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Old Jan 17, 2024 | 11:56 am
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Originally Posted by Reindeerflame
I booked a one-way economy flight on AA FRA-SMF on December 11, 2024 for 30000 miles each. Several days later, the award is being offered at 27500. What is the best way to get the lower price: cancel and rebook on line with redeposited miles, call AA, or just keep it as is as the mileage difference is not big enough.

Thanks for any input.
Cancel online, the miles should go back immediately, then rebook.

Or if you have enough miles in your account you can always just book the new flight first to make sure you grab it, then cancel the old one as soon as the new one tickets.
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