Upgrades are currently offered on flights operated by Qantas, British Airways, Iberia, Fiji Airways, Japan Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Royal Jordanian, and SriLankan Airlines.
AAdvantage® miles can be used to upgrade on flights operated by Fiji Airways and Qantas. Additional partner airlines will be added in the future.
If you’re requesting an upgrade with AAdvantage® miles, log in to your AAdvantage® account. If you’re requesting an upgrade with cash, enter your payment information, review and submit your upgrade request. You will not be charged unless your upgrade is confirmed.
If your upgrade is confirmed, you’ll receive a confirmation email from the operating airline between 24-48 hours to departure.
If your trip includes a flight operated by another airline, we’ll direct you to the airline site to make your request. We’ll add more flights and oneworld® member airlines as they become available.
1. Choose the flight you want to upgrade.
2. Select to pay with cash or miles (where available).
3. Review the details and submit your request.
You will not be charged unless your upgrade request is confirmed.
Upgrades are subject to taxes and fees, and you may have to pay more when moving to a higher cabin of service. If your upgrade is confirmed for a partner flight, your bag allowance on connecting flights with American will stay the same.
American checked bag policy
Once you submit your upgrade request, you’ll receive an email from each operating airline with your request details.
If your upgrade hasn’t been confirmed yet, use this email to change or cancel your request up to the indicated cutoff time before departure.
You’ll receive an email from the operating airline before departure for each flight letting you know if your request was successful.
If you’re upgraded, you may receive these benefits:
To learn more about upgrading your flight, visit our FAQs.
Upgrades FAQs
Review these terms and conditions about upgrades.
Terms and conditions
