Originally Posted by Michael899

Hi...
Has anyone had recent experiences redeeming BX1B (Plan AAhead First Class US/Canada/Mexico) certificates? The only example I can find dates back to 2014.

I used 3200 ExtrAA points back in 2015 for a BX1B certificate, and have been trying to find availability over the past year between either the Bay Area or Denver to/from South Florida. I've called the desk in January 2016, April 2016, and October 2016, each time asking them to look out 11 months for ANY availability--but came up empty. I was told at one point that had I used fewer (2000) points for a BX1A (economy) certificate, there were some early morning or late night possibilities with 2-3 connections, but zilch with BX1B.

Has anyone else had similar experiences or possible successes using BX1B? Are there really ZERO seats allocated by AA for an entire year on dozens of routes to/from FL? My BX1B certificate is nearing its 12-month expiration, and there has not been a way to use it to redeem for its stated use of a 2-cabin FC flight for the past year. Is it possible to convert to another award (e.g. 10 Admirals Club passes) or is the certificate literally useless?

Thanks.