Originally Posted by
emptiness
i booked a trip to NY in Jan 2012, travel date is Jan 2013,I am not traveling though.
I actually made some mistake cos I never knew much about how to book award miles back then. I wasn't sure NYC or Buffalo NY at that time. I couldn't change the destination so I had to book another award miles to Buffalo and trip finished in Feb 2012.
What can I do about the award flight to NY in Jan 2013?
Can I call to cancel and get my 12.5k miles back by paying $50 redeposit fee?
I have travel plan to Thailand in late December/Jan 2013, Should I book the trip now? If for any reason, we couldn't travel, we can have our AA miles back by paying the redeposit fee?
Yes, you can call to cancel and get your miles back by paying a fee. Below are links to the big 4 and their redeposit rules. Most are now charging $150 dollars, unless you have status.
Some airlines will not charge if you just change the date and not the actual itinerary. Again, check the links below for details.
If you are reasonably sure you will be travelling to Thailand and are willing to eat the redeposit fees, I would book. If tickets are still available, jump on them since they may disappear. But only you can judge whether you want to eat the fees if plans don't pan out.
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/cont...ticketing.aspx
http://www.delta.com/skymiles/use_mi...fees/index.jsp
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/divid...mberguide.html
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/pr...Conditions.jsp