Choose AAnytime awards for any seat on an American Airlines or American Eagle® flight for as low as 20,000 miles each way plus any applicable taxes and carrier-imposed fees. You can also use MileSAAver awards for fewer miles.
Web Special awards may be offered on select flights and dates for fewer miles than either the AAnytime or MileSAAver award level. Mileage levels vary by date and flight. When available, you’ll see the applicable award level while booking your trip.
Tickets that include a Web Special award don’t allow changes, and – while you can cancel and reinstate your miles – fees may apply. Reinstatement fees are waived for Executive Platinum members.
Use your miles to travel the world. Combine awards for one-way, roundtrip or travel to multiple cities with our oneworld® and partner airlines.
oneworld® and other airline partner award chart
We’ve made it even easier to redeem your miles for award travel on American and various partner airlines when booking through our app.
Use the award map and find where you can go with the miles you have.
Redeem your miles to move into the next cabin on your flight.
Use your miles to upgrade on British Airways and Iberia flights.
Upgrade with miles on partner airlines
AAdvantage® elite-status members can use miles to buy 500-mile upgrades on American flights.
We’re giving you more flexibility with waived award reinstatement and change fees.
For travel on:
For travel on other airline partners, contact Reservations for help with booking a flight award ticket. Service charges may apply.
Reservations and ticket changes
Contact Reservations or visit an American Airlines Travel Center or an Airport Ticket Office for assistance with booking your mileage upgrade award.
You may request an upgrade when you make your initial reservation or at any time before check-in. If you have already purchased a ticket and you wish to use a mileage upgrade award, please have your reservation details available when you call.
If an upgrade isn’t available at the time of booking, we’ll waitlist your request. Waitlisted upgrade requests will be confirmed in this order:
If the upgrade type and 12-month Rolling EQD value are the same we’ll look at the booking code then date/time of the request to determine prioritization.
If your upgrade hasn’t been confirmed by the time you check-in, we’ll automatically add you to the airport upgrade standby list if you have the appropriate number of miles in your account 48 hours before departure.
Once your upgrade is confirmed, we’ll automatically update your mobile boarding pass in our app and Passbook.
If your trip is eligible, your miles will be automatically reinstated within 48 hours of canceling your trip online. For all other trips, contact Reservations to have your miles reinstated.
Eligible customers / trips must meet these requirements:
Refunds for the purchase of ancillary products such as seats, pre-paid bags or priority boarding will need to be requested separately.
Contact Reservations for help with changing your flight award reservation and paying the applicable flight award change / reinstatement fee.
You may not make changes to an itinerary that includes a Web Special award. While you can cancel and reinstate your miles, fees may apply.
Flight award change / reinstatement fee will be waived for:
If your trip is not eligible for automatic reinstatement of your miles, contact Reservations for help with canceling your flight award reservation, requesting mileage reinstatement and paying the applicable flight award change / reinstatement fee.
You can request to have your AAdvantage® mileage reinstated for a wholly unused AAdvantage® award if your reservation is canceled before departure and if the ticket has not expired.
Cancellations of the original ticket purchased 2 or more days before departure will have up to 24 hours for a full ticket refund including mileage reinstatement.
If you cancel your flight award reservation on aa.com, you must call Reservations to request the mileage reinstatement and pay the applicable flight award change / reinstatement fee.
Flight award change / reinstatement fee will be waived for:
| Elite status | Change made 60 days or more before travel | At least 7 days, but fewer than 60 days before travel | Fewer than 7 days before travel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Platinum | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Platinum Pro | $0 | $50 | $75 |
| Platinum | $0 | $75 | $100 |
| Gold | $0 | $100 | $125 |
| Regular member | $0 | $125 | $150 |
Fees apply to each award ticket changed or reinstated.
Fees vary by elite status of the member using miles from their account and number of days before departure of the first changing or canceled flight in the original itinerary.
Flight award change / reinstatement fee will be waived for:
Contact Reservations for help with changing a mileage upgrade award.
Tickets upgraded with mileage upgrade awards retain all the original fare rules and restrictions of the original purchased fare.
Changes to the itinerary which do not require a different mileage upgrade award than originally ticketed do not require payment of the mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee. Any co-payment amount already paid can be re-applied toward the upgrade co-payment for the new itinerary. Any fare rules, restrictions or fees that apply to the original purchased fare still apply.
Changes to the itinerary which involve different mileage upgrade award(s) than originally ticketed require a reinstatement of the original mileage upgrade award, payment of the applicable mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee, forfeiture of any non-refundable co-payment as well as payment of any fees that apply to the original purchased fare.
Contact Reservations for help with canceling your mileage upgrade award, requesting mileage reinstatement and paying the applicable mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee.
You can request to have your AAdvantage® mileage reinstated for a wholly unused and unexpired AAdvantage® mileage upgrade award if your reservation is canceled before departure and if the ticket has not expired.
Tickets upgraded with mileage upgrade awards retain all the original fare rules and restrictions of the original purchased fare.
Co-payment fees are non-refundable and are forfeited when requesting mileage reinstatement.
Cancellations to the original ticket purchased 2 or more days before departure will have up to 24 hours for a full ticket refund including mileage reinstatement and co-payment amount paid.
If you cancel the ticket on aa.com, you must call Reservations to request the mileage reinstatement and pay the applicable mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee.
Mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee will be waived for Executive Platinum members using miles from their account.
There will be a $150 reinstatement fee per account for the first mileage upgrade award, plus forfeiture of any non-refundable co-payment. Additional mileage upgrade award tickets reinstated to the same account at the same time will have a $25 reinstatement fee per ticket, plus forfeiture of any non-refundable co-payment.
Mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee will be waived for Executive Platinum members using miles from their account.
If your trip is eligible, your miles will be automatically reinstated within 48 hours of canceling your trip online. For all other trips, contact Reservations to have your miles reinstated.
Eligible customers / trips must meet these requirements:
Refunds for the purchase of ancillary products such as seats, pre-paid bags or priority boarding will need to be requested separately.
Contact Reservations for help with changing a flight award ticket.
Contact Reservations for help with changing a mileage upgrade award.
Reservations and ticket changes
If your trip is not eligible for automatic reinstatement of your miles, contact Reservations for help with canceling your flight award reservation and requesting mileage reinstatement.
You can request to have your AAdvantage® mileage reinstated for a wholly unused AAdvantage® award if your reservation is canceled before departure and if the ticket has not expired.
Contact Reservations for help with canceling your mileage upgrade award and requesting mileage reinstatement.
| Country | Tickets issued through Reservations |
|---|---|
| Belgium (including Luxembourg and The Netherlands) | €30 |
| Denmark | DKK 500 |
| Finland | €50 |
| France | €30 |
| Germany | €45 |
| Greece | €20 |
| Ireland | €15 |
| Israel | $25 |
| Italy | €20 |
| Norway | NOK 500 |
| Portugal | €30 |
| Spain | €20 |
| Sweden | SEK 500 |
| Switzerland | CHF 80 |
| United Kingdom | £5 |
Due to government and market requirements there may be higher charges in Colombia.
AAdvantage® flight awards are subject to, and the passenger is responsible for, the September 11th Security Fee, applicable departure taxes, federal inspection fees, passenger facility charges, and any other taxes and fees imposed by a government entity (U.S. or foreign), as well as any fees or surcharges imposed by the carrier.
