AA Award flights with children

[Rillen]

Hi all,

I just tried to book SYD-SFO return for 4*adult, 3 year old and 1 year old and was quoted 6*75,000 points.

Is it normal practice to charge full points for child tickets?

Anyone have success paying cash for child tickets putting them on the same booking as award tickets?

 

[serfty]

Welcome to AFF.

I am surprised the 1 YO was being charged the points, unless you wanted a seat for them.

Somewhere I recall such children accompanying parents on AAwards being charged 10% of the adult 'full' fare rather than points.

I check it out.

 

[djfuzz]

Welcome to AFF.

I am surprised the 1 YO was being charged the points, unless you wanted a seat for them.

Somewhere I recall such children accompanying parents on AAwards being charged 10% of the adult 'full' fare rather than points.

I check it out.

This has been my experience too - you have to call the AAdvantage desk to organise infants under 2, but the end result will be 10% of the full fare class for lap infants (which can be substantial), but full points for seated infants or children.

 

[serfty]

OK, research shows that if a seat is to be occupied then it's treated as a standard award.

For infants under 2 years of age traveling with you, if they don't occupy a seat the cost is 10% of the full fare plus 100% of the taxes.

 

[simongr]

We got quite stung by that (I was aware it was coming but it still stung) when flying with babygr in J... It is the only time I think that QF's award scheme is better...

 

[Rillen]

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience and research!