Use your miles in a variety of award combinations to book a one-way trip, a roundtrip or a multi-city trip. One-Way Flex Awards are offered at a one-way mileage rate - exactly half of the round-trip rate.
Here are some examples of ways to combine awards that make your miles work for you:
| Example 1 Perhaps your flight time or date is more flexible on the way to your
destination than the return -Combine a MileSAAver and an AAnytime award |
| |
| London - Los Angeles One-Way Economy Class MileSAAver Off-Peak* award |
| 20,000 |
| Los Angeles - London - One-Way Economy Class AAnytime award | | 60,000 |
| Total Miles | | 80,000 |
| |
| Example 2 – Save some miles on the way out and enjoy a bit of luxury on the return
- Combine different classes of service |
| |
| London – New York One-Way Economy Class MileSAAver | |
30,000 |
| New York – London One-Way First Class MileSAAver | |
62,500 |
| Total Miles | |
92,500 |
| |
| Example 3 – Go one way |
| |
| London – Dallas/Fort Worth Economy Class MileSAAver Off-Peak* | |
20,000 |
| Total Miles | | 20,000 |
As you can see, you now have more options, more flexibility, and almost endless ways to customize your award travel
AA.com Enhanced Award Booking Tool
To help you create your best award trip, we've enhanced the AAdvantage award booking tool on AA.com. Don't worry – we've kept
all the features you've told us are important to you and make award booking on AA.com easy.
The easy to read at-a-glance calendar now allows you to select different award types (MileSAAver® or AAnytime®) or classes of service for each portion of your trip.
Another AA.com enhancement allows customers to book award travel to more than one city in a single trip with the new
Multi-City award option.
And, you can now also book award travel into one city and depart from another.
| For example: |
| |
| Departure | London – Chicago |
| Return | New York – London |
We hope you enjoy your new AAdvantage programme travel options and the enhancements to the AA.com AAdvantage award booking tool. We appreciate your loyalty to American and hope to see you onboard soon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. What are AAdvantage One-Way Flex Awards?
A1. AAdvantage One-Way Flex Awards allow you to use existing MileSAAver and AAnytime awards for one-way trips. These awards require half the round-trip mileage for each one-way award.
Q2. Does this mean I can use my miles to travel one-way and pay only the one-way mileage amount?
A2. Yes, AAdvantage awards may be used for one-way travel at the one-way mileage amount.
Q3. How do I know how many miles it will take for a one-way award?
A3. AA.com indicates the miles needed for one-way MileSAAver and AAnytime awards.
The complete award chart is available on the
Making Award Reservations page.
Q4. What kind of one-way awards can I combine?
A4. You may combine MileSAAver awards with AAnytime awards, awards for travel in different cabins and/or awards for travel
in Peak periods with awards for travel in Off Peak periods.
Q5. Can I combine awards valid for travel on other airlines?
A5. Yes, you may combine First Class, Business Class and Economy Class one-way awards when travelling on airlines
participating in the AAdvantage programme.
Q6. Will I be able to use my miles for an AAnytime award travelling on other airlines participating in the AAdvantage
programme?
A6. AAnytime awards are valid on American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection carriers. Other airlines do not
offer AAnytime awards.
Q7. How many awards can I combine?
A7. You can combine up to four one-way awards on a single ticket.
Q8. Do one-way awards include any stopovers?
A8. Awards between North America and Europe, India, Asia, Central / South America allow a stopover at the North American
gateway. However, other one-way awards do not allow stopovers.
Q9. How can I travel to more than one city on a one-way award?
A9. Travelling to multiple cities requires multiple one-way awards.
Q10. Travel to more than one city was permitted on round-trip awards; why has this changed?
A10. Round-trip awards were designed to provide travel to and from one city. We understand that in the past some members
benefited by making an extra stop en route. With the introduction of one-way awards, you can still travel to more than one
city but it will require multiple one-way awards.
Q11. Will I have to pay any additional AAdvantage Award or reinstatement charges if I book and ticket two or more one-way
awards?
A11. When applicable, AAdvantage charges are applied per ticket not per one-way award. Up to 4 one-way
awards can be issued on one ticket.
Q12. Are there any awards that are not offered as one-way awards?
A12. Yes. Special limited time offer awards are not offered as one-way awards and may not be combined with other awards.
Additionally,
oneworld multi-carrier awards cannot be combined with other awards.
Q13. How can I book One-Way Flex Awards?
A13. One-Way Flex Awards can be booked on AA.com or via AAdvantage Reservations. A £15 Award Service Fee per person applies
to AAdvantage award reservations ticketed by our reservations offices.
Q14. Why is American Airlines offering members these new award options?
A14. We are introducing One-Way Flex Awards to provide customers with more choice and more flexibility when booking
AAdvantage award travel. These enhancements increase the value of the AAdvantage programme for our customers.
Q15. Since I can use my miles for one-way award travel, can I book a one-way award to travel to my destination and purchase
a one-way fare ticket for the return – or vice versa?
A15. Yes. You may book a one-way award and a one-way purchased fare. You will receive two one-way tickets. For the purchased
fare ticket, miles will accrue as normal and standard upgrade policies apply.
Q16. Can I combine One-Way Flex Awards when I book via AA.com?
A16. Members can combine American Airlines MileSAAver and AAnytime awards, or awards in different classes of service (e.g.
First class and Economy class) or peak and off-peak awards.
Q17. Are there any awards I'm not able to book on AA.com?
A17. At this time AAdvantage upgrade awards and awards valid for travel on other airlines, including oneworld multi-carrier
awards cannot be booked via AA.com.
Q18. What types of award itineraries am I able to book via AA.com?
A18. You may book one-way, round-trip or (new!) multi-city trips via AA.com.
Q19. What is Multi-City travel?
A19. Multi-City travel is travelling to several cities in one trip.
Q20. How do I book award travel to several cities via AA.com?
A20. From the AA.com home page, select Redeem Miles and select the Multi-City link and enter up to 4 cities.
Q21. How do I book an award reservation in Spanish via AA.com?
A21. From the AA.com home page, select the "Español" link located under "Redeem Miles"
Q22. Can I make an AAdvantage award reservation on AA.com if I reside outside the U.S.?
A22. Residents of the U.S., Canada, U.K. or select countries in Latin America or the Caribbean may book and
ticket award travel via AA.com. AAdvantage members not residing in one of the above listed areas should contact their local
American Airlines office for additional information regarding award travel.
Q23. How do I book a one-way award and a purchased fare ticket on AA.com?
A23. Two separate reservations will be necessary. From the
AA.com home page, complete your award reservation
using the Redeem Miles option. Then, complete your purchased fare ticket using the Price & Schedule option from the
home page.
For further informations please go to
AA.com.
