Cancelling AA Award Flight on hold

[travellinmumberry]

I am booking award tickets for my parents to fly from UK to Sydney, but have to book from their separate accounts online to avoid fees.
If I put one flight on hold and then can't get a second seat on the same itinerary, will there be a penalty for 'cancelling' the flight that I put on hold? i.e. Is there an obligation to proceed with a booking once it is on hold?
Thanks for any advice- it's all a bit new to me.

 

[Danger]

Welcome, travellinmumberry.

There is no penalty for cancelling award tickets that are on hold. Once ticketed, however, fees apply to all but Executive Platinum.

There is no obligation to proceed with a booking on hold. One of the many benefits of AAdvantage is the ability to place an award booking on hold without issue and certainly without any fees.

 

[JessicaTam]

The bookings on hold do have a time limit (3 days?) so they will just lapse if you do nothing - again with no penalty.

 

[Jimgotkp]

The bookings on hold do have a time limit (3 days?) so they will just lapse if you do nothing - again with no penalty.

Yup the hold time is 72 hours. No need to do anything if you don't need the flights.

 

[travellinmumberry]

Great, thank you all for your help.

 

[Danger]

Yup the hold time is 72 hours. No need to do anything if you don't need the flights.

Although if you don't need them it's a good idea to phone and cancel the hold in the event someone is looking for the seat.

 

[Happy Trails]

My two most recent bookings had a hold time of 5 days.