Converting flight credit to travel credit
Feb 8, 2022, 9:30 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,461
Converting flight credit to travel credit
I’m sure there is a thread but couldn’t find it, just cancelled 2 tickets to MBJ $1092 total, I now have flight credit expiring 8/31- no trips planned until fall.
Very helpful agent said to buy 2 of the cheapest one way tickets I can find (OMA-ORD $69), this would create a $954 trip credit that would good for a year. My question is the year from today or a year from when I purchase the $69 trip; if the latter I should obviously not book the bogus trip until late August?
Thinking out load, probably don’t even have to book out of OMA, I assume there is a $29 one way ticket somewhere?
Very helpful agent said to buy 2 of the cheapest one way tickets I can find (OMA-ORD $69), this would create a $954 trip credit that would good for a year. My question is the year from today or a year from when I purchase the $69 trip; if the latter I should obviously not book the bogus trip until late August?
Thinking out load, probably don’t even have to book out of OMA, I assume there is a $29 one way ticket somewhere?
Feb 8, 2022, 9:35 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP/OWE, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 880
Just book a dummy fare and cancel it within 24 hours. This worked for my wife and I. You may have to do a bit of HUCA, but should do the trick. Anyone else feel free to chime in if this has since changed.
Feb 9, 2022, 6:46 am
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Omaha
Programs: AA Life Plat 4mm, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,461
Not sure but I think I only need to buy one ticket (PHX-LAX for $49?) to trigger a travel credit for $1050
Feb 10, 2022, 9:18 am
#6
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP/OWE, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 880
It should. Just double-check with the phone AAgent, they'll be able to confirm in like 2 seconds.
Feb 10, 2022, 2:13 pm
#7
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 469
This is covered in the terms and conditions
https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-ser...vel-credit.jsp
Surprisingly quite generous. The IT effort to retain the original expiration dates for the unused amounts must have been overwhelming.
https://www.aa.com/i18n/customer-ser...vel-credit.jsp
- If the ticket price is less than the value of the Flight Credit, you can only use the value of Flight Credit needed for the current booking while remaining value will be issued as travel credit for future reservations.
Sep 10, 2022, 11:26 am
#9
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: CT
Programs: Marriott-LT Titanium; AA-LT Gold/Currently Plat Pro
Posts: 208
What is the best way to find the cheapest OW AA flight? I had a $49 BE flight PHX-LAS but they said it has to be booked in MC per the terms of the original ticket. I did not see that in the terms of using Flight Credits that it has to be in the same cabin level. Thanks!