Notes:
-Fees are per passenger and apply for one-way and round-trip awards (Delta and USAirways do not have one-way awards).
-Airlines charge a phone fee for award tickets. However United and USAirways will typically waive this fee upon request if it can’t be booked online. Delta agents can hold a reservation and then you can book it online without a fee. American typically won’t waive their $25 phone fee.
-Elite fee waivers are based on the passenger’s account redeeming the miles, not the traveler’s account.
-Post a comment if you catch any mistakes!
| Airline: | Booking within 21 days of departure fee. | Date change or change to connecting cities fee. | Change of airline fee. | Change to origin or destination city fee: | Award cancellation and mileage redeposit fee: | Fuel Surcharges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | -$75. -$0 for elites. | -$0 except for a $75 fee to change to a flight within 21 days of the original ticketing date for non-elites. -$0 for elites. | -$0 except for a $75 fee to change to a flight within 21 days of the original ticketing date for non-elites. -$0 for elites. | -$150 -$0 for AAnytime AAwards -$0 for Executive Platinum. | -$150 for the first passenger. -$25 for additional passengers or for additional mileage tickets redeposited at the same time. -$0 for Executive Platinum. | -Collects a fuel surcharge for travel on British Airways ($$$) and Iberia ($). |
| Delta | -$0 | -$150 -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. -No changes allowed within 72 hours of departure. | -$150 -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. -No changes allowed within 72 hours of departure. | -$150 -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. -No changes allowed within 72 hours of departure. | -$150 -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. -No cancellations allowed within 72 hours of departure. | -Collects a fuel surcharge for flights on select partner airlines and for all flights originating in select regions such as Europe. |
| United | -$75 for non-elites. -$50 for Silver. -$25 for Gold. -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. -$0 for United Club credit cardholders. | -$0 except for a $75 fee to change to a new flight within 21 days of the day the change is made for non-elites -$50 for Silver within 21 days. -$25 for Gold within 21 days. -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. | -$75 for non-elites. -$50 for Silver. -$25 for Gold. -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. | -$75 for non-elites -$50 for Silver. -$25 for Gold. -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. | -$150 for non-elites. -$125 for Silver. -$100 for Gold. -$0 for Platinum elite or higher. | -None. |
| USAirways | -$75. -$0 for Gold elite or higher. | -$150 -$0 for Chairman’s Preferred. -No changes are allowed once travel has begun on partner airline itineraries. | -$150 -$0 for Chairman’s Preferred -No changes are allowed once travel has begun on partner airline itineraries. | -$150 -$0 for Chairman’s Preferred -No changes are allowed once travel has begun on partner airline itineraries. | -$150 -$0 for Chairman’s Preferred | -Collects a $25-$50 "award processing fee" for non-elites and Silver elites on all awards. |
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Thanks for the post Dan- helpful as always.
according to a few reps and some reports i saw on FT, AA charges a 150 fee for changing an award itin if it means changing btw a OW carrier and partner
dan,
To book an award ticket with AA and a partner airline (using aa miles & making three stops) can you reserve it online and then call or do recommend doing it all online or all on the phone ?
Dan, Thanks for all these thorough detailed lists. I would appreciate if you could make a chart like this regarding different airlines open jaw and free stopover policies for different types of tickets (domestic, europe, asia, etc.). I think it will clear up a lot of confusion and open people up to the really great potential of mileage redemptions! Thanks!