FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - AAdvantage program changes rumored Oct 2021

Sep 30, 2021 | 5:52 pm

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Bowgie

Join Date: Jun 2004

Location: San Diego

Programs: IHG Diamond, HH Diamond, DL Diamond and 2MM

Posts: 3,637

Book JL for 120k rt in biz class

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Originally Posted by Suzzin

Thanks for this nudge, I just booked flights to Japan next summer. Since they can be cancelled with no fees, it seemed a good risk to grab some seats.

I had a booking in biz class for SAN-(NRT/HND)-FUK for May 2021 that cost 120k miles rt in biz class. I booked it 11 months prior, and am sad I had to refund it because Japan banned tourists. This thread prompted me to rebook SAN-NRT rt for August 2022. I hope Japan fixes its COVID mess by then.

Formerly free domestic Japan tag-on flights are now 10k extra in each direction. And AA still hides nice Japan Airlines non-stops among the list of AA flights with crazy connections. Pure customer abuse because they can do a "best flights" search if they wanted to.