direct flight.I finally got thru to them and they said since it’s a award ticket we need to transfer you. Was on hold for 90 min until my phone died. What are the rules of the game and am I wasting my time trying to get thru with them again?

Dan · « **Reply #3354 on:** June 28, 2021, 11:39:28 PM »

Quote from: shmooz on June 28, 2021, 10:16:34 AM

Booked a web special and need to cancel the outbound to TLV. AA is telling me that I need to cancel the whole ticket and rebook, and of course the web special isn't available anymore, so need to pay full award fare.

Is that correct or huca?

Why did you book RT?!?

shmooz · « **Reply #3355 on:** June 29, 2021, 12:12:26 AM »

Quote from: Dan on June 28, 2021, 11:39:28 PM

Why did you book RT?!?

It was a rush when they came out with tlv special, wasn't thinking it through

ExGingi · « **Reply #3356 on:** June 29, 2021, 12:54:15 AM »

Quote from: Dan on June 28, 2021, 11:39:28 PM

Why did you book RT?!?

I have seen where a RT generates a Web Special (or just a lower mileage requirement) that two one ways on the same flights.

shmooz · « **Reply #3357 on:** June 29, 2021, 08:49:18 AM »

Quote from: Dan on June 28, 2021, 11:39:28 PM

Why did you book RT?!?

Exgingi is on the mark, it was 66k each way as listed on this site

https://www.dansdeals.com/airfare-deals/israel-flights/hurry-american-wide-open-business-class-space-north-america-tel-aviv-just-55k-miles-free-refunds/

UKinNYS · « **Reply #3358 on:** June 29, 2021, 01:36:38 PM »

https://news.aa.com/news/news-details/2021/Supporting-the-South-Florida-Community-Following-the-Surfside-Tragedy-COMM-VOL-06/?utm_source=News_Alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsroom_Alerts

Platinum · « **Reply #3359 on:** June 29, 2021, 08:42:20 PM »

I booked SFO-JFK flagship f using EY miles. AA changed the flight and downgraded me and put me on stop over. AA telling me they can't touch the ticket and EY is telling me there is no availability on the direct. Anyway to get back on the direct? Thx

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