Jan 6, 2020, 1:37 pm
Last edit by: veeRob
Reminder: you must enroll and select AA as your airline BEFORE making a reimbursable purchase. "Please call the number on the back of your Card to select a qualifying airline."
Summary of Reimbursements.
AMEX AA Reimbursement Approved
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships:
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit. Monthly Wifi subscription plans through AA appear to be eligible for automatic 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.
NOT WORKING: Partial payment by gift card or voucher combined with partial payment by Amex doesn't work. Full payment of a ticket under $100 stopped working sometime in 2020.
For 2017-2019, see the previous thread
Summary of Reimbursements.
AMEX AA Reimbursement Approved
- Admirals Club Memberships
- Admirals Club Passes
- Admirals Club Food/Drinks
- Elite Status Buyback
- External Reservation Fee
- Five Star Service
- MCE/Seat Selection
- Mileage Multipler
- Monthly Wifi Subscription through AA
- Same Day Flight Change
- Upgrades
- Baggage
- Award Cancellation Fee
- Close-In Ticket Fee
- Elite Challenges
- Gift Cards
- Inexpensive tickets
- Infant Fees
- Miles Purchase from AA.com
- Wifi (per flight)
- Award Taxes/Fees
- Change Fee
- Pet Fee
- Upfares
Data Points on automatically reimbursed incidentals since 2017:
Admirals Club Memberships:
- Yes - Majuki, Evo40, bcpoinciana, shellyphl, dpb132
- Yes - Hilton-gold, moe8555, kaydee7
- No - ShrinkTheGlobe, canesfan, jasmians, soy, shoodawg
- Yes - Dedicated, Rakibullslam, tsmith12, lotrbfme, mia, GTITAN, cdoobiest, happychic, beachfan, 355F1, zip10001
- No - Alex_I, exmike, jb0506, fangtl, nall, javabytes, chitink, roadtripguy, perkerkeem, Freckles68, thebat, bdubs7
- Mixed - PatrickTM, Visconti, iahphx
- Yes - tlglenn, travelinsperry
- No - mrlemm, mlin32, abk, pubsmeister, esls79
- No - cubs105, prhocky2607, veeRob
- Yes - tlgleen, zip10001
- No - PatrickTM, mileshound, happychic
- Yes - LuizMiranda, fotoflyer88, nk15, joshvworld, Hilton-gold, captaink, JCN, aftortoriello, nall, ymx, StatusChallenged, TravelinSperry
- No - pubsmeister
- Yes - browser508, chrisny2
- Yes - jvel
- Yes - JDiver
- No
- No - AUSINSIGHT
- Yes - chapmanj9, Dedicated, Hilton-gold, jb0506, limeyx, act0fgod, nall, tlglenn, roadtripguy, kenme1, mrscaptain, happychic, pzpa, UltraSean, leftysauce, christianj, ehchan, julian926, theranj, morphogencc
- No - UAZip
- Yes - mia, mia (two separate reports), TravelLawyer, QtownDave, nk15, nall, UAZip, kaydee7, therealdre, yjc281, glynot
- No - edcli, zebranz
- No - nk15
- Yes - jcain, Cheynewalk
- Yes - Benjinlini
- No - mrlemm
- Yes - wireless_999, saunders111, mosfet, Budoka, sdsearch, tlglenn, golfingboy
- No - kacee
- Mixed - inevitability, UltraSean
Wifi is provided by one of three third-party providers and is thus not eligible for the incidental credit. Monthly Wifi subscription plans through AA appear to be eligible for automatic 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.
NOT WORKING: Partial payment by gift card or voucher combined with partial payment by Amex doesn't work. Full payment of a ticket under $100 stopped working sometime in 2020.
For 2017-2019, see the previous thread
Airline fee $250/$200/$100 reimbursement reports: AA only (2020-21)
Jan 29, 2020, 7:58 pm
#64
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 3
Anyone have success in getting them to reimburse through chat for the upgrade you have to pay from basic economy to economy.
Jan 29, 2020, 9:00 pm
#65
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: PHX
Programs: AS 75K; UA 1MM; Hyatt Globalist; Marriott LTP; Hilton Diamond (Aspire)
Posts: 56,453
Two mileage upgrade fees ($150) reimbursed a couple days after posting. 
Jan 29, 2020, 9:07 pm
#66
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 4,347
I wouldn't exactly call that an upgrade because its essentially the same cabin. I would rather call it some type of change fee - it is a fare class change after all when you switch from basic to regular. See what happens when you chat (but don't call it an upgrade).
Jan 30, 2020, 12:00 pm
#67
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 234
I read through this thread and didn't see an example of this scenario, so I'm interested if anyone has any datapoints on this:
* I have a paid ticket on hold (must be purchased by tonight), which I will partly pay using some leftover AA gift cards that I have.
* The remaining amount to pay on AMEX PLT card is $133.
Would the $133 charge to the AMEX PLT be reimbursed from the $200 credit?
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
* I have a paid ticket on hold (must be purchased by tonight), which I will partly pay using some leftover AA gift cards that I have.
* The remaining amount to pay on AMEX PLT card is $133.
Would the $133 charge to the AMEX PLT be reimbursed from the $200 credit?
Thanks in advance for any guidance!
Jan 30, 2020, 12:09 pm
#68
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EP, AA AC
Posts: 4,268
Emphatic no, Colonel Custer eternally rests at the Little BigHorn. 
Safe Travels
Safe Travels
Jan 31, 2020, 6:15 pm
#70
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 80
Well, Happy New Year everyone and don't forget to log in and change your airline if the post-GC world on AA isn't for you anymore.
I'm switching over to WN for 2020. I fly enough <$100 segments on them, plus buy some onboard wifi and drinks, it should be a quick $250 without any unusual hoops to jump through.
I'm switching over to WN for 2020. I fly enough <$100 segments on them, plus buy some onboard wifi and drinks, it should be a quick $250 without any unusual hoops to jump through.
Jan 31, 2020, 7:50 pm
#73
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
There are none. However, there are way to redeem giftcards as part of a ticket purchase which makes the remainder post as as Additional Collection, which may be reimbursed. There is a separate thread for each airline. Verify before proceeding.
Jan 31, 2020, 7:58 pm
#74
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 80
Thanks again. I fly enough that I am usually able to use the credit but on occasion have been caught with it remaining... scrambling to find a way to use it. It seems that even minus the GC being credited now AA is the most flexible in terms of being able to redeem the credit.
Feb 4, 2020, 10:15 am
#75
Join Date: Sep 1999
Location: CHS
Programs: UA Premier, Marriott LT Titanium, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,111
Award Cancellation Fee Success
I have been able to receive credit back for AA award ticket cancellations on two different occasions. In both cases, had to call after the statement was received. No push back from the customer service person either time. The customer service person said it was not automatically taken off the statement because of the way AA had coded the charge. It probably helped that the word 'fee' was included in the charge description on the statement.