JJeffrey

AA buried the segment counter at the bottom under "promotions" when you click on your account.

Where does one see segment counter?

thatmikereed

Not sure how this works internationally, but the no-fee AA credit card prevents miles from expiring.

NachosLibres

Thank you sir.

js1993

Can AA award bookings still be canceled at any time (or within __ days of departure) with no fees of any kind? Thanks.

guv1976

Apparently so:

Dr Jabadski

IME of about 20 Web Special award cancellations in the past 4-5 months, once or twice just a few hours prior to departure, the answer is “yes”. Almost every time the cancellation was immediately preceded by booking a different flight usually for fewer miles. A couple of times rebooking the exact same flight for fewer miles occurred immediately after cancellation. Upon cancellation, website informs that miles have been redeposited - which has been immediate; log off, log back on, miles redeposited. Refund of taxes/fees takes a week or 10 days to post to credit card. I’ve not experienced any repercussions of frequent cancellations. (I haven’t tried to book the same flight that I already had a ticket on, figured the website wouldn’t allow it, might try that next time .)

sowhatwegetdrunk

DFW to ORD First Saver award is usually 25K. Which can be combined with a 70K business ticket to Asia on Etihad. I have been keeping an eye on a DFW-ORD specific flight (for shorter connection), which was fluctuating between 27K and 35K as web special (booking code J). Now, it is available for 24.5K which is a web special (booking code J). How likely could the same flight have a Saver seat (booking code U I think) so can combine it with my 70K Etihad ticket without paying extra? It shows Web Special - First as "J" and First also as "J". Am I SOL?

JJeffrey

It must be available as sAAver/U to combine it with your EY award. This kind of thing is so frustrating with AA these days.

guv1976

Sometimes, an award seat will be available as both a Web Special and as a MileSAAver award; you just have to look at the results of your award search to see.

But you cannot fly Etihad to Asia 1 or Asia 2 on a single award. All AAdvantage awards to "Asia" must route via the Pacific.

(if by "Asia" you meant places like India or Pakistan, then you are OK using a single award with EY.)

sowhatwegetdrunk

Yeah. For the below (DFW->ORD), Coach (Y) is 14.5K and First (J) is 24.5K. I guess I either need a T (for Coach) or U (for First) to combine with the AA EY award? So I am SOL I guess. Or could there be a T or U thats available but not showing in their front end site? Beyond frustrating that First is available for 24.5K (lower than the saver 25K) but they wont let you combine : /

sowhatwegetdrunk

Or Maldives? : )

Yeah, posted screenshot above. I guess I am SOL since its not available on T or U

JJeffrey

Correct. But as guv mentioned sometimes both web special and sAAver will be available at the same time, if you actually click the flight at aa.com then a box will pop up asking if you want to book web special for X miles or sAAver for Y miles.

sowhatwegetdrunk

Thanks. Anyone familiar with expert flyer? Trying out their trial to setup alert. But it does not have a U or T for these flights? Only below

C7 J7 R7 D7 I7 Y7 B7 H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O1

guv1976

Maldives is in AA's "Indian subcontinent" zone.

JJeffrey

Use the "Awards & Upgrades" search at EF.