Award Redemption Availability
Sep 3, 2019 | 8:17 am
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 458
Award Redemption Availability
Hi, I’m posting this here as couldn’t get a forthcoming response to this question on the BA forum so wondering if anyone could help. I believe BA only let’s you redeem the Miles Saver option in terms of a redemption so that would be the availability I’m looking at. Thanks.
Hi,
Looking at flights next April 2020 from NYC to Dallas on an American redemption ticket. I can get the outbound to suit my dates fine but there's nothing available (apart from a poorly timed connection flight) on the inbound. Does anyone have any experience whether I should expect American to release seats between now and closer to the date?
In my experience, on busy well served routes, BA will often release seats closer to the time but I have no experience redeeming on AA.
Thanks in advance
Hi,
Looking at flights next April 2020 from NYC to Dallas on an American redemption ticket. I can get the outbound to suit my dates fine but there's nothing available (apart from a poorly timed connection flight) on the inbound. Does anyone have any experience whether I should expect American to release seats between now and closer to the date?
In my experience, on busy well served routes, BA will often release seats closer to the time but I have no experience redeeming on AA.
Thanks in advance
Sep 3, 2019 | 8:39 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2012
Programs: AA PLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 2,434
AA award availability is dynamic. Not there today, there tomorrow, gone the next day. Also IME not all AA saver space is made available to partners. And in general AA award space is much worse than it used to be, so if you found a connecting itinerary that gets you where you want to go, you should consider booking it and changing it later if something better opens up (depending on BA's policy for award ticket changes).
Sep 3, 2019 | 9:06 am
#3
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT EXP; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Be sure to read HELP DESK: MileSAAver / SAAver award questions, assistance. Begin with the Wikipost at the top of the page.
Sep 3, 2019 | 3:54 pm
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 458
AA award availability is dynamic. Not there today, there tomorrow, gone the next day. Also IME not all AA saver space is made available to partners. And in general AA award space is much worse than it used to be, so if you found a connecting itinerary that gets you where you want to go, you should consider booking it and changing it later if something better opens up (depending on BA's policy for award ticket changes).
Thanks for the info though, guess it's worth to keep checking. Just FYI, it's a Ł35 change fee everytime.
Sep 3, 2019 | 4:00 pm
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 35,022
The timings of it just aren't good, considering I'm then connecting onwards as well. It's very early in the morning after a wedding the night before and I'll be getting an evening flight back to London.
Thanks for the info though, guess it's worth to keep checking. Just FYI, it's a Ł35 change fee everytime.
Thanks for the info though, guess it's worth to keep checking. Just FYI, it's a Ł35 change fee everytime.
Sep 3, 2019 | 5:00 pm
#6
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,456
Looking at flights next April 2020 from NYC to Dallas on an American redemption ticket. I can get the outbound to suit my dates fine but there's nothing available (apart from a poorly timed connection flight) on the inbound. Does anyone have any experience whether I should expect American to release seats between now and closer to the date?
In the past year or so I have not been able to find seats that meet my needs. I'm getting pretty disgusted with it. I have given away miles (give = no quid pro pro) to a friend who has a more flexible schedule than I do.