Converting Coach Award to Business Award (merged)
Apr 21, 2009, 9:49 am
#1
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Booked on Miles in Coach, want to go up to Business
A while back, with help of people on this wonderful board, I booked a roundtrip JFK to NRT in coach for 50,000 (next winter) miles. I now have more miles and was looking on line and noticed that Business class tickets for 100,000 miles on the same flight are open. Does anyone know if I can simply call AA and ask them to switch the reservation? Would there be extra charges? Taxes? booking fees? I just wonder, as I am still new to this game.
Thank you,
PedroNY
Thank you,
PedroNY
Last edited by dstan; Apr 23, 2009 at 11:49 pm Reason: updated thread title and restored OP title
Apr 21, 2009, 9:56 am
#2
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You would have to pay to re-deposit your miles back into your AAdvantage account and then they can pull the Business Class award. I beleive the fee is $150 for the 1st ticket and $25 for an additional ticket coming from the same AAdvantage account.
Apr 21, 2009, 10:13 am
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So, should be no problem, provided availability exists.
Cheers.
Apr 21, 2009, 10:18 am
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I can confirm brp. AA has done this for me, even on a partner award.
Apr 21, 2009, 10:22 am
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Ditto. No redeposit fee. It's just a change. However, it could be that there was no fee because of status (EXP and PLT responded so far). I'd simply call and be nice.
Apr 21, 2009, 10:27 am
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There would be tax difference when re-ticketing (caused by exchange rate , actual fee changes, etc) that you would pay at re-ticketing.
(no experience in upward move.)
(no experience in upward move.)
Apr 21, 2009, 11:18 am
#7
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Thank you for such quick reply. I will try tonight, see what happens.
Apr 21, 2009, 5:12 pm
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This guy quotes the original text from July 2006. He looks familiar.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/6151622-post5.html
Last edited by SuperSnoop; Apr 21, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Apr 21, 2009, 5:31 pm
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It just happened to a friend (that I helped and I was on the sidelines of the discussion). He is PLT had to pay to re-deposit his Milesaver Y and then they pulled the new set of mileage/certfiicates for a milesaver F. Was told that had he originally taken the F award when there were no Z seats and voluntarily downgraded there would have been no charge had the First class seats come available.
No change of ITN or dates.
Now, given the discussion above, I am thinking that he got taken advantage of!
No change of ITN or dates.
Now, given the discussion above, I am thinking that he got taken advantage of!
Apr 21, 2009, 5:35 pm
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It just happened to a friend (that I helped and I was on the sidelines of the discussion). He is PLT had to pay to re-deposit his Milesaver Y and then they pulled the new set of mileage/certfiicates for a milesaver F. Was told that had he originally taken the F award when there were no Z seats and voluntarily downgraded there would have been no charge had the First class seats come available.
No change of ITN or dates.
Now, given the discussion above, I am thinking that he got taken advantage of!
No change of ITN or dates.
Now, given the discussion above, I am thinking that he got taken advantage of!
Apr 21, 2009, 6:08 pm
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Apr 21, 2009, 8:15 pm
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Apr 21, 2009, 8:57 pm
#13
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The wiki Award Redemption page has been updated - could someone who actually has experience redeeming awards (I do not) please review? The page hasn't been updated in a while. Thanks! 
Apr 22, 2009, 2:33 pm
#14
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upgrade coach tickets to first class
I was wondering how to upgrade my coach tickets that I purchased using my miles points in the American AAdvantage program.
Apr 22, 2009, 3:04 pm
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Some have rarely been able to change the coach award tickets to upper class by only paying the difference in miles. But its not standard practice.