{"id":52331,"date":"2020-09-16T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=52331"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:38:18","slug":"earn-miles-on-award-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/american-aadvantage\/earn-miles-on-award-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited Time: Earn Miles When Flying on American Airlines AAdvantage Award Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This promotion has ended; please review <a href=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\">current\/active promotions<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Typically, when award travelers redeem miles for flights, the reward is an almost-free flight. Award travelers don't earn any miles on the trip. However, American Airlines is shaking that up for flights this October with a unique promotion.<\/p>\n<p>For award travel in October 2020, AAdvantage members can earn 250 bonus miles per flight on up to 8 flights. However, in order to earn these bonus miles, you'll have to register for this promotion.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Key_Terms\">Key Terms<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Only valid on award flights flown between <strong>October 1-31, 2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Members must register between <strong>September 16 and October 7, 2020<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Earn 250 miles per segment flown<\/li>\n<li>Maximum of 2,000 bonus miles for the promotion period<\/li>\n<li>Valid on all award types, including <a href=\"\/news\/american-aadvantage\/web-special-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Web Special awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note that the member who travels on the flight will earn the bonus miles (if registered). That's regardless of which member's account the miles came from to make the booking. So, make sure to register your whole family for this promotion if you're planning a family trip.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_Register\">How to Register<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To earn bonus miles through this promotion, members will have to register before travel. To do so, log into your AAdvantage account and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com\/aadvantage-program\/profile\/promotions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click on the promotions tab<\/a>. There you should find the option to register for this promotion:<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/242\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52334 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel.png\" alt=\"You can find this American Airlines promo in your AAdvantage Promotions tab\" width=\"600\" height=\"242\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel.png 1270w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel-1024x414.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you do, you'll see the full terms of the promotion. Click &#8220;Register&#8221; to enroll yourself in this promotion:<\/p>\n<p><img data-aspectratio=\"600\/405\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52335 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel-detail.png\" alt=\"Earn up to 2,000 bonus AAdvantage miles from award travel through this promotion\" width=\"600\" height=\"405\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel-detail.png 1031w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel-detail-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AA-earn-miles-on-award-travel-detail-1024x691.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Our_Take\">Our Take<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Airlines are trying whatever they can to get travelers back in the skies. We've seen airlines <a href=\"\/airlines\/united-mileageplus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offer bonus miles<\/a>, give <a href=\"\/news\/loyalty-program-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">incredible rebooking options<\/a>, and\u2014most recently\u2014eliminate change fees. However, this promotion is unique among these promotions as it's incentivizing non-revenue travel.<\/p>\n<p>With airlines struggling to fill flights during the ongoing pandemic, it's not surprising to see <a href=\"\/news\/american-aadvantage\/web-special-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dynamically-priced awards drop to just 5,000 miles each way<\/a>. But, it's interesting to see American Airlines go even further by offering bonus miles on award flights.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you might potentially fly in October, make sure to register for this promotion. There's no harm in doing so, and the registration window closes well before the end of the month. While 250 bonus miles per flight isn't game-changing, it's a nice little bonus.<\/p>\n<p><em>Will this incentivize you to book award travel on AA in October?<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ftoc\"><div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_light_blue no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Page Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Key_Terms\">Key Terms<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_Register\">How to Register<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Our_Take\">Our Take<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typically, points and miles travelers don&#8217;t earn miles when flying on award flights. However, American Airlines is changing that for a limited time. AAdvantage members can earn up to 2,000 bonus miles from award flights flown in October. But, you&#8217;ll need to register to get these bonus miles. 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