Jan 23, 2019, 9:56 am
Last edit by: SpammersAreScum
Premium Economy awards can be booked on at least some partner airlines.
This booking "tool" includes PE awards
Booking class for MileSAAver Premium Economy is X class.
MileSAAver is appearing to be:
US-Europe 40,000 miles
US-Asia 50,000 miles
... but can be less
Link to Gary Leff’s View From the Wing page
Aircraft with Premium Economy:
Airbus A330-200
Boeing 777-200 and -300
Boeing 787-8 in retrofit currently, completion expected by Q3
Boeing 787-9
Gary Leff States there will not be any associated upgrade changes (Y to PE, PE to J) at this time.
Link to AA AAdvantage flight award chart including PE
This booking "tool" includes PE awards
Booking class for MileSAAver Premium Economy is X class.
MileSAAver is appearing to be:
US-Europe 40,000 miles
US-Asia 50,000 miles
... but can be less
Link to Gary Leff’s View From the Wing page
Aircraft with Premium Economy:
Airbus A330-200
Boeing 777-200 and -300
Boeing 787-8 in retrofit currently, completion expected by Q3
Boeing 787-9
Gary Leff States there will not be any associated upgrade changes (Y to PE, PE to J) at this time.
Link to AA AAdvantage flight award chart including PE
Premium economy award redemption as of 24 Jan 2019
Jan 24, 2019, 9:30 am
#32
Join Date: Aug 2010
Programs: AAdvantage PLAT, Marriott PLAT, Hilton Honors GLD, SPG PLAT
Posts: 34
No... because it's a glitch?
No.... because its not a bad deal?
Not being snarky - how do you see this (assuming these are valid awards).
If a person was planning a trip in Business for 115K (r/t) and now that same award is 220k (r/t) - so "paying" more miles for the same service - or the same for less service/comfort?
Jan 24, 2019, 9:33 am
#33
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: FIND ME ON TWITTER FOR THE LATEST
Posts: 27,730
No... because it's a glitch?
No.... because its not a bad deal?
Not being snarky - how do you see this (assuming these are valid awards).
If a person was planning a trip in Business for 115K (r/t) and now that same award is 220k (r/t) - so "paying" more miles for the same service - or the same for less service/comfort?
No.... because its not a bad deal?
Not being snarky - how do you see this (assuming these are valid awards).
If a person was planning a trip in Business for 115K (r/t) and now that same award is 220k (r/t) - so "paying" more miles for the same service - or the same for less service/comfort?
Jan 24, 2019, 10:31 am
#37
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA: EXP Hilton: Gold, SPG: Gold, Hyatt: Plat
Posts: 196
Just found 50k PE redemption from LAX to HKG. I imagine this is “saver” level as it falls pretty much in the middle of saver Y and Saver J. This example books into “X” inventory.
Jan 24, 2019, 10:35 am
#38
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Wherever the lounge is
Posts: 145
Jan 24, 2019, 10:56 am
#40
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum
Posts: 6
Tried to upgrade a current redemption from coach to PE (JFK-LHR-PRG) and was told I couldn't because LHR-PRG was on BA. Anywho, the agent informed that the going rate for PE on the JFK-LHR is 40,000 miles with business staying at 57,500.
Jan 24, 2019, 10:57 am
#41
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: PHL
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum, Hilton HHonors Diamond
Posts: 1,203
Sure glad I managed to get to Hawaii for 37,500 miles in F one last time in 2016. Those days are long gone. Nothing exciting about these Y+ rates, they're fine, as JonNYC said they'd be.
It's sad to see just how bad Y+ and F sAAver availability is across the schedule.
It's sad to see just how bad Y+ and F sAAver availability is across the schedule.
Jan 24, 2019, 11:01 am
#42
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,632
In principle this should not be a problem, BA should just be a "voluntary" downgrade. But I have no doubt that AA has implemented it in the worst possible way so that the BA segment is indeed a problem.
Jan 24, 2019, 11:02 am
#43
Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: Bonvoy Amb; AA EXP
Posts: 1,136
Looking at PHL-PRG flights for August. Premium Economy are routinely 250K round trip per person. Yikes. Not to be overly sensitive, but a few years back I flew four people in F to Hawaii for just over that amount during a holiday season.
Jan 24, 2019, 11:12 am
#44
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum
Posts: 6
Call reservations. The agents are able to see the 40k availability on this route since it's a direct flight on AA metal.
Jan 24, 2019, 11:13 am
#45
Join Date: Jan 2016
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum
Posts: 6
I've booked and been offered mixed cabin awards in the past, so I'm not really sure why it's an issue this time. I'll give it a few days while they try to iron out the kinks.