Join Date: May 2000
Location: Lincoln, NE (OMA or LNK)
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[QUOTE=wanaflyforless;9544259...I am not positive if IDB rules would apply here, but if they do AA owes you cash if you insist. The problem might be that the DOT rules a % of fare paid, and you paid with miles, not $....[/QUOTE]
An award ticket is valued by the airlines as a full-fare ticket. That way they can write off the maximum amount from revenue for taxes. So, you are not on a free ticket. It is a ticket that has the highest cost value.