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Mar 4, 2019, 6:48 am

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Originally Posted by State fan

Are stopovers allowed when using AA miles on QF for flights within Australia (example - KTA - SYD - BNE or KTA - SYD - DRW)? In my case, the stopover would be in SYD.

Also, what defines a stopover? Greater than 24 hours between flights?

Thanks.

Stopovers are not allowed on any awards using AA miles.

For international itineraries, yes, you have up to 24 hrs to connect at every point along the route (i.e. anything over 24 hrs. is considered a stopover). For wholly domestic itineraries though, it is typically up to 18 hrs for some depending on what aa.com sees as available. Looking at aa.com I see lots of 12+ hr. connections offered on intra-Australia awards, however typically nothing over 18 hrs.

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