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Feb 12, 2013 | 6:32 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bhomburg

What B7e7US said.
The workaround for payment issues is to put the reservation on hold (free), then call AA, give them the record locator and have the agent process the payment manually. There should not be a fee. Just make sure that - should you have a card that charges currency transaction fees - payment is done in the currency your card is in.
This way, you can also use the AA.com US web site even with a non-US credit card.

The AA.com US website doesn't work for me that way. The system alerts them that my card was issued in another country even if I give them a US billing address, so they are "forced" to charge me an extra 18% tax. The Europe website doesn't discriminate my Amex.