Travel credit

How to find and redeem your travel credit

We issue 3 types of travel credit: Trip Credit, Flight Credit and Travel Vouchers. Travel credit can be used to book flights only and is not valid for extras like seats or bags.

Trip Credit

Trip credit icon

Issued for

Compensation, refunds and remaining value from Flight Credit exchanges
 
 

Valid for

  • Domestic or international flights originating in the U.S. or select countries
  • Non-award bookings
  • Can't be used for extras like
    seats or bags

Number redeemable per trip

  • Up to 8 Trip Credits in a single passenger reservation on aa.com
  • Contact Reservations to book for more than 1 passenger

Who can use it

Can be used by the Trip Credit holder to book travel

Expires

1 year from date issued, unless otherwise listed
 
 
 

How to redeem

Book flights

Contact Reservations for bookings on hold

Contact Reservations

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Flight Credit

Flight credit icon

Created by

Unused or canceled tickets
 
 
 
 

Valid for

  • Flights only**
  • Non-award bookings
  • Can't be used for extras like
    seats or bags

Number redeemable per trip

  • aa.com allows 1 Flight Credit per passenger
  • Contact Reservations to book with more than 1 Flight Credit

Who can use it

Only the same passenger named on the Flight Credit can book and travel

Expires

Travel must begin 1 year from the date of issue.
 
 
 

How to redeem

Find your trip

Contact Reservations for bookings on hold

Contact Reservations

As an AAdvantage® member, if you have an original ticket issued between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, the value of your unused ticket can be used by September 30, 2022 for travel through December 31, 2022.*

*Change fees apply if your original ticketed travel was before March 1, 2020. Basic Economy tickets issued on or after April 1, 2021 are non-changeable.

**Valid for travel wholly within or between the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands only when booking on aa.com (U.S. currency only).

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Travel Vouchers

Travel voucher icon

Issued in the form of

  • Electronic Travel Vouchers – U.S. residents only
  • Paper vouchers

Valid for

  • Flights only
  • Can't be used for extras like
    seats or bags

Number redeemable per trip

Up to 8 per trip
 
 

Who can use it

Can be used by the Travel Voucher holder to book travel for anyone

Expires

1 year from date issued
 
 

How to redeem

Electronic Travel Vouchers on aa.com, or either voucher type by calling Reservations

Contact Reservations

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