Platinum airline fee $200 reimbursement reports: HA only
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#18
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Inexpensive inter-island flights reimbursed
As a data point, I booked 6 inter-island flights on the same day with my Plat Am Ex.
4 were above $100 each, but two were below (87 each) and those two were both reimbursed by Am Ex.
Hope that helps someone!
4 were above $100 each, but two were below (87 each) and those two were both reimbursed by Am Ex.
Hope that helps someone!
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Paying for HA booking with Gift Cards??
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Hawaiian Airlines Gift Cards CANNOT be purchased w ANY American Express (Pt or not)
#26
Join Date: Aug 2015
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Hi, I was wondering if you've tried and had any luck with this? I am thinking of selecting HA as my airline of choice but unsure if they will reimburse for gift card purchases.
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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My guess though is that airfare purchased directly with the airline still might count. I've seen reports on this thread that people were credited with inter-island flight purchases, I wouldn't be surprised if that worked on other routes as well.
Anyway, I'm glad I did this little experiment and was able to add this data point regardless. And now I also have a $200 excuse to go to Hawaii.
#28
Join Date: Aug 2015
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It didn't work. It's been about 20 days since the purchase with no credit, so I think it's unlikely at this point that anything is going to post. The purchase was coded as "HAWAIIAN GIFTS HAWAIHONOLULU HI" rather than to Hawaiian Airlines directly, so it doesn't look like gift cards count towards the credit.
My guess though is that airfare purchased directly with the airline still might count. I've seen reports on this thread that people were credited with inter-island flight purchases, I wouldn't be surprised if that worked on other routes as well.
Anyway, I'm glad I did this little experiment and was able to add this data point regardless. And now I also have a $200 excuse to go to Hawaii.
My guess though is that airfare purchased directly with the airline still might count. I've seen reports on this thread that people were credited with inter-island flight purchases, I wouldn't be surprised if that worked on other routes as well.
Anyway, I'm glad I did this little experiment and was able to add this data point regardless. And now I also have a $200 excuse to go to Hawaii.
#30
Join Date: Oct 2015
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PRG posts HA reimbursement
Hey folks, this is my first time posting...
I purchased two $50 Hawaiian Airlines gift certs from their website using my PRG, with low expectations due to all of the information I read on this and other sites (after choosing Hawaiian as my airlines, of course). I figured I'd give it a shot, since I was booking and inter-island flight anyway and would use the gift cards regardless. Despite the transaction showing up as "Hawaiian Gifts HonoluluHawaii" as in previous posts, I was pleasantly surprised to see that today Amex reimbursed me for $100. I realize this is the Amex Platinum 200 credit thread, but I think that if it works for my PRG it probably works for the Amex Plat as well. I don't have the Plat, but if you do, it might be worth a shot if you've already chosen HA as your airlines. Hope this helps someone
I purchased two $50 Hawaiian Airlines gift certs from their website using my PRG, with low expectations due to all of the information I read on this and other sites (after choosing Hawaiian as my airlines, of course). I figured I'd give it a shot, since I was booking and inter-island flight anyway and would use the gift cards regardless. Despite the transaction showing up as "Hawaiian Gifts HonoluluHawaii" as in previous posts, I was pleasantly surprised to see that today Amex reimbursed me for $100. I realize this is the Amex Platinum 200 credit thread, but I think that if it works for my PRG it probably works for the Amex Plat as well. I don't have the Plat, but if you do, it might be worth a shot if you've already chosen HA as your airlines. Hope this helps someone