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joremero Aug 3, 2023 10:27 am
Originally Posted by KDCAflyer (Post 33352349)
Try booking the ticket as a guest and adding your AA number on after you book. I've been able to dodge the duplicate reservation error that way.
unfortunately that doesn't work for an award ticket

shd9 Aug 3, 2023 11:28 am
Originally Posted by joremero (Post 35467796)
unfortunately that doesn't work for an award ticket
Maybe you can book an award ticket for a passenger who happens to have the same name and DOB as yours, who is not a member of AAdvantage?

Antarius Aug 3, 2023 12:39 pm
Originally Posted by shd9 (Post 35467977)
Maybe you can book an award ticket for a passenger who happens to have the same name and DOB as yours, who is not a member of AAdvantage?
You can't book an award ticket for anyone else once youre on that flight, it seems.

DCAAA Aug 3, 2023 2:53 pm
Originally Posted by Antarius (Post 35468167)
You can't book an award ticket for anyone else once youre on that flight, it seems.
Yeah that's basically what I learned. I tried everything. Makes no sense. And again -- this was a different itinerary but the first flight was the same. Super frustrating. I ended up resolving it by booking the ticket with my son's points instead of mine. So it worked out but boggles my mind that it won't let me do it the other way. Like... why? I should be able to book 50 seats on the flight if I'm paying.

Antarius Aug 3, 2023 8:02 pm
Originally Posted by DCAAA (Post 35468477)
Yeah that's basically what I learned. I tried everything. Makes no sense. And again -- this was a different itinerary but the first flight was the same. Super frustrating. I ended up resolving it by booking the ticket with my son's points instead of mine. So it worked out but boggles my mind that it won't let me do it the other way. Like... why? I should be able to book 50 seats on the flight if I'm paying.
Yup. I posted a thread recently expressing my exact frustration - SO and I booked on a flight and tried to book the father in law on the same flight. Despite different name (including full last name), DOB etc. aa.com wouldn't take it.

Took < 5 mins on the phone to book him on the same flight.


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