Originally Posted by
Sweetlow
Thanks for the reply
the aa rep from advantage told me I have to log into the aa site to make any reservation. They made it so hard almost to discourage using my miles
what kind of fee with ba? Why is that? And how does one us aa miles and avoid fees?
No, you don't have to log in to use your miles; you can call instead. But if you call in to book an award that can be booked on aa.com, you will be charged a telephone-booking fee. (You can check award availability on aa.com without logging in, but you must log in to actually book award travel on line.)
BA imposes a carrier surcharge on most of its long-haul routes. This is done to increase BA's profits. AA only collects surcharges for award travel on BA and IB; the surcharges are more modest on IB.
To avoid surcharges, do not redeem your AA miles for travel on BA or IB.