AB miles for AA award flights
Oct 30, 2014, 2:04 am
#2
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: YYZ, HKG, MFM
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For AA flights, you can usually search online. Unless you have gold status, the regular line can take up to 30 mins wait time.
Oct 30, 2014, 2:22 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gdynia, Poland
Posts: 631
AA has very good search tool: http://www.aa.com/reservation/awardF...tionsSubmit.do
Oct 30, 2014, 2:31 am
#5
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: YYZ, HKG, MFM
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Oct 30, 2014, 3:01 am
#7
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Gdynia, Poland
Posts: 631
as far as I remember, it's not required to have AA account in order to enter their search tool and find available flights, however, you need to be registered member if you want to know amout of taxes, which is indicated in next step, after the list of available flights.
Nov 2, 2014, 1:12 am
#8
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: ZRH / SIN
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Nov 2, 2014, 2:18 am
#10
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Zurich
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Based on my experience, AB has the same award space as BA for AA flights (possibly with the exception of joint venture flights). I've booked several AB redemption flights on AA and never had any issue.
However, most airlines, and probably also AA, release some additional space for their own elite members. Also most airlines block award space if they still have award space on their own flights available (e.g. if there's AB space from DUS or TXL to JFK, they will probably block AA flights from Germany to East Coast US, but that's the same for BA and AA).
However, most airlines, and probably also AA, release some additional space for their own elite members. Also most airlines block award space if they still have award space on their own flights available (e.g. if there's AB space from DUS or TXL to JFK, they will probably block AA flights from Germany to East Coast US, but that's the same for BA and AA).
Nov 2, 2014, 3:31 am
#11
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 3,838
Based on my experience, AB has the same award space as BA for AA flights (possibly with the exception of joint venture flights). I've booked several AB redemption flights on AA and never had any issue.
However, most airlines, and probably also AA, release some additional space for their own elite members. Also most airlines block award space if they still have award space on their own flights available (e.g. if there's AB space from DUS or TXL to JFK, they will probably block AA flights from Germany to East Coast US, but that's the same for BA and AA).
However, most airlines, and probably also AA, release some additional space for their own elite members. Also most airlines block award space if they still have award space on their own flights available (e.g. if there's AB space from DUS or TXL to JFK, they will probably block AA flights from Germany to East Coast US, but that's the same for BA and AA).
Nov 3, 2014, 12:14 pm
#12
Join Date: May 2014
Location: LAX
Programs: AA, UA, DL, NSA, CIA, MIB
Posts: 537
Looking to get to Europe next summer with possibly using AB for the trip from LAX using AAmiles.
Just curious how far out AB or AA or BA would post their award availability for something at then end of June?
Just curious how far out AB or AA or BA would post their award availability for something at then end of June?