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How to Book with AA Reduced Miles<\/strong><\/p>\n

I like to keep track of\u00a0American Airlines reduced mileage awards<\/a>\u00a0because I have used them many times for US and Canadian flights and have found them to be a pretty good value. They are now out from October 2017 to January 2018.\u00a0In order to take advantage of these reduced mileage awards, you must have these specified Citi or Barclays credit cards listed below which will also determine your mileage discount:<\/p>\n

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The website has a listing of city destinations in the US and some Canadian cities that these reduced mileage awards\u00a0can be used for during specified months.\u00a0In\u00a0order for your flight to qualify for reduced mileage awards, you have to find\u00a0MileSAAver availability on AA.com. To walk you through an example, say I wanted to go from Houston to Ft. Lauderdale\u00a0which is on the list for January.\u00a0Only those dates in green for 12.5k each way will be available for reduced mileage awards in economy.<\/p>\n

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This also works for business class rewards and only those dates in blue for 25k will be eligible for reduced mileage.<\/p>\n

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Next you want to make sure that the flights that you want to book are either with\u00a0American Airlines or American Eagle. No code share flights are allowed ei Alaska Airlines. Flights must originate\u00a0in the 48 continental US or\u00a0Canada so Hawaii or Alaska will not qualify.<\/p>\n

After you get your flights in order,\u00a0you must call this number\u00a01-800-882-8880\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong>to book your flight with an agent<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>.\u00a0Tell the agent\u00a0your dates and flight details and give them the award code.\u00a0\u00a0You must pay with your eligible\u00a0card. Here are the award codes below:<\/p>\n

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As a reminder,\u00a0if you book an award less that 21 days out, then the agent will charge you a\u00a0$75<\/strong>\u00a0close-in booking fee.\u00a0This charge is\u00a0waived for AAdvantage\u00a0Executive Platinum, Platinum Pro, Platinum and Gold elite members using miles from their account.<\/p>\n

Also remember that having the above credit cards\u00a0will also give you 10% mileage back up to 100k miles redeemed per year when you make award redemptions so this is even more in mileage savings!<\/p>\n

When Should I Use British Airways Avios?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since MilesSaver Awards can also be booked with British Airways Avios, then it really depends on the distance of your flight since BA is a distance based award program. The best tool to use is the\u00a0Wandering Aramean Avios Redemption calculator<\/a>. This will calculate how many avios you will need for your flight. You will then log into BA.com to redeem your avios for your American Airlines flights.<\/p>\n

Alaska Airlines Codeshare<\/span><\/p>\n

This airline has domestic flights that you can book with AA miles. The only problem is that AA reduced mileage rules specifically state that you can only book these awards\u00a0on American Airlines metal. So if you see a flight with \u201cAS\u201d for Alaska Airlines, then you can\u2019t<\/strong> use reduced mileage awards.<\/p>\n

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Alaska is not a\u00a0OneWorld Partner but it is a partner airline, so you can book them with Avios.\u00a0The only problem is that you can\u2019t book it on the BA website. Instead you have to call BA to book it at\u00a01-800-247-9297<\/strong>\u00a0between 7am and 11pm EST. There is a $25 booking fee but if you tell the agent that you can\u2019t book it online, they can waive the fee but YMMV.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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