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American: Can credit be converted to frequent flier miles? [closed]
With American Airlines, can credit be converted to frequent flier miles?
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How much does one American Airline frequent flier mile equal in US$?
How much does one American Airline frequent flier mile equal in 🇺🇸 dollars ($)?
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Why would an airline stop awarding frequent flyer miles and loyalty points to passengers who don’t book tickets directly with them?
I read this blogpost titled American Airlines Will Stop Awarding Frequent Flyer Miles and Loyalty Points to Passengers Who Don’t Book Direct. It makes me wonder: why would an airline stop awarding ...
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why didn't i get frequent flier miles on American Airlines with my Alaskan Airlines flight?
Both Alaskian Airlines and American Airlines are part of the Oneworld alliance so I'd expect the frequent flier miles to be linked but they're not.
I found my ticket number on my credit card statement ...
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Can I use American Airlines miles to buy a British Airways ticket?
If my uncle transfers American Airlines miles to an account I will create on AAadvantage, can I use these miles to buy a ticket from British airways?
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Do miles progress towards the elite status get reset on American Airlines?
I recently retained my gold status with the American Airlines by earning 32,545 EQM's and spending $3750 EQD's. As I retained my gold status from last year, I thought I would continue further with ...
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Can one upgrade to a next class using American award miles on other One world airlines?
I have 67,607 award miles on AA and I am planning to purchase an economy ticket on Qatar Airways for my upcoming travel. Can I use my award miles to buy an upgrade to the Q Suite (Business class) on ...
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Does the privilege status with an airline or alliance change if one redeems their miles?
I am a frequent traveler with American Airlines and I have accrued 84,022 miles over the last 4 years. I have 67,607 award miles right now on my AA account and I have been maintaining Gold Elite ...
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Seat selection on Economy MileSAAver [duplicate]
If I use my miles to buy an American Economy MileSAAver tickets, do I get to pick my seats when I book the flight?
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Stopping miles from expiring on American Airlines
I have about 35k AAdvantage miles with American Airlines that are about to expire. I understand that if I fly with American this will reset the clock for another 18 months. (Alternately I could ...
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Using airline FF program shopping button (Chrome) on hotel websites - Double-dip?
asking if anyone tried this.
Talking about Shopping button extensions from FF programs (AAdvantage eShopping, United MileagePlus etc.) They sometimes have hotel websites possible for mileage ...
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Book a JAL flight, marketed by AA: mileage earnings on Alaska?
I noticed a JAL roundtrip that is somehow significantly cheaper when purchased through an AA codeshare. JAL has great mileage earning rates on Alaska, especially on premium cabins.
If purchased ...
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Can I earn mileage separately for 2 legs of the same trip?
I'm flying ICN-DFW-EZE-DFW-ICN on AA in Premium Economy.
ICN-DFW and DFW-ICN qualify for mileage on KE.
Can I request AA mileage for DFW-EZE-DFW, considering that my luggage will be checked in from ...
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Airlines credit card booking for a friend using my credit card
This question is about earning miles. I have an airlines credit card, which gives me 2x miles and it is linked to my AAdvantage account.
When I use my credit card to book tickets for a friend, do I ...
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Booking a trip to earn airline status
My partner and I are both very close to getting reward status by the end of the year, each on a different airline. We are considering making a quick weekend trip to put us over the edge, but we don't ...
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Get frequent flyer credit for flights involving another person?
If I am booking a flight for somebody else, is it usually possible to get frequent flyer credit for that flight?
Using American's booking interface, it complained when I tried to use my FF number ...
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qualifying for AAdvantage elite status
According to AAdvantage elite status here are the pre requisites for getting into each of the various elite statuses for American Airlines:
Do you need to have 25,000 EQMs -and- 30 EQSs -and- $3,000 ...
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How can AA elite members get upgraded on a domestic codeshare?
I have a question about US domestic round trip travel. The flight is operated by American, but marketed by Alaska Airlines (AS) and the ticket is issued on AS stock (027). The passenger has Platinum ...
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If I book but my employer pays for my ticket, do I still receive the AAdvantage benefits?
If I book a flight on American Airlines, but it is paid for by my employer, do the AAdvantage benefits still apply?
Specifically the priority boarding and no fee for checked baggage at the airport.
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Cancelling a mileage award ticket after check in American Airlines
If I booked a mileage award travel through American Airlines, and have checked in at the airport and passed security, can I still cancel my trip a few hours before I board, in the event of an ...
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Ability to earn double miles on 2 different airlines. (AA and BA) [duplicate]
I am an awards member with both American Airlines and British Airlines. I work in the Middle East and every month I'm either flying to the Middle East or flying home.
My company only has an account ...
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Can I switch OneWorld airline loyalty schemes and retain my benefits?
I am currently American AAdvantage Executive Platinum, and am considering switching to earning through the British Airways Executive Club instead, with the hope of reaching Gold this year (the ...
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Using American Airline Miles
I'm trying to book a flight for my mom to Shanghai by using my AA miles but I'm not sure if I should use Anytime Miles or MileSAver Miles. If I booked her Anytime miles would the possibility of ...
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Will I get American AAdvantage miles when flying a Qantas flight operated by Emirates?
I normally collect AAdvantage points with American Airlines. I'm considering booking a Qantas flight (LHR->DXB), but some of the flights, whilst having a Qantas flight number, are operated by Emirates....
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Probability of first-class upgrade with only Platinum status?
In the AAdvantage program, there are 3 statuses, Gold, Platinum and Platinum Executive. The Platinum has a "72-hour upgrade window". The Executive has a 100-hour window. I assume this refers to when ...
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How can I check my status on an American Airlines promotion?
I registered with an American Airlines promotion to get "elite" status if I flew certain numbers of miles before the end of the year. I assume that once I register I need to do nothing further. I have ...
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Using AA Aviator Awards
I signed up for a US Airways, now AA Aviator Credit card and earned 50,000 miles. When I go online to redeem there are two choices of seats, Economy Miles Saver (none available for my dates) and ...
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Are there any ways to get American Airlines systemwide upgrades, apart from having Executive Platinum status?
I used to have American Airlines Executive Platinum status, which entitles one to eight systemwide upgrades each year. These are extremely valuable and were easily the best benefit (essentially they ...
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Can you earn miles with different airlines for the same one flight, if they are part of the same loyalty program?
For example, I flew British Airways LAX-LHR. I wanted to get miles on Alaska Airlines so I sent in the boarding pass, etc and received credit.
I also have a mileage plan with American Airlines. ...
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Questions about MileSAAver Economy rewards
I'm looking into using AA rewards miles toward a family flight next summer. I've looked at the AA award chart and the MileSAAver Economy tickets sound appealing because of the low cost in miles, but ...
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Will American Airlines let me fly first class by buying miles?
I have an interesting problem and am hoping you might have some insight.
I want to book a ticket to go to Michigan for my sisters graduation Leaving on May 1st after 8pm or may 2nd in the morning and ...
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Do I have to purchase tickets with the airline's credit card to get the benefits?
I'm planning a trip with my family and would like to take advantage of the benefits on my wife's Citi Platinum Select / AAdvantage® World Mastercard but purchase the tickets with another card.
The ...
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How will the US Airways and American Airlines merger affect frequent flyer miles?
So I have like 30,000 frequent flier miles with American Airlines and in a few weeks, care of my employer, will be traveling US Airways for a business trip. Since American Airlines is now owned by US ...
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Can you get back miles you didn't fly because you were rebooked on another Airline/Alliance?
I was recently due to fly on American Airlines, but my flights were cancelled at the last minute. They rebooked me on US Airways (not the same alliance), via a slightly different route, and I didn't ...
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What's the difference between MileSAAver and AAnytime reward tickets on American Airlines?
What's the difference between MileSAAver and AAnytime reward tickets on American Airlines, once they have been booked? Do they have different cancellation or change policies, for example?
I'm looking ...
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What ways are there to retain/gain AAdvantage status with American Airlines, apart from flying?
Let's say one is interested in gaining or retaining AAdvantage frequent flyer status with American Airlines (I am happy to broaden the question to other airlines if that's useful). Normally, this ...
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Difference between AAdvantage "points" and "miles"
When I review my American Airlines AAdvantage account, I notice that I am accruing both "points" and "miles".
Both appear to play a role in determining my elite status, but I can't seem to find the ...
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What are "500 Mile Upgrades"?
On my American Airlines AAdvantage account, I see a lot of references to "500 Mile Upgrades".
I don't quite understand how these work. Can someone explain what these are for (and what does the "500 ...
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When canceling a flight purchased with miles, do I get the miles back?
It seems that when you buy a flight using miles, trip insurance doesn't restore or pay for the miles spent purchasing a flight, at least when purchased through a third party.
Is it possible to ...
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When you fly for free using miles, do you earn miles?
Two questions:
If I "buy" a flight using miles, will I earn miles on that flight? In my case, I'd be using American Airlines miles to buy an American Airlines flight.
What about if I use American ...
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