"Economy Web Special" Award (dynamic price, fewer miles, more restrictions Oct 2018)
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Web Special Award Question
I realize I can't make changes to my flight but how about if AA changes the flight times so that they don't work for me , are changes allowed then to a web special fare and if so will I have to pay the extra miles if my new flight costs more ?
AA changes all my flight times so I'm a bit leery but 13K miles R/T MSP/BDL on Memorial day weekend( 2020) is too good to pass up so I booked it. Thanks
AA changes all my flight times so I'm a bit leery but 13K miles R/T MSP/BDL on Memorial day weekend( 2020) is too good to pass up so I booked it. Thanks
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I don’t know this for sure, but I’d assume if the changes are material, you can change it. For what it’s worth, I do know (as I recently did it) that you can SDS/SDC on web special awards.
That is a great deal though... Far better than the 26k I just spent on a DFW-BOS one way LOL (though the cash fare was $500+ so it’s not as bad in that context).
That is a great deal though... Far better than the 26k I just spent on a DFW-BOS one way LOL (though the cash fare was $500+ so it’s not as bad in that context).
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I don’t know this for sure, but I’d assume if the changes are material, you can change it. For what it’s worth, I do know (as I recently did it) that you can SDS/SDC on web special awards.
That is a great deal though... Far better than the 26k I just spent on a DFW-BOS one way LOL (though the cash fare was $500+ so it’s not as bad in that context).
That is a great deal though... Far better than the 26k I just spent on a DFW-BOS one way LOL (though the cash fare was $500+ so it’s not as bad in that context).
Yes the ticket is $249 one way and I have a $150 AA voucher.............made no sense to use the voucher and pay $100 vs the 6500 miles
Since this was the only AA flight I will be booking before June 2020 the voucher will probably not get used
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I’m not sure if something has changed in the last 7 weeks but I same-day-standbyed on SFO-DFW on a web special on Memorial Day.
I’m flying on another web special ticket in a couple weeks that I intend to standby on so I’ll report back then.
I’m flying on another web special ticket in a couple weeks that I intend to standby on so I’ll report back then.
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Econonmy Web Special - Great value
I just booked four economy tickets OMA-LAX on a direct, non-stop flight both ways for 5k each in May/June next year. It came to $44.80 and 40,000 miles total. This is no fluke either. Flights are available on many other days with similar pricing. I had given up on AA in 2016 and 2017. Things have improved since but I never thought to get such value this day and age out of the program.
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some more discussion of them here:
"Economy Web Special" Award (dynamic price, fewer miles, more restrictions Oct 2018)
"Economy Web Special" Award (dynamic price, fewer miles, more restrictions Oct 2018)
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Not webspecial but I was flying a very expensive mileage ticket recently and an AC agent refused to put me on standby for an earlier flight citing I needed a voucher and had to call EXP desk.....a different agent in another club had issues putting me on standby as well but eventually got it to work.....the system was flagging me as a BE customer.
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