Originally Posted by
2tall4economy
My wife doesn't fly much and doesn't have a FF number / program. She is planning on travelling soon and I'd like to find out if I can book her miles to my AA account. Is that possible?
Also, if I subsequently want to purchase award tickets with the miles I've accumulated can I use my miles to buy her a ticket or just me?
I emailed AA but it's been a week with no reply. Would have thought it's a pretty easy question.
Appreciate your knowledge!
There is one way to get credit for your traveling companion's miles and that is thru the AAirpass program. AAirpass allows you to purchase travel upfront ($10,000 minimum) and you can receive mileage and EQP's for both you and your traveling companion in your AAdvantage account.
See the wiki:
http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index.php/AAirpass_(AA)
Importantly, AAirpass members receive credit for their companions’ flights, provided that the flights are paid from the AAirpass account using the holder’s AAdvantage number. As a result, one can qualify for EXP after traveling only 33,334 miles with a companion: 33,334 x 1.5 EQP/mi = 50,001 EQP x 2 pax = 100,002 EQP
And see this thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144397
AAirpass of course isn't for everyone.