Originally Posted by
TheBOSman
There is a chance AA changed the rules, and I've never booked an Explorer award without an AA segment so I can't say for certain myself.
I hate how the AA site currently only says "Certain restrictions apply on Explorer Awards."... on the other hand the agent I spoke to this afternoon hadn't ever heard of "Explorer Awards" and the conversation would have been hopelessly confused if I didn't know their former name.
If it is a rule, it's a stupid one, I'll just add a JFK-BOS or ORD-BOS 6 months after the end of my planned trip and switch to a date that works later.