How long does Aadvantage award ticketing take?

[aus_flyer]

Just wondering on average how long AAdvantage award ticketing takes?

From the few bookings I've made in the past, it seems to vary a lot.

Is this the general experience?

A booking I made was sent off for ticketing this afternoon (Aus time) and I realise it's the middle of the night/weekend in the US, but I'm keen to get it ticketed so I can start making other arrangements.

 

[Keith009]

Not more than 24 hrs IME. Might take a fair bit longer if your routing is knocked back by whoever does the review.

My personal record was 1hr 36 mins for my last booking when I called AA BNE (itin set up and put on hold by AA in the US).
1220 - called to pay and request for ticketing, booking queued for review
1328 - itinerary reviewed and approved
1346 - AAdvantage award certificate pulled
1356 - Ticketed.

I've never tracked it in the past as I'd usually call the US number at night and gone to sleep - will then get an etkt receipt via email some time the next day. But this time I wanted to save on the currency conversion fee and so rang up BNE. I suspect it's faster in BNE as the work load might be a fair bit lighter than the US reservation centres.

 

[aus_flyer]

Might take a fair bit longer if your routing is knocked back by whoever does the review.

That's exactly my concern!

 

[Keith009]

That's exactly my concern!

You should've promptly gotten an email asking you to call them back if your routing has been rejected.

 

[aus_flyer]

You should've promptly gotten an email asking you to call them back if your routing has been rejected.

Really? When I've had routes knocked back before (I think 2 out of 2) I only found out because days later the status didn't change from "Ticketed" to "Ticketed - <DATE>" so I phoned them.

I hope you're right and no email = good sign.

 

[Keith009]

Really? When I've had routes knocked back before (I think 2 out of 2) I only found out because days later the status didn't change from "Ticketed" to "Ticketed - <DATE>" so I phoned them.

I hope you're right and no email = good sign.

I've always gotten an email as soon as the powers to be are not happy with my routing.

 

[aus_flyer]

A watched kettle never boils.

24+ hours later and still nothing!

 

[Keith009]

A watched kettle never boils.

24+ hours later and still nothing!

Yikes. No harm in calling up to check out what's happened to your booking.