So its not a strategy that makes sense for a lot of travelers. And you would lose half your miles in the conversion, i. If youre short on aadvantage miles, you can book american flights using miles other than american aadvantage. Why iflywithmiles is unlike any other travel service. Apr 03, 2018 you can also book aer lingus flights on using mileageplus points. Travel expert, jason steele, offers tips on how to book a flight with aadvantage miles and how to maximize your miles. Booking a flight using airline miles and cash is a good idea, but tricky. Let us help you book your flights using your frequent flyer miles. Strictly speaking, the answer is yes you can book a oneway award, but unfortunately, it will cost you the same as a roundtrip award. Using us miles to book aa award travel page 2 flyertalk.
And there are no blackout dates on any delta air lines flight. Loyalty program members can book a free ticket with frequentflier miles as easily as. Ana only allows roundtrip redemptions, but offers the flexibility of one stopover on either leg and the option to book. Stay tuned for part 3 taxes and fees where we look at taxes and fees in more detail and see which routes have high fuel surcharges and which. Sign in to your mileageplus account for even better search results. Flights that you book using avios are called reward flights. Using american airlines miles to fly qatar airways to africa. Businessclass seats between the us and asia can be had for 50,000 miles oneway, while cathays excellent first class can be booked for 70,000 miles. Will a pet be traveling with you in the aircraft cabin. Using american aadvantage miles is one of the simplest ways to book a flight with american airlines. Pay for your vacation with miles american airlines vacations. Flying a round the world award using us airways miles the. Redeeming your american airlines mileage for a flight is convenient.
British airways, a partner of us airways, alaska airlines and american airlines, charges. Dec 21, 2015 easy way to avoid fuel surcharges to europe using american airlines miles. The points guy discusses strategies for booking award trips to europe using us airways versus american airlines miles. Book in english book in spanish use miles when booking a rental car with hertz, dollar tm and more. The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date. As of july 2010, the star alliance had 25 active members including us. Unlike other programs where miles can be used for hotel stays or car rentals, us airways miles can only be used in one of two ways. United airlines award travel use miles to book an award flight. American is still working on its merger with us airways. I received 100,000 miles on british airways from a credit card and wanted to go to vietnam. This is great news if you find yourself in need of a flight on either airline without that airlines currency. American aadvantage miles cannot be transferred directly to partners for use, so youll likely have to find the flights you are interested in booking. Update as of 102518 you can now book qatar airways flights online with american aadvantage miles. To book award travel with cathay pacific and lan, call alaska airlines reservations at 18002527522.
Travel miles 101 and cardratings may receive a commission from card issuers. Though that number was recently raised to 110,000 miles in order to more closely align the us airways and american award charts due to their merger, the fact that you can still book what amounts to a roundtheworld award for the same price as a roundtrip still makes it a bargain. However, at the time us airways made the move to oneworld, they also announced that they would be maintaining relationships with many of their former star alliance partners. Sep 27, 2015 roundtrip coach award flights cost 25,000 american airlines miles each within the us. Star alliance award bookings using us airways miles faq and. American airlines us airways frequent flyer merger travel. For example, using dividend miles for a roundtrip business class ticket tofrom africa costs 110,000 miles versus 150,000 aadvantage miles. Dividend miles members can also book award travel on certain nonalliance us airways partners including bahamasair, hawaiian airlines, qatar airways, royal jordanian airways and virgin atlantic.
I have us airways dividend miles, and i was wondering if i could use them to book a oneway award ticket on american airlines. Travel advice how to book free flight with credit card points, miles. For 1way coach award flights under 650 miles, youll pay 4,500 british airways avios points. Redeeming american airlines aadvantage miles the points guy. Should you not have enough qmiles, this option allows you to combine qmiles and cash to get the flight award you want. In general, though, the process to find and book award travel using miles is simple. For reference, delta now charges at least 70,000 miles to book delta one business class seats on a sevenhour new york to london flight. Select redeem miles enter your departure and destination cities. Can i book oneway aadvantage awards using us airways miles. Choose aanytime awards for any seat on an american airlines or american eagle flight for as low as 20,000 miles each way plus any applicable taxes and carrierimposed fees. Use your miles to book award travel or to upgrade on flights within our network.
Jun 26, 2014 when us airways left star alliance earlier this year to join oneworld as part of the merger process with american airlines, it opened up a number of new great alternatives for using us airways miles, such as flying first class on cathay pacific and japan airlines, flying lan all throughout south america, and flying ba premium cabins without having to pay their ridiculous fuel surcharges at. Its a little bit wonky and stressful as i was trying to book the same flights on separate sites using a combination of miles from different airlines. This was done using aa miles, ba avios, and hawaiian airlines miles. Qatars flights dont show up at, but rather at british airwayss site. Booking a free flight is the most obvious way to use your miles. Jul 07, 2014 though that number was recently raised to 110,000 miles in order to more closely align the us airways and american award charts due to their merger, the fact that you can still book what amounts to a roundtheworld award for the same price as a roundtrip still makes it a bargain. How to use mileage plan airline miles alaska airlines. I could not get 2 flights at the low coach level as we want to travel over the. This option might be available on the online reservation form or under redeem miles on the frequentflier program page. Hidden partner award flights you can book through major. Flying a round the world award using us airways miles.
Jul 30, 2018 oneway travel is not allowable using ana miles. Best ways to book american airlines business class using. Travel flights use your miles for travel on american airlines, american eagle, one world airlines and partner airlines on flights to nearly 1,000 destinations worldwide. How to redeem miles with the american airlines aadvantage program. And british airways has a distancebased award chart. Oct 25, 2017 once youve found qatar airways award availability, via british airways, all you need to do is call american airlines at 8008828880 to book. You can book travel with your us airways miles on their web site. After spending all morning on the british airways web site, i got so many reject messages. Move to the next cabin on american, british airways and iberia flights. How to crack us airways dividend miles redemption for rewards. Download the mileageplus x app to use miles for purchases at your favorite stores, restaurants and online retailers. How do i use british airways avios to book american. How to redeem miles through american airlines travel tips. On another note, customers are now able to use their aadvantage miles to book travel on us airways, and vice versa.
Thats a great value for a tough award, and much cheaper than paying hundreds of dollars in fuel surcharges on british airways. Shop for thousands of products such as electronics, housewares, jewelry and more. Jan 14, 2014 on another note, customers are now able to use their aadvantage miles to book travel on us airways, and vice versa. Use miles to book stays at brandname hotels and resorts worldwide. Unfortunately, trying to book online will only give you access to roundtrip flights operated entirely by us airways. Us airways dividend miles preconsolidation with american airlines star alliance award bookings using us airways miles faq and help thread merged all you need to know about star alliance award bookings using us miles the 60 second summary for the uninitiated. American charges 20k30k in economy based on the season, 50k in business, and 62. Roundtrip coach award flights cost 25,000 american airlines miles each within the us. The number of miles you need to book will reflect the normal market price, so if the flight is on sale, youll need fewer miles. How to save big on travel by using british airways miles.
This instance is no different you will have to call us airways at 800 4284322 to book a. The flight will require twice the number of miles around 30,000 each way, but. The ana first class award chart includes some bargains, such as new york to abu dhabi roundtrip for 195,000 miles and london or paris to abu dhabi roundtrip for 120,000 miles. Should i use us airways miles or american miles to book a. Use your miles for travel on american airlines, american eagle, oneworld airlines. American aadvantage cheat sheet for using miles comparecards. So if youre booking a shorter flight, youll get more bang using avios to book on american as a partner. Once you get an agent on the line, feed them the flights and they will book it with your aadvantage miles.
Book a flight with etihad guest miles etihad airways. Award travel with most of our partners can be booked online. The 100plus list of sponsors that support air miles is constantly growing, consequently, making air miles easier to obtain and redeem. As of today, you can still book awards on the following star alliance members using us airways miles. You can also use milesaaver awards for fewer miles. The departing flight was 17,500 miles coach low and the return was 40,000 coach high. In the end, it all worked out though and we were able to fly a family of 3 roundtrip to hawaii using only miles. Using british airways avios would have saved you 10,000 miles. Book award travel in premium economy using our new desktop award booking search. You can even use your miles to pay for taxes, charges and extras when you book at etihad. American airlines has airline tickets, cheap flights, vacation packages and american airlines aadvantage bonus mile offers at aa. How to book inexpensive aer lingus award flights to ireland. Mar 26, 2015 and dont fret if you missed the march 25 deadline for using u. Increase your chance of getting an award seat on qatar airways during busy periods, in exchange for double qmiles, when you make an award booking online.
Oneway flights and multicity flight itineraries must be booked by calling their reservations department. You can now book qatar airways flights online with aa miles. As noted in the welcome to the new american airlines forum. You can also book aer lingus flights on using mileageplus points. Say you want to book a us airways flight using your aadvantage miles. And dont fret if you missed the march 25 deadline for using u. Can i transfer miles between united and us airways accounts. How to book qatar airways with american miles thrifty traveler. Feb 11, 2019 alternative miles to book american flights. You missed redeeming less miles for certain first and business class awards, said. If youve gone through our free travel miles 101 course you know that we love using british airways avios miles for sweet spot redemptions the british airways award chart is based on distance, so for short, direct flights on british airways and their partners throughout the world most notably american airlines and alaska airlines in north america you can save a lot of miles over. Use your miles to buy apple products like the ipad, apple watch, macbook and more. So if youre booking a shorter flight, youll get more bang using avios to book on american as a.
Book award travel in premium economy using our new desktop award. December 21, 2015 by brad 9 comments travel miles 101 has partnered with cardratings for our coverage of credit card products. How to book american airlines flights with british airways. Mar 24, 2015 for example, using dividend miles for a roundtrip business class ticket tofrom africa costs 110,000 miles versus 150,000 aadvantage miles. How to book etihad economy, business and first using points. Hidden partner award flights you can book through major us. You are only allowed to book corporate travel for yourself. Use your miles for travel on american airlines, american eagle, one world airlines and partner airlines on flights to nearly 1,000 destinations worldwide. When booking award travel, you will always book the ticket with the airline whose miles you are using. So a family of 4 would need 100,000 american airlines miles.
All you need to book a flight with air miles is an internet. How to use american miles to book us airways flights to. How to crack us airways dividend miles redemption for. Star alliance award bookings using us airways miles faq. Since they started to merge with american earlier this year, us airways nonstops to europe are also bookable online on americans site. And youd have to call american to actually book the flight it wasnt available online. Jul 16, 2018 businessclass seats between the us and asia can be had for 50,000 miles oneway, while cathays excellent first class can be booked for 70,000 miles. Dividend miles members can also book award travel on any combination of star alliance member airlines. If youre going to redeem your hard earned miles, you might as well fly qatar airways, the best airline in the world for 2017. Dec 15, 20 the points guy discusses strategies for booking award trips to europe using us airways versus american airlines miles. Booking your flight and hotel together with american airlines gives you access to unpublished rates that are so low they can only be booked as. You can book to any worldwide destination, where theres availability, with british airways and our oneworld partners. But like some of the best partnerships out there, it hasnt been so simple to actually book qatar airways flights with american miles.
Any oneworld partners miles can access the basic milesaaver level award seats, which opens up a few options to book american flights without using aadvantage miles. This instance is no different you will have to call us airways at 800 4284322 to book a ticket on united. Apr 25, 2016 british airways prices award flights based on distance, while american uses a zone system. Us airways frequentflier program merging into americans. Us airways dividend miles preconsolidation with american airlines using us miles to book aa award travel as this pertains to the premerger us airways operation and ability to use dividend miles, it is being moved to that forum. What to do with us air miles travel tips usa today. American miles and best businessclass awards you can book with.
Since youd be using american miles, you would use the american partner award chart. Air miles is a canadianbased reward program that can be used to redeem a variety of things ranging from travel, entertainment and merchandise. How to book an american airlines flight with miles. Jun 26, 2008 and you would lose half your miles in the conversion, i. You pay with your avios plus a cash amount for taxes, fees and carrier charges. Easy way to avoid fuel surcharges to europe using american airlines miles. All mileage plan award travel must be booked through alaska airlines. This is not the best time to travel, domestically or internationally, as airlines have. How to book qatar airways with american miles thrifty. British airways prices award flights based on distance, while american uses a zone system. Jun 27, 2019 its a little bit wonky and stressful as i was trying to book the same flights on separate sites using a combination of miles from different airlines. Use your miles for travel on american airlines, american eagle, oneworld airlines and partner airlines on flights to nearly 1,000 destinations.
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