Originally Posted by yoko
I am exactly in the same situation with AA. I called HH and AA trying to figure out if the AA cert you get from HHonors has limited seat availability. I could not get an answer in a language I could understand. I have two AA certs (from elsewhere) already and trying to determine if I should get additional certs or pay cash for kids' seats.
I used the AA award a year ago -- seats appeared to be quite limited. I gathered that these awards are a subset of the discount bucket, so I wouldn't be too optimistic if I were you. The upside is that they do earn AAdvantage miles.