Using AA miles on AS
Aug 14, 2010, 3:01 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 248
Using AA miles on AS
Does AS make their complete inventory of award seats available for those booking via AA miles?
Aug 14, 2010, 3:44 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: SFO, CLT
Programs: AA Bonsai EXP (2.9 MM), AS MVPG
Posts: 1,392
I cannot answer for certain if AS makes their complete award inventory available to AA, but AFAIK and IME, if AS W (Coach-Saver Award) or AS A (First-Saver Award) is visible on ExpertFlyer, then it is bookable as a MileSAAver AAward by calling AA even if just a single AS W or A bucket is showing on EF.
Aug 14, 2010, 3:55 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: AA PLT/2MM, UA PLT, Inspirato, Wheels Up, Marriott Gold, Hilton Gold, Amex Plat
Posts: 431
I just booked two first class tickets on AS using AA miles (37,500) for a summer 2011 flight from SAN-OGG. I can tell you that I used Expert Flyer to determine award availability using the A bucket. When I called AA, they said there were exactly the number of seats that EF was showing in A. I was quite surprised to see AS releasing 5+ A seats on each of these flights. The seem to only release 1 or 2 for flights out of SEA. I was happy to have the pick of any flight I wanted!
Aug 14, 2010, 4:24 pm
#4
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 248
Thanks for the fast and excellent info. Helps a great deal with the planning I'm doing. 