Originally Posted by
corky
FYI, this can not be used for everything. I cashed in miles for tickets & the taxes were $276/ticket. I was about to head over to Costco but called AA first & they said that I couldn't use a gift card to pay the taxes.
Sorry, this may already have been posted but it was news to me.
EDIT: Sorry. My mistake. I read corky's post too quickly and didn't realize that the issue is taxes on award tickets.
That is not true.
AA gift card can be used to purchase for all parts of the airfare. You may be restricted on where you can originate or what carriers you can book flights on. But if you originate in the US and fly AA only, the GC is fully usable on all fares, taxes, and fees.