Originally Posted by
Mr. BoH
I have experienced this with AA metal awards as well. Wondering if anyone knows if this is still true for partner awards? I have award travel booked for next summer with a leg on AS. If there is a cancellation/change will I have carte blanche to rebook any alternate itinerary? Or are the rules tougher if a partner airline is involved?
They will probably be very flexible about putting you on AA metal (if possible) but partner flights will require award space. They may work with the partner to try to get that space opened but they can't force it.