American Blocking Partner Award Bookings on Last-Minute Flights

American Airlines blocking close-in domestic award availability to partners

Dan’s Deals has discovered something that could be a glitch…or an unwelcome change. It seems that American Airlines has begun blocking close-in, non-stop domestic award availability on partner airlines such as Alaska and British Airways. Starting at 144 hours (6 days) before departure, availability on AA’s partners seems to disappear, even though the same flights are widely available directly from AA. I’ve been tracking flights from PHX to LAX a…

[Flights Blocked From T-144] American Is Blocking Partner Airlines From Domestic Close-In Nonstop Saver Award Space

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American Blocking Partner Award Bookings on Last-Minute Flights

American Airlines appears to be limiting partner airlines from booking certain close-in domestic saver award flights, which could make last-minute redemptions way pricier for travelers using programs like Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards or The British Airways Club to book flights with points close to departure. Here’s what we are seeing. Partner Programs Can’t Book Some Close-In AA Award Space American Airlines appears to be blocking partner airli…

Uh Oh: American Blocking Domestic Saver Awards Close To Departure

We’ll have to mark this as “developing” for now, but this potentially has major implications for award travel on American, especially if booking through a partner program, like Alaska Atmos Rewards or British Airways Club.American radically changes close-in award availabilityHistorically, American has been by far the best of the “big three” US carriers when it comes to making award seats on its own flights available, especially on domestic and s…