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Jan 5, 2015, 5:17 pm

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Originally Posted by gatemando

Has anyone redeemed and actually used a Business Extra Award? I have a BX1A Award and it seems the only way I can redeem is to call in to see if flights are available (vs booking by myself online) and flights are rarely available.....Very time consuming and frustrating.

These awards book in T class, same as AAdvantage MileSavers. So you can pretend you are booking an AAdvantage MileSaver award to at least see if flights are available. Then you will have to call to have Meeting Services book it for you.