Originally Posted by
travelontherun
Hi all. I’m booking an award ticket for my partner through his AA account. I was going to pay the taxes and fees with my AA (barclaycard) credit card so that he can get the benefits (Priority boarding and checked bagage), but I don’t know if it works that way? Will he get the benefits on his ticket if I pay on his AA account with my credit card?
For clarification: I cannot book the ticket through my own AA account (I do not have enough miles) and he does not own an AA-associated credit card at the moment.
- Actually, AA requires that the names on the CC and AA account from which the miles will be coming from would match. So you can use your miles and your credit card to buy a ticket for someone else but you cannot charge someone else CC for that. This is a security feature which could be a problem when miles are coming from a minor who has no CC.
Regarding your question, even if I buy my mother a ticket from my EXP account and pay with my CC, my mother will be flying under her status unless I fly with her on the same record locator.