Originally Posted by stilton1028

I've been flying almost weekly with AA since they purchased US Air and an EP every year. I don't often complain and have made some great friends with wonderful staff all over, but recently I've had a lot of difficulty trying to use miles for flights abroad. Today I'm searching for destinations this summer flying out of RDU and several flights show nothing available when choosing to use miles, but of course should I deselect and opt to pay for a flight its not an issue. I've never had this previously and don't know if I've just been lucky or if they've changed the terms of using miles? I was under the impression that blackout dates didn't exist, so maybe limits are placed on how many mileage tickets can be used, although I consider that just as bad.

Between the increased cancellations and delays, (70% of my flights so far this year), and now this I'm about ready to explore my options sadly.