Flight awards
Flight award types
Enjoy access to destinations worldwide on American Airlines, British Airways, Iberia and Japan Airlines with three different flight award types:
PlanAhead® awards
- Round-trip travel on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines and American Eagle®
- Limited seat availability and travel embargo dates
- Change fees apply once ticketed
- Awards start at 2,000 points
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AAnytime awards
- Round-trip travel on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines and American Eagle®
- Last seat availability and no inventory restrictions or travel embargo dates
- No change fees
- Awards start at 5,000 points
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Partner awards
- Round-trip travel on partner airlines British Airways, Iberia and Japan Airlines
- Can be combined with both PlanAhead® and AAnytime awards, but must include at least one flight segment on British Airways, Iberia or Japan Airlines
- Additional fees may apply
- Awards start at 3,000 points
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How to redeem points for flight awards
As a travel manager, you have two choices when redeeming points.
Redeem points for a certificate to use at a later time
If your employees book their own award travel, you can forward them the certificate to use to book their next business trip.
Redeeming points for a flight award is a two step process.
- From the Flights tab on the Redeem Points page, choose American or Partner, award region, and cabin of service from the award chart and select 'Redeem Now'. You'll receive a flight certificate via email. Watch a demo »
- Convert the flight certificate into travel online at business.aa.com Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines or by phone:
- In the United States and Canada, call American Airlines Meeting Services at 800-433-1790, 7:00 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (CT), Saturday and Sunday
- Outside the United States and Canada, please contact your local American Airlines reservations office Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines or your local American Airlines ticket office Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Redeem points for travel using points as currency
As a Business Extra travel manager, you can skip the certificate step by simply logging in to businessextra.com and clicking 'Book Award Travel'. Once the reservation is booked, the points will be deducted directly from your Business Extra account.
- Log into businessextra.com
- Click Book Award Travel (upper right corner)
- Select 'Business Extra Awards'
- Book the flight—you can select PlanAhead® or AAnytime during the booking process
- At checkout, choose 'Redeem points from Account'
For step-by-step instructions on how to book award travel, check out our Travel Arranger Guide.
Flight certificate Q & A
Main Cabin Extra and Preferred Seats can be purchased via the mobile app, airport self-service kiosk or with an airport or reservations agent.
AAdvantage® 500-mile upgrades may be used by AAdvantage Executive Platinum® and ConciergeKeySM members. Please refer to AAdvantage Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines for details.
AAdvantage® 500-mile upgrades may be used by AAdvantage Executive Platinum® and ConciergeKeySM members. Please refer to AAdvantage Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines for details.
Awards are valid for one year after date of redemption and can be used for travel up to 330 days in advance.
Yes. To make changes, contact American Airlines Meeting Services at 800-433-1790 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (CT), Saturday and Sunday. A change fee will apply to PlanAhead awards once ticketed.
If you're located outside of the United States or Canada, please contact your local American Airlines reservations office Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines or your local American Airlines ticket office Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines.
If you're located outside of the United States or Canada, please contact your local American Airlines reservations office Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines or your local American Airlines ticket office Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Points that have been redeemed but not yet ticketed can be reinstated online without incurring a fee.
For ticketed awards,
For ticketed awards,
- In the United States and Canada, call 800-457-7072, 8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (CT), Monday through Friday and they can help reinstate the award for the same fee as above.
- Outside the United States and Canada, email business.extra@aa.com.