Change award reservation after starting travel
Sep 24, 2011, 3:52 pm
#1
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Change award reservation after starting travel
Sorry if this has been covered before, but I couldn't find it on AA website or on a search here.
I was wondering if it's possible to make changes to a reservation after I have started the trip. If I'm on a stopover at a gateway city, can I change the time/date of the outbound flights for free?
If it possible to change the destination with a change fee?
Thanks
I was wondering if it's possible to make changes to a reservation after I have started the trip. If I'm on a stopover at a gateway city, can I change the time/date of the outbound flights for free?
If it possible to change the destination with a change fee?
Thanks
Sep 24, 2011, 3:55 pm
#2
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Same airline, same destination, same route, different time -OK to change.
Different location - you're usually going to pay allot of money.
Different location - you're usually going to pay allot of money.
Sep 24, 2011, 4:15 pm
#3
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no charge for asking....but make sure there's availablity for what you want....
Sep 25, 2011, 1:23 am
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Have you done this, as EXP, and had to pay? I flew BKK-HKG-SFO on Cathay and have SFO-MIA-SJU booked for February on this same first class one way award (67500 miles). I asked the EXP about changing t anohter US city and she said this could be worked out.
Sep 25, 2011, 10:13 am
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So the answer to your question is yes, but personal experience is going to vary.
Sep 25, 2011, 11:52 pm
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In my experience as someone who flies over 100k BIS miles a year, with 2+ Million lifetime miles, there are numerous rules and fees that AA will be flexible with me on. I always look at those as "unpublished benefits", recognize them as treats and wouldn't promote them as informal rules.
So the answer to your question is yes, but personal experience is going to vary.
So the answer to your question is yes, but personal experience is going to vary.
AA has earlier (since last year or before) published a change fee waiver for EXP using miles from their accounts. In particular, change of origin or destination is free for EXP miles.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/re...servations.jsp
