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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 6:44 pm
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Originally Posted by bnatraveler
Havent posted for a while--

I see AA has a purchase of 60k miles for 1.5k. I know its not a good deal, but:

---I know I can buy it for myself
---Can another AA'er buy and "gift" 60 to me -- meaning, is there a max on the number of gifted miles per year?

NOTE: The site says this is good thru 12-31-08...

If there is a max, would either of those be kosher if one is done 12/08 and the other 1/09?
Per aa.com:

buyAAmiles and giftAAmiles transactions are limited to a combined maximum of 60,000 miles, per account, per calendar year.

Originally Posted by bnatraveler
Here's the punchline. I am within 120 of 4 million miles. Its been a while so I do not recall --- how long does it take to get the gift -- and if its 4 "evips" - would that cover 3 people on an award seat to europe ONE way? (as i would not have the 5th and 6th)
It takes about 1 week once you cross the MM mark to receive the eVIPs. Each eVIP will cover (1) one way trip; so yes, you could upgrade 3 people - but not on award tickets.
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