On March 22nd, 2016 American Airlines will make significant changes to redeeming miles for flights. All flights booked before this date will be priced at existing levels, regardless of when the actual flight is.
Summary Of Changes
Here is a brief summary of changes:
- What’s considered European ‘off-peak’ is changing dramatically. Previously it was October 15th – May 15th, it will now be January 10th – March 14th and November 1st – December 14th (going from a total of 213 days to only 106).
- First & business class flights are getting much more expensive
- Short haul domestic flights are getting cheaper (e.g flights under 500 miles will be priced at 7,500 miles, previously they would have been 12,500 miles)
- Flights to the Carribean & Mexico are decreasing (previously 17,500 miles, now 15,000 peak or 12,500 off peak)
Other Useful Information
- You can book flights 330 days in advance
- American Airlines haven’t released any Saaver availabity for 2017 (I assume they will once these changes come into effect)
Final Thoughts
If anybody else has any useful posts/information about the changes, please feel free to share. If you’ve got a stack of American Airline miles, it might be a good idea to use some of them up now especially if you’ve got plans to travel in any of the premium cabins.
