American Airlines


American Airlines, which is based in the United States, is a OneWorld Alliance member. It primarily offers regional flights within North America. It also has routes to numerous cities in South America & Europe and a few select cities in Asia and Australia.

American Airlines

American Airlines has an open lie flat seat with a convertible side desk, which allows you to have a small office in the sky. Food is not highly rated, and alcohol selection is poor, with lower-tier champagne being served. Turn down service is offered, allowing you to convert your seat into a bed.  Service varies across flights.

American Airlines First Class

How to find award space on American Airlines:

To search for award space on X, you will need to use the American Airlines website, which is a partner of X.

Step 1

Log in to your AAdvantage account. If you don’t have one yet, click here to sign up.

Step 2

Go back to the AA Homepage and enter the following information:

  • Choose either Round-Trip or One-Way
  • Enter your departure and arrival city
  • Enter your travel dates
  • Enter the number of passengers
  • Check Redeem Miles

After filling out all the necessary information, click Continue

AA Homepage

Step 3

Click MileSAAver, and pick your preferred departure and return dates from the calendar below it. If you need to search more dates, click Show Full Calendar. Then, click Continue.

MileSAAver

Step 4

Click on the date you want to travel. If your dates are flexible, clicking the left or right arrow will give you more options. The flights highlighted on top are the ones with award space available.

Award Space

Step 5

Choose your preferred flight. Click details to see the details of the flight you desire. Write down the following information: flight number, dates, and cabin class.

Preferred flight

Step 6

Call the frequent flier program you are trying to redeem your miles on and ask to speak to an agent. Once he or she is on the line, state the flights you’ve found available award space on and they should be able to book the award for you.