AA award flight on request, awaiting ticketing, cancelled without notification

[Aussie_flyer]

leave the postcode blank when booking online, simple. The postcode box says USA/Canada only

 

[edy4eva]

leave the postcode blank when booking online, simple. The postcode box says USA/Canada only

This has been the case for me for a very long time. I once entered my postcode and the whole thing failed. I was lucky getting through to their tech support (a number shown on the page) who immediately pointed out that the zip code field is intended only for USA/Canada. Not sure why others have to fudge with imaginary postcodes and whatnot.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Me too. Ive mentioned it in AFF about 6 times

 

[exceladdict]

WRT the booking fee being waived, I was recently booking some tickets using compensation vouchers for delayed flights, and the agent tried to charge the fees ($80pp for a $90 flight). I advised that I have no way of paying for it except for over the phone as you can't use the vouchers online. I was refused, however she mentioned that if i 'hold the reservation online and then call me to purchase it' the fee would be waived. This was the first time I noticed that you can hold reservations on the AA website.

When I was booking two subsequent compo-flights, the agents all initially refused but gave in after I explained the above.

 

[scheps]

how do you pick your seats once the ticket because "ticketed" status, for qantas metal on AA points?

 

[Nizar]

how do you pick your seats once the ticket because "ticketed" status, for qantas metal on AA points?

Put in your PNR on QFs MMB. It should accept AAs PNR.

 

[scheps]

Thanks for the tip, will try that, interestingly only one of two pax in the same pnr got ticketed. So frustrating

 

[Nizar]

What's described on the title to this thread has just happened to me. Not sure why. I've booked with AA probably a dozen times usually no issues. I'm on the phone now trying to suss it out. The miles have been pulled from my account and US$35 deducted for the booking fee but the taxes/carrier-surcharges (about US$200) was never deducted but I'm unsure why. Usually everything happens at once.

 

[MrJetset]

Has anyone's noticed that since the US merger ticketing occurs within 24 hours? I am amazed as I expected 5 days like past experience.

 

[Nizar]

Has anyone's noticed that since the US merger ticketing occurs within 24 hours? I am amazed as I expected 5 days like past experience.

Not only ticketing but also points purchasing and sharing. Used to take several days but now it's instant.

 

[MrJetset]

Not only ticketing but also points purchasing and sharing. Used to take several days but now it's instant.

Hahahaha, yes. I made a purchase for my partner. I told him to wait 3 days. 1 minute later points appeared so proceeded to make our reservations.

It makes sense given that points.com does SPG and other points.com programs are instant purchase.