Jan 28, 2014, 12:14 am
Last edit by: JDiver
oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
N.B. new oneworld/AA Explorer awards are no longer available as of the end of the day on April 7th, 2014.
Existing awards will be honored.
This thread is ONLY to inquire or add about existing oneworld Explorer awards; to comment on the loss of this booking option, please follow the discussion on:
Oneworld Explorer Awards Eliminated -- Effective Immediately [8 Apr 2014]
See the first post, below, for the rules that prevailed through 7 April 2014 and apply to those who booked Explorer awards prior to the end of these useful award tickets.
oneworld / AA Explorer award with AA Miles (discuss, questions) [ENDED 8 APR 2014]
May 9, 2014, 2:06 pm
#2266
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: ORD
Posts: 1,844
Thanks.
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May 9, 2014, 2:51 pm
#2267
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: World
Posts: 1,647
On the phone bumping some flights for an award I'm in the middle of. Has anyone ever had success bumping flights out beyond the 1 year from the date of original ticketing window?
It seems like AA has reticketed my itinerary previously so even though the original date is in June the ticketed date on AA.com when searching by record locator number is in October...
It seems like AA has reticketed my itinerary previously so even though the original date is in June the ticketed date on AA.com when searching by record locator number is in October...
May 15, 2014, 12:54 pm
#2268
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: LAX
Programs: I'm all in on Ultimate Rewards
Posts: 119
changing past 1 year?
Hi All-
Anyone have any luck changing dates and times after an award begins to dates later than the 1 year mark? I've helped a friend book a ticket and a family emergency has come up and he wants to continue his trip a month or two past the 1 year deadline. Anyone have any luck with this?
Anyone have any luck changing dates and times after an award begins to dates later than the 1 year mark? I've helped a friend book a ticket and a family emergency has come up and he wants to continue his trip a month or two past the 1 year deadline. Anyone have any luck with this?
May 16, 2014, 4:02 pm
#2269
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Exp, HH Diamond
Posts: 55
Routing change? Or not?
AA is charging me $150 reinstatement fee when I propose to change dates on my DFW-SYD. To be honest/forthcoming, my original AAward went via LAX (only route available), when DFW-SYD direct came up on my new date I jumped at it.
Is this truly a route change? Does AA take it that literal? Just not seeing the logic here as my routing, in my eyes, is DFW-SYD.
Am I being ripped off?
Thanks!
Is this truly a route change? Does AA take it that literal? Just not seeing the logic here as my routing, in my eyes, is DFW-SYD.
Am I being ripped off?
Thanks!
May 16, 2014, 4:04 pm
#2270
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,591
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What airlines were used on the old award itinerary?
What airlines were used on the old award itinerary?
May 16, 2014, 4:09 pm
#2271
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Exp, HH Diamond
Posts: 55
DFW-LAX on AA, LAX-SYD on QF, and other unchanged segments on QF and QR. I should also mention that this was an explorer award if that makes a difference.
Thx!
Thx!
May 16, 2014, 4:18 pm
#2272
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"I should also mention that this was an explorer award if that makes a difference."
That makes all the difference in the world. Voluntary routing changes are not permitted on an Explorer award; only date/time changes are. Given that AA has discontinued the Explorer award, you're lucky that they permitted you to change the routing even with payment of the re-deposit/re-claim fee.
"I should also mention that this was an explorer award if that makes a difference."
That makes all the difference in the world. Voluntary routing changes are not permitted on an Explorer award; only date/time changes are. Given that AA has discontinued the Explorer award, you're lucky that they permitted you to change the routing even with payment of the re-deposit/re-claim fee.
May 19, 2014, 4:18 pm
#2273
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 1,203
Datapoint:
Was allowed to change dates several times last week. Was actually easier than when award was not cancelled. Rep will immediately transfer me to someone who knew this award and then it was very smooth sailing.
They were very strict about not allowing travel on dates that went beyond original one year expiry (someone else has asked this question)
BTW, I was able to change connection into stopover (something originally told that was not possible)
Does anyone kknow when this award was originally created? which year?
Was allowed to change dates several times last week. Was actually easier than when award was not cancelled. Rep will immediately transfer me to someone who knew this award and then it was very smooth sailing.
They were very strict about not allowing travel on dates that went beyond original one year expiry (someone else has asked this question)
BTW, I was able to change connection into stopover (something originally told that was not possible)
Does anyone kknow when this award was originally created? which year?
May 19, 2014, 4:31 pm
#2274
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 349
Hey guys, I'm kind of new to AA as I have always flown United or Alaska. I have ~140k AA miles I'm looking to burn though. Does AA really not allow any stopovers like United does? I was hoping to book a USA>MEX>Carribean>USA flight but am getting dinged ~60k miles round trip, which is more miles than I'd like to spend. With United I am able to book round trip to South America (a further distance) with a stopover in Mexico for 50k miles (a lower cost)... Are there any available resources or articles that are up-to-date regarding all of the current booking rules and/or new tricks?
May 19, 2014, 4:57 pm
#2275
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA LT PLT 3 MM+, BA (very) Blue, CO nobody
Posts: 2,640
Hey guys, I'm kind of new to AA as I have always flown United or Alaska. I have ~140k AA miles I'm looking to burn though. Does AA really not allow any stopovers like United does? I was hoping to book a USA>MEX>Carribean>USA flight but am getting dinged ~60k miles round trip, which is more miles than I'd like to spend. With United I am able to book round trip to South America (a further distance) with a stopover in Mexico for 50k miles (a lower cost)... Are there any available resources or articles that are up-to-date regarding all of the current booking rules and/or new tricks?
There is, however, one caveat - NO stopovers are allowed.
Take your poison - unfortunately, you can't have it all.
If you want to burn your AA miles, use them for a CX/JL F RT to Asia or EY/QR trip to Middle East
May 19, 2014, 5:34 pm
#2276
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 349
Actually AA awards (for now) generally require fewer miles than UA awards (plus partner awards are the same as AA metal - not the case with UA).
There is, however, one caveat - NO stopovers are allowed.
Take your poison - unfortunately, you can't have it all.
If you want to burn your AA miles, use them for a CX/JL F RT to Asia or EY/QR trip to Middle East
There is, however, one caveat - NO stopovers are allowed.
Take your poison - unfortunately, you can't have it all.
If you want to burn your AA miles, use them for a CX/JL F RT to Asia or EY/QR trip to Middle East
May 19, 2014, 6:26 pm
#2277
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA LT PLT 3 MM+, BA (very) Blue, CO nobody
Posts: 2,640
May 24, 2014, 4:36 pm
#2278
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Isle of Man/East Palo Alto
Programs: AA - CK/Airpass
Posts: 1,046
Anyone think the explorer might be brought back under a different set of rules/costs?
May 24, 2014, 4:53 pm
#2279
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PLT 1MM
Posts: 280
I have AA miles to fly from KIX-JFK and want to get the best advise on which carrier I should fly on.
Via AA.com they have the following...
KIX-HNL (HA - A330-200 (332))
spend the entire day
HNL-LAX (HA - A330-200 (332))
LAX-JFK (AA - 32B)
Via AA.com they have the following...
KIX-HNL (HA - A330-200 (332))
spend the entire day
HNL-LAX (HA - A330-200 (332))
LAX-JFK (AA - 32B)
May 24, 2014, 5:06 pm
#2280
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Well, you've posted in the wrong thread, since you're not asking about the (now discontinued) Explorer awards.
But if you call AA, you might get a more direct routing via TYO on JL. (JL award availability is not displayed on aa.com.)
Originally Posted by arods3
I have AA miles to fly from KIX-JFK and want to get the best advise on which carrier I should fly on.
Via AA.com they have the following...
KIX-HNL (HA - A330-200 (332))
spend the entire day
HNL-LAX (HA - A330-200 (332))
LAX-JFK (AA - 32B)
Via AA.com they have the following...
KIX-HNL (HA - A330-200 (332))
spend the entire day
HNL-LAX (HA - A330-200 (332))
LAX-JFK (AA - 32B)
But if you call AA, you might get a more direct routing via TYO on JL. (JL award availability is not displayed on aa.com.)