Yep, you can purchase the flight via aa.com. There is no link provided by E-rewards to purchase the flight. There's only a link to redeem the reward from them. Then you can purcahse a flight from aa.com. It's also ok to purchase a flight from aa, then redeem the award. You don't have to redeem the award before booking the flight.
Originally Posted by touringuy
Quick question for those of you who have redeemed e-Rewards $ for AA miles. Do you have to click on the redeem link and then purchase your flight through the link? Or if I've already purchased a flight through AA.com (just last week) and now want to redeem e-Rewards for AA miles, how do I do it?
Thanks,
Mike