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 American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia flights.
Reserve the best seats in the Main Cabin using your miles.
AAdvantage® elite-status members can use miles to buy 500-mile upgrades on American flights.
We’re giving you more flexibility by eliminating change fees on AAdvantage® award travel within the U.S. and between the U.S. and:
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 bought 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.
There is no fee to change your flight award if you’re traveling within the U.S. or between the U.S. and:
Keep in mind, you still need to redeem miles for any award price difference when making a change.
The fee will be determined by your AAdvantage® status and number of days remaining before departure of the first changing flight in your current itinerary. Fees apply to each award ticket changed.
| 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 |
We’ll waive the change fee if you are using more miles to buy a higher cabin on the same flight(s), or if you’re an Executive Platinum member using miles from your account.
Contact Reservations for help with changing your flight award reservation and paying any applicable fees.
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.
There is no fee to change your mileage upgrade award if you’re traveling within the U.S. or between the U.S. and:
Keep in mind, you still need to redeem miles for any award price difference and pay any co-payment difference when making a change.
Changes to the itinerary which do not require a different mileage upgrade award than originally ticketed can be made for no charge. 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.
There will be a $150 fee per account for the first mileage upgrade award reinstated. Additional mileage upgrade award tickets reinstated to the same account at the same time will have a $25 reinstatement fee per ticket.
We’ll waive the reinstatement fee if you’re an Executive Platinum member using miles from your account.
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.
We’re giving you more flexibility by waiving change fees for awards ticketed by December 31, 2020.
Contact Reservations for help changing a flight award ticket.
Changes to the itinerary which involve different AAdvantage® awards than originally ticketed require a reinstatement of the original award ticket and a new award ticket issued.
You may not make changes to award types for an itinerary that includes a Web Special award, but you can cancel and reinstate your miles.
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.
Any co-payment amount already paid can be re-applied toward the upgrade co-payment for the new itinerary if changes to the itinerary do not require a different mileage upgrade award than originally ticketed. 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 as well as payment of any fees that apply to the original purchased fare.
If you decide not to travel, you can reinstate your AAdvantage® miles for a fee after canceling your flight. The fee will be determined by your AAdvantage® status and number of days remaining before departure of the first cancelled flight in your current itinerary. Fees apply to each award ticket reinstated.
| Elite status | Booking cancelled 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 |
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 buying ancillary products such as seats, pre-paid bags or priority boarding will need to be requested separately.
If your trip is not eligible for automatic reinstatement of your miles, contact Reservations for help with canceling your flight award reservation, requesting reinstatement of your miles and paying the applicable flight award reinstatement fee.
You can request to have your AAdvantage® miles 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 bought 2 or more days before departure will have up to 24 hours for a full ticket refund including reinstatement of any redeemed AAdvantage® miles.
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.
We’ll waive the reinstatement fee if you’re an Executive Platinum member using miles from your account.
Contact Reservations for help with canceling your mileage upgrade award, requesting reinstatement of your miles 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 reinstatement of AAdvantage® miles.
Cancellations to the original ticket bought 2 or more days before departure will have up to 24 hours for a full ticket refund including reinstatement of AAdvantage® miles and any co-payment made.
If you cancel the ticket on aa.com, you must call Reservations to request the reinstatement of your miles and pay the applicable mileage upgrade award reinstatement fee.
We’re giving you more flexibility by waiving reinstatement fees for awards ticketed by December 31, 2020.
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 buying ancillary products such as seats, pre-paid bags or priority boarding will need to be requested separately.
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 reinstatement of your miles.
You can request to have your AAdvantage® mileage reinstated for a wholly unused 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.
Cancellations to the original ticket bought 2 or more days before departure will have up to 24 hours from the time it’s ticketed to be eligible for a full ticket refund including the reinstatement of miles and any co-payment made.
If you cancel the ticket on aa.com, you must call Reservations to request reinstatement of your miles and refunds for any co-payment made.
| 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.
