American airlines is United States’ major airline which travels worldwide and whose headquarters is located in Fort Worth, Texas in United States. The fleet size is 957 for United Airlines. The 350 domestic and international destinations are covered by the flights operated by American airlines.
There are many services which are considered best in the American airlines. One of the best services is awarding the frequent flyers with AAdvantage miles in American airlines. The reward points are collected by a passenger under the loyalty program by frequently flying with the airlines. These miles can be used while booking a ticket by redeeming them for the fare amount of the ticket. In case, a passenger has to cancel the ticket booked through miles, then there are certain rules according to the policies of American airlines which are as follows:
The cancellation is done in the American airlines Manage booking section on the website.
In order to cancel, the itinerary is firstly retrieved by entering the Booking reference number and the last name of the passenger.
Once the ticket is retrieved, cancel button is clicked. The cancellation is confirmed when an email or text message about the same is received.
Unless the passenger is a top-tier elite flyer, the airlines will ask to pay for the cancellation if it is done after 24 hours of purchase.
There is a cancellation fee applicable to the passengers with miles also but it varies according to the fare and distance between source and destination cities.
After the cancellation fee, the amount which is left is transferred back into passenger’s account.
This is how the American airlines cancellation policy with miles work.