Hi,

AA will let you buy segments in the same PNR as an award ticket. How does this affect the policies for changing the ticket? I found availability to get to/from Europe, but I can't find availability on AA for the domestic positioning flights.

E.g., let's I want to go from PHL to LHR and I found availability on Finnair MIA-HEL-LHR. AA will sell me the PHL-MIA ticket for cash and put it in the same PNR as the MIA-HEL-LHR ticket, which is great for through-checking bags, the baggage allowance, IRROPS, etc.

Will having the paid PHL-MIA segment affect my ability to change the award segments? Would I be able to change the routing or the dates (even if I'm willing to give up the paid segment)?

Any experience with this? Trying to figure out whether having the paid segment as part of the same PNR is worth it.