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What is reduced mileage awards on American Airlines?

What are AA reduced mileage awards? American Airlines reduced mileage awards offer a discount of up to 7,500 miles on the cost of a round-trip award ticket or 3,750 miles for a one-way flight, depending on which American Airlines credit card you hold.

How do I use my AA reduced mileage award?

How To Book American Airlines Reduced Mileage Awards

  1. Step 1: Determine If You Have An Eligible Card. The discount you are eligible for is determined by what type of AA co-branded credit card you hold.
  2. Step 2: Find Eligible Airports.
  3. Step 3: Find Award Availability.
  4. Step 4: Find Your Discount Code.
  5. Step 5: Book Your Award.

What are reduced mileage awards?

American Airlines Reduced Mileage Awards are discounted award tickets to and from select cities for American Airlines co-branded credit cardholders. The list of eligible airports depends on the month, and the number of miles you save depends on the flight distance and which AAdvantage credit card you hold.

How do I book reduced mileage awards?

How to book AA Reduced Mileage Awards. Once you’ve found MileSAAver award availability on American Airlines’ website, call American Airlines at 800-882-8880 — or your elite reservations number, if applicable — to book the award ticket.

What is aa special?

Web Special awards are offered on certain dates and routes and can be as cheap as 5,000 miles. Though these awards come at a discount, they generally don’t allow changes and include various restrictions. They are not published anywhere.

How do I get the American Airlines reduced mileage Awards?

You must hold one of the co-branded American Airlines credit cards to be eligible for Reduced Mileage Awards. The following credit cards offer the full discount, which is 7,500 miles for round-trip flights longer than 500 miles or 2,000 miles for shorter flights: Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite Mastercard®.

What are the benefits of American Airlines’ Citi card?

One of the lesser known — although pretty amazing — benefits with the American Airlines’ cobranded credit cards from Citi is the opportunity to save up to 7,500 miles per round-trip award flight, solely for being a cardmember. This reduced mileage award benefit has been around for years, but unfortunately, is coming to an end on Oct. 1, 2021.

When do reduced mileage Awards expire?

The current list is valid for flights from August 1, 2021 through November 30, 2021. However, you need to book travel by September 30, 2021. On October 1, 2021, American Airlines will discontinue Reduced Mileage Awards entirely.

Does American Airlines offer web special awards for AAdvantage members?

Despite Citi getting rid of the reduced mileage award benefit, American Airlines does offer Web Special awards for all AAdvantage members — regardless of whether or not you have one of the carrier’s cobranded credit cards.