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)
Dec 19, 2018, 8:11 am
#1111
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 29
$100 AG credit just showed up. 12/14 —-> 12/19
Dec 19, 2018, 9:07 am
#1112
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 2
Purchased 12/14, card activated 12/17.
Charge posted 12/17, reimbursement arrived this morning 12/19.Personal Amex platinum.
Dec 19, 2018, 9:45 am
#1113
Join Date: Dec 2018
Posts: 5
Does anyone know if paying your balance helps trigger the credit?
Dec 19, 2018, 9:47 am
#1114
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 47
Purchased $100 this AM. Pending transaction listed as
AA ARC
7645 E 63RD ST STE 600
AMERICAN AIRLINES-CCS
TULSA
OK
74133-1249
Is this normal?
AA ARC
7645 E 63RD ST STE 600
AMERICAN AIRLINES-CCS
TULSA
OK
74133-1249
Is this normal?
Dec 19, 2018, 9:51 am
#1116
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 790
Add another purchased on 12/14, posted on 12/15, as of today (12/18) still no credit showing on the meter or actual reimbursement. Here's to hoping it shows tomorrow. $100 GC purchased on AA.com for the Aspire $250 credit.
When it posts correctly, are they coded as: Document Type: MISCELLANEOUS TAX(S)/FEE(S) ? Anyone know?
When it posts correctly, are they coded as: Document Type: MISCELLANEOUS TAX(S)/FEE(S) ? Anyone know?
Dec 19, 2018, 11:09 am
#1118
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 24
Will update as it progresses. Amex Hilton Aspire
12/18 AM - Selected AA as preferred airline
12/19 noon - bought 1x$100 GC
12/22 - Meter in Amex showed $100 credit used
12/23 - Credit Successfully posted.
12/18 AM - Selected AA as preferred airline
12/19 noon - bought 1x$100 GC
12/22 - Meter in Amex showed $100 credit used
12/23 - Credit Successfully posted.
Last edited by Jordanlong20; Dec 23, 2018 at 7:03 pm
Dec 19, 2018, 11:21 am
#1120
Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 47
Not good. How long after you selecting AA did you purchase the gc?
Dec 19, 2018, 12:49 pm
#1121
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chicago
Posts: 108
My timeline:
12/11 - Picked AA and bought $200 GC minutes after selecting my airline
12/16 - Bought $50 GC
12/19 - Meter decreased by $50
I’ll probably buy two $100 GC later today. I’m thinking I bought too soon after I selected an airline so going to give up hope on the $200 one.
If I were to eventually get reimbursed say next year for the $200, would that apply to next years credit?
Dec 19, 2018, 1:29 pm
#1122
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 10
I too got exact message. i bought 50 virtual card.
Dec 19, 2018, 1:59 pm
#1123
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 17
I did online chat with Amex about a week afterwards but rep said simply that need to give it 4 weeks to post and if it doesn't then to recontact support to ask to credit it manually. Kinda scared to try that route, cause they could inquire into what the charge was for and then deny it.
Has anyone with initial credit failure on GCs purchased on 11/27 seen the credits post yet? Thanks.
Dec 19, 2018, 2:28 pm
#1124
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: World
Posts: 1,647
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Dec 19, 2018, 2:36 pm
#1125
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Chicago
Posts: 108
Just bought a $100 AA GC. Is there any reason to think that the "AA ARC" merchant name will result in no AmEx airline credit?
Pending AA GC charge merchant info:
AA ARC
7645 E 63RD ST STE 600
AMERICAN AIRLINES-CCS
TULSA, OK 74133-1249
Previous AA GC charge merchant info:
AMERICAN AIRLINES
4333 AMON CARTER BLVD
FORT WORTH, TX 76155
Pending AA GC charge merchant info:
AA ARC
7645 E 63RD ST STE 600
AMERICAN AIRLINES-CCS
TULSA, OK 74133-1249
Previous AA GC charge merchant info:
AMERICAN AIRLINES
4333 AMON CARTER BLVD
FORT WORTH, TX 76155