American Airlines Removes Close In Award Booking Fee For All Members

American Airlines has announced that effective immediately they will no longer charge the $75 close in booking fee when award tickets are booked within 21 days of departure (the fee is also removed for those upgrading within that time period). United recently replaced the cash close in award booking fee they charge with a miles charge instead. I suspect American Airlines will basically be doing the same thing in the future as American Airlines uses dynamic pricing.