Jan 4, 2017, 6:59 am
Last edit by: mia
CAUTION: In February 2019, American Airlines changed the coding of gift card transactions. Although there are a few successful data points since, in general, Gift Card purchases are now explicitly identified, and no longer reimbursed by American Express.
Reminder: you must enroll and select your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. http://www.americanexpress.com/airlinechoice -or- "Call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships: Admirals Club Passes:
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit.
* For items not automatically reimbursed but which are not excluded by Amex, you can try and request manual reimbursement from American Express; however, you may need to wait 14-28 days first.
To review AA reimbursement reports from 2011-2016 as well as information on gift cards, click HERE.
Reminder: you must enroll and select your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. http://www.americanexpress.com/airlinechoice -or- "Call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships: Admirals Club Passes:
- Yes - Hilton-gold, moe8555
- No - ShrinkTheGlobe, canesfan, jasmians, soy
- Yes - Dedicated, Rakibullslam, tsmith12, lotrbfme, mia, GTITAN, cdoobiest
- No - Alex_I, exmike, jb0506, fangtl, nall, javabytes, chitink
- Mixed - PatrickTM, Visconti, iahphx
- No - cubs105, prhocky2607
- No - PatrickTM, mileshound
- Yes - LuizMiranda, fotoflyer88, nk15, joshvworld, Hilton-gold, captaink, JCN, aftortoriello, nall
- No - pubsmeister
- Yes - jvel
- Yes - JDiver
- No - AUSINSIGHT
- No - mrlemm
- Yes - Segments
- Yes - wireless_999, saunders111, mosfet, Budoka, sdsearch
- Mixed - inevitability
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit.
* For items not automatically reimbursed but which are not excluded by Amex, you can try and request manual reimbursement from American Express; however, you may need to wait 14-28 days first.
To review AA reimbursement reports from 2011-2016 as well as information on gift cards, click HERE.
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AA only (2017-2019)
Jan 8, 2019, 3:15 pm
#1351
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 2,272
Jan 8, 2019, 10:41 pm
#1353
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1
I went in and tried a $200 E-Giftcard from the link in the main post.
Platinum
- purchased 1 x $200 1/2
- posted 1/2
- meter went down 1/6
- credit posted 1/6
Doing it again now on my wife's.
Platinum
- purchased 1 x $200 1/2
- posted 1/2
- meter went down 1/6
- credit posted 1/6
Doing it again now on my wife's.
Jan 8, 2019, 11:12 pm
#1354
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: Marriott Plat, Hilton Gold, UA Silver
Posts: 2,272
Updated $100 AA on gold card. Charge cleared 1/4. Gauge indicates I have used full fee as of 1-9-19. Credit has not posted yet but I am guessing it will show tomorrow.
Jan 9, 2019, 6:42 am
#1355
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Cote d'Ivoire
Programs: OW Emerald - HH Diamond
Posts: 3,418
Jan 9, 2019, 8:32 am
#1356
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 5
Bought 100 on Jan. 4 and got credit on Jan. 8, will buy another 100 today.
Jan 9, 2019, 6:46 pm
#1357
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA 2MM, SPG Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 110
Bought $100 on 1/5, meter down today 1/9. Expect credit shortly, bought another $100 today 1/9
Jan 9, 2019, 11:14 pm
#1358
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 18
Took the risk and bought a single $250 AA eGC on my Aspire. Posted on Jan 4 and reimbursement posted on Jan 8! 
Jan 9, 2019, 11:46 pm
#1359
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: LAX/SFO
Programs: Hyatt Explorist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold, Fortune Wings Club Gold
Posts: 358
Personal Plat. $250 AA eGC. Jan 4 posted, credit posted Jan 8.
Jan 10, 2019, 6:08 am
#1361
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Charlotte,NC
Posts: 44
American Express airline credit -AA
Purchased 50 gift card on 1/5. At this point no credit at all. (1/10) I have had this card for years and done this with no problems. Reached out via chat and they said they are waiting for airline to confirm type of charge. Could take 14 days?
Jan 10, 2019, 7:47 am
#1362
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 5
Why does my personal plat. only have $200 airline fee credit while some of you mentioned you have $250?
Jan 10, 2019, 7:54 am
#1363
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 493
Amex Hilton Aspire (which has a $450 annual fee) offers a $250 credit. Platinum cards only get $200.
Jan 10, 2019, 8:04 am
#1365
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: PIT-SCE-AOO-PHL-NYC-WAS
Programs: free agent
Posts: 1,036
Successfully got $100 credit yesterday on my Aspire card from 1/4 $100 GC purchase. Bought another $100 yesterday.