Originally Posted by
ijgordon
Huh?
Where did you hear that? Looks like I can book 3 award tickets on one PNR on AA.com.
You sure about that?
JetBlue and
Continental definitely give you the extra checked luggage allowance. Some airlines (UA I think) even give you the miles for the extra seat.
AA's policy addresses neither (no surprise).
For miles, the industry standard for extra seats seems to be
yes on the RDMs, and
no on the EQMs/MQMs/etc. Not sure if pax Elite status effects extra-seat RDM multipliers (
eg: all seats receive X% Elite mile bonuses).
Maybe it's how I'm reading the T&Cs, yet here's the page and bullet-points:
http://www.aa.com/i18nForward.do?p=/...obileUAFlag=AA
* A passenger may book additional adjacent seats.
* If a passenger qualifies for an electronic ticket for the first seat, the second seat may also be an electronic ticket.
* The applicable adult fare, minus any Passenger Facilities Charges (PFCs), applies to the extra seat.
* The ticket designator SEAT may be applied to deduct PFC charges. Contact AA Tariff for pricing questions or if pricing using the SEAT designator is unsupported by the GDS.
* Baggage policy applies to passenger ticket only.
* AAdvantage Free Awards (PlanAAhead or AAnytime) - passenger is allowed to claim two awards if travel is wholly on AA.
* AAdvantage Upgrades - passenger may not use AAdvantage upgrades for a purchased extra seat.
* Extra seats cannot be purchased for a pet.
* For multiple extra seats, please contact AA Reservations or AA Sales Support.