Flight Awards
You can use your AAdvantage miles to fly to exciting destinations on American Airlines, American Eagle®, AmericanConnection®, or one of our AAdvantage participant airlines. The itinerary you choose determines the number of miles you need to use.
Each award is valid for one-way travel unless otherwise specified. You can create the award itinerary that best meets your needs by combining multiple awards for each direction of travel.
AAnytime® Awards provide you with the most flexibility, allowing you to be spontaneous and travel on any unsold seat on any day.
MileSAAver® Awards provide you with an economical alternative if you are flexible with your travel plans. These awards are subject to special limitations on seating availability and to travel embargo dates on some participant airlines.
Upgrade Awards
Additionally, we offer members the opportunity to purchase an individual published-fare Economy Class or Business Class ticket and use AAdvantage miles and a non-refundable co-pay, if applicable, to confirm an upgrade to Business Class or First Class. View upgrade award information and details on how to make Upgrade Award Reservations.
Making Flight Award Reservations
Award tickets are subject to applicable taxes and security fees.
No AAdvantage award fees apply when booking award reservations 21 days or more prior to departure via AA.com. Certain charges apply when requesting award travel within 21 days of travel and when ticketing awards via Reservations or at the Airport.
AAdvantage Award Service Charges
Ticketing 21 days or more prior to departure
(Waived for AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members using miles from their account)
Award Service Charge applies when ticketing via Reservations^
$20
Ticketing less than 21 days prior to departure
(Waived for AAdvantage Executive Platinum members using miles from their account)
*Travel ticketed 20 - 7 days prior to departure
$50
*Travel ticketed 6 days to 2 hours prior to departure
$100
Charges are non-refundable
^ $30 when ticketing at the Airport or at a Travel Center
*When multiple awards are claimed at the same time from the same account, the AAdvantage award charge is discounted to $25 for each additional award.
We recommend making award travel reservations as soon as you know your travel dates. Book via AA using the easy to read color-coded calendar.
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If booking award travel on one of our AAdvantage participating carriers, contact Reservations at 1-800-882-8880 (or your local American Airlines office).
All accommodations are subject to availability at the time reservations are made and award seats may not be available on all flights or to all destinations.
In some cases, additional restrictions and travel embargo dates may apply.
All tickets are valid for one year from the date of issue, unless otherwise stated, but may be subject to additional charges if changed. All travel must be completed one year from the date of issue.
Award tickets are subject to applicable taxes and security fees.
A $20 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our reservations offices and a $30 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our Travel Centers or Airport Agents.
Changing Flight Award Tickets
A $150 USD charge (subject to change without notice) will apply for a confirmed change to an eligible origin or destination on a MileSAAver award. Changes to an eligible origin or destination on AAnytime awards are allowed at no charge.
Changes to the itinerary which involve different AAdvantage award(s) than originally ticketed require a reinstatement of the original award ticket, payment of the applicable award reinstatement charge (see below), and a new award ticket issued.
Contact AAdvantage Reservations to change your itinerary, pay the applicable charge and have your ticket reissued prior to travel.
Reinstating Award Tickets
You can request to have your AAdvantage mileage reinstated for an unused AAdvantage flight award if your ticket has not expired. Partially used awards cannot be reinstated.
When requesting a reinstatement, a $150 USD processing charge will be assessed per account for the first award ticket. Any additional award tickets reinstated to the same account at the same time will have a $25 USD per ticket add-on charge.
If you wish to reinstate your AAdvantage mileage, please call 1-800-882-8880 or your local American Airlines office to cancel your reservation and request your mileage reinstatement.
