Aug 22, 2015, 6:34 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
AA: $75 Expedite Ticketing Fee for awards ticketed within 21 days of travel
(Does not apply to AAdvantage elite status holders)
(Does not apply to AAdvantage elite status holders)
American Airlines charges a $75 "expedite (ticketing) fee" for awards that are less than 21 days from booking (waived for AAdvantage elite members using miles from their own account - but it may vary for awards for others; some report being charged, others not).
There used to be a workaround "loophole"- book for over 21 days out, then change to a closer date. This loophole was closed February 16, 2012, and there is no known way of avoiding this fee for those required to pay it.
AAdvantage Award Processing Charges
Ticketing less than 21 days prior to departure $75
(Waived for AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum® and
AAdvantage Gold® (and Platinum Pro, Concierge Key EP) members using miles from their account)
Ticketing less than 21 days prior to departure $75
(Waived for AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum® and
AAdvantage Gold® (and Platinum Pro, Concierge Key EP) members using miles from their account)
See aa.com awards booking page (as of 22 Mar 2016)here.
AA award $75 expedite / close-in processing fee (master thd)
Nov 18, 2019, 5:29 pm
#301
Join Date: Nov 2000
Posts: 1,290
Did the $75 close in fee go away?
This change will take place at the same time/slightly in-advance-of a bunch of other evolving changes (including updating the rules for changing an award tickets,) and, obviously the further phase-in of dynamic pricing of awards (which will take a while to fully phase in, especially for premium awards) SO, it's a lot of stuff.
Jan 15, 2020, 10:00 am
#303
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Fee will be going away in coming months:
https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1...377665538?s=20
https://twitter.com/xJonNYC/status/1...377665538?s=20
Fee removed, reportedly.
Apr 7, 2022, 7:20 pm
#304
Join Date: May 2012
Location: DFW
Programs: Marriott (Titanium); National (Exec); Hilton (Gold)
Posts: 175
Looks like lawsuit brewing on this one.
Been getting this Facebook ad all week: https://americanairlines-improperfees.com/
Seems odd for fee that went away in 2020, but I guess they stole a fair number of dollars from people.
Been getting this Facebook ad all week: https://americanairlines-improperfees.com/
Seems odd for fee that went away in 2020, but I guess they stole a fair number of dollars from people.
Apr 7, 2022, 10:05 pm
#305
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: NYC
Posts: 27,234
Yeah I saw that too, but it wasn't clear what the issue was - they were still charging it to people after the policy changed to not charge it? I didn't click through enough on that site to see details.
Apr 7, 2022, 11:26 pm
#307
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
Looks like lawsuit brewing on this one.
Been getting this Facebook ad all week: https://americanairlines-improperfees.com/
Seems odd for fee that went away in 2020, but I guess they stole a fair number of dollars from people.
Been getting this Facebook ad all week: https://americanairlines-improperfees.com/
Seems odd for fee that went away in 2020, but I guess they stole a fair number of dollars from people.