March 4th, 2013
AAdvantage Credit Card Reduced Mileage Awards For April-June 2013
Related: Q1 Award List
Q2 Reduced Mileage Awards Linky
-You can book tickets for 7,500 less miles than American Airlines regularly charges if you have an eligible AA card.
-Consumer cardholders also get a 10% rebate on miles redeemed, so a coach reduced award will now cost just 15,750 miles round trip after the instant 7,500 mileage reduction and the 10% (in this case 1,750) mileage rebate.
To book these awards just call AA’s AAdvantage desk at 800-882-8880 and reference the following award code:
7,500 miles off Coach: TC8X7A
7,500 miles off Business/First: UC21X2A
Below is a sample list of some of Q2’s valid destinations, origination is allowed from any US48 City.
While BA Avios may be a better deal for nonstop short-haul flights, bear in mind that you pay for each segment when redeeming Avios, whereas with AA miles you pay for the entire journey.
-Atlanta
-Charlotte
-Cincinnati
-Cleveland
-Colorado Springs
-Columbus
-Dallas
-Detroit
-Houston (IAH and HOU)
-Miami
-Minneapolis
-Nashville
-New York (LGA)
-Newark
-S. Barbara, CA
-S. Louis
-Salt Lake City
-Vail, CO
-Washington D.C (DCA and IAD)
-Calgary
-Montreal
-Ottawa
-Toronto
Note: Some readers have reported success in:
-Originating from one of the cities on the list and flying to anywhere with a 7,500 mile discount.
-Getting them to waive the $25 phone fee as these can’t be booked online.
-Getting a 3,750 mile discount on one-way travel.
-You can always pull a hidden city trick (for example for fly JFK-LAX-SBA and just get off at LAX), though you’d probably have to forgo checked luggage.
YMMV! (Your mileage may vary)
1
March 4th, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Reasons for pulling a hidden city trick?
2
March 4th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
If you throw away your final segment, (hidden city), your return trip will be canceled. So, you will pay 17.5k for a one way & not be able to get home.
3
March 4th, 2013 at 12:44 pm
You can always pull a hidden city trick (for example for fly JFK-LAX-SBA and just get off at LAX)-
how can you do this? wont they cancel your return ticket if you never catch the flight from lax to sba??
4
March 4th, 2013 at 12:45 pm
@Al:
Hence why you would have to get them to book it as a one-way.
5
March 4th, 2013 at 12:58 pm
how do you get 10% miles with consumer card?
does it work for international as well?
only on RMA?
6
March 4th, 2013 at 2:05 pm
Do I have to fly between April and June or just book?
7
March 4th, 2013 at 2:18 pm
Does this apply to AA partner (Elal)
8
March 4th, 2013 at 2:28 pm
Whats the best way to fly to israel via el al which miles to use thanks
9
March 4th, 2013 at 3:51 pm
Can I use this code for international flights, eg regular cost of 45,000 AA miles one way to Israel less 7500 miles— so only costing 37,500?
10
March 4th, 2013 at 4:39 pm
NO INTERNATIONAL guys, its only domestic.
11
March 4th, 2013 at 6:47 pm
Anyone know if you use the code if you are a cardholder booking tickets for a family member with their miles? I will be booking a ticket for my minor child with miles from his account or my father’s account and would love to figure out a way to use the discount.
12
March 5th, 2013 at 12:41 am
I have a united credit card and I opened another that offered a bonus of 50k. I just received a notice that since I have another united card from chase I can not get the bonus. Is there anything to do?
13
March 5th, 2013 at 9:26 am
Yes, there is something to do.
start doing honest work for a living, and dont play shticks.
14
March 6th, 2013 at 7:42 am
Does this only work on AA flights? Or can it be used to book flights on partner airlines as well?
15
March 8th, 2013 at 9:44 pm
Guys, read! Only AA. Only domestic. Has nothing to do with United cards.
Now, how someone was able to book it one way? I just called and the agent said that the computer would not let her do it, said it required a round-trip reservation…