Jan 25, 2014, 2:56 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Be sure to check the lengthy http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...elections.html and oneworld and Other Airline (Partner) Awards info, rules 2014 on threads, as many members have posted questions - and useful answers - there. See the wiki posts for informative summaries.
Also be aware - AA have reduced capacity and apparently chosen to make MileSAAver flights significantly less available during predicted periods of high demand and high demand flights, undoubtedly keeping seats available for those willing to pay higher fares and use the new tiered AAnytime awards.
Older posts as of 1 Jan 2015 and later may be found in thd archived thread ARCHIVE: MileSAAver / SAAver award reduction discussion post 2015 AAdvantage merger
Older posts may dating from Aug 2011 through the AAdvantage program merger January 2015 be found in the archived thread here.
MileSAAver / SAAver award reduction / scarcity discussion
Apr 9, 2017, 7:55 pm
#781
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BNA
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 766
Apr 9, 2017, 7:56 pm
#782
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
Apr 9, 2017, 8:20 pm
#783
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BNA
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 766
Some phone agents may be willing to combine PNRs if one is an award, but if not then no.
https://ssc.aa.com/prmportal_enu/Age...%20Tickets.pdf
https://ssc.aa.com/prmportal_enu/Age...%20Tickets.pdf
Apr 9, 2017, 8:23 pm
#784
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,762
Some phone agents may be willing to combine PNRs if one is an award, but if not then no.
https://ssc.aa.com/prmportal_enu/Age...%20Tickets.pdf
https://ssc.aa.com/prmportal_enu/Age...%20Tickets.pdf
Apr 11, 2017, 9:21 am
#785
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 3,648
AA came through for me
I was able to get 2 J saver seats on LAN flights from EZE to MIA but can't get any saver seats even in econ from Miami to Kansas City my home on 3/4. The award tix are on hold until 4/12 and I am searching for Saver flights through any city to MCI. But if I can't get anything by the time I have to ticket I will have to buy one way flights to get home. This will be expensive. Usually it is more difficult to get the international award flights than the domestic ones that connect with the international flight. This really sucks. What is my strategy to get home from my vacation in South America? I looked at 1 or 2 days earlier but there is nothing from EZE to MIA or JFK to MCI.
She did it! She came back on the phone and said AA agreed to open up saver seats on a DFW-MCI flight that fits nicely into the whole itinerary. Good job AA.
Apr 11, 2017, 9:35 am
#786
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BNA
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 766
Apr 12, 2017, 6:03 pm
#787
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 58
I have been searching for J saver awards from SYD to the US in September for several weeks now. There is absolutely nothing out there. Nothing for the months leading up to then or after. Nothing on either QF or AA. QF isn't too surprising, but AA has an absolutely pathetic offering at the moment.
Apr 12, 2017, 7:23 pm
#788
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 812
I have been searching for J saver awards from SYD to the US in September for several weeks now. There is absolutely nothing out there. Nothing for the months leading up to then or after. Nothing on either QF or AA. QF isn't too surprising, but AA has an absolutely pathetic offering at the moment.
Apr 14, 2017, 12:05 am
#789
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Murcia, Spain
Programs: AADVANTAGE, Iberia Plus, BA Exec Blue, Hertz #1Gold, HHonors Gold, AS, Paradores Amigos
Posts: 505
I think I'm going to give up hope of getting the MileSaaver awards we'd hoped for. I am keeping an eye on the AAnytime awards as they are released and they are coming up as 55K or even more. Even more "insult to injury".
Can I ask... if it comes out at 55K when our date is released, is that then fixed at that rate, or, if I wait, could it drop down (some, on the route I am looking at, are at 45K)?
I know there is a chance they could go up. I have seen ridiculous demands of over 100K for what is actually quite a short hop. At 55K I'd have to buy another 5K miles each, adding even more to the cost of these "free" flights. Never again American, never again.
Can I ask... if it comes out at 55K when our date is released, is that then fixed at that rate, or, if I wait, could it drop down (some, on the route I am looking at, are at 45K)?
I know there is a chance they could go up. I have seen ridiculous demands of over 100K for what is actually quite a short hop. At 55K I'd have to buy another 5K miles each, adding even more to the cost of these "free" flights. Never again American, never again.
Apr 14, 2017, 12:15 am
#790
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bay Area
Programs: DL SM, UA MP.
Posts: 12,729
Well supposedly from SEC filings, the revenues from credit card offers are lower than forecasted so instead of $550 million, they are now forecasting $330 million for FY 2017.
So maybe some indication that the devaluations has hurt the signups anticipated from Citi AAdvantage credit cards.
So maybe some indication that the devaluations has hurt the signups anticipated from Citi AAdvantage credit cards.
Apr 14, 2017, 5:49 am
#791
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: AA LT PLT 3 MM+, BA (very) Blue, CO nobody
Posts: 2,640
Don't forget to set up an EF alert for availability of direct MIA-MCI. If it comes up at any time, you can change to it fee free.
Apr 14, 2017, 6:30 am
#792
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 624
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.com/2017/04/12/trick-booking-air-tahiti-nui-award-space-aa/
If I'm breaking a forum rule by sharing that link then my sincere apologies.
Apr 14, 2017, 1:18 pm
#793
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 812
If I were you I would lock up the Air Tahiti award LAX-PPT-AKL then change for free if something opens up on AA metal. Not sure if there's a thread on FT, but Live And Lets Fly has multiple posts on this topic with one as recent as this week:
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.c...ward-space-aa/
If I'm breaking a forum rule by sharing that link then my sincere apologies.
http://liveandletsfly.boardingarea.c...ward-space-aa/
If I'm breaking a forum rule by sharing that link then my sincere apologies.
Apr 14, 2017, 1:28 pm
#794
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Kansas City, MO
Programs: AA Gold
Posts: 3,648
The only direct MIA-MCI flight is at 8:15pm. Since we arrive Miami at 6:00am I'm not inclined to sit around there all day waiting for a nonstop flight. After being gone 3 weeks on vacation I will want to get home as soon as is physically possible. I will be monitoring AA awards for F seats for MIA-DFW and DFW-MCI flights. I have 10 months to look for them to be released.
Apr 14, 2017, 10:47 pm
#795
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Michigan
Posts: 528
NO Bus/First Milesaver awards
Going from Grr to Crp (Corpus Christi) from Jan 9 through Mar 10 of next year. About a month ago I was able to book 2 Bus/First milessaver Grr to Crp on Jan 9.
Was waiting to get the return on Mar 10 in Bus/first milesaver, only to find out in a search that there are no Bus/first milessaver awards for any date. Looked from Grr to Crp and Crp to Grr from tomorrow through March 10, and there are no Bus/First milesaver awards for any date either direction from now through March 10. Plenty of other awards,(economy miles saver, economy AAnytime, and Bus/First AAnytime) WOW what is going on? Hard to believe.
Have made this same trip for the last 10 years, and always have been able to snag a Bus/Firs milesaver. I guess I should be grateful that I was able to book the outgoing a month ago.
Was waiting to get the return on Mar 10 in Bus/first milesaver, only to find out in a search that there are no Bus/first milessaver awards for any date. Looked from Grr to Crp and Crp to Grr from tomorrow through March 10, and there are no Bus/First milesaver awards for any date either direction from now through March 10. Plenty of other awards,(economy miles saver, economy AAnytime, and Bus/First AAnytime) WOW what is going on? Hard to believe.
Have made this same trip for the last 10 years, and always have been able to snag a Bus/Firs milesaver. I guess I should be grateful that I was able to book the outgoing a month ago.