Why won’t AA let me book business class flights with points if they’re available to buy cash? (Qatar flight on AA site)

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Is it a pretty high volume route?

Chances are they think they’ll have enough paid fares to fill the cabin so blocked the reward inventory.

Not a bad idea, coach is $800 and business $7k. Thanks

Same thing as Marriott blacking out dates

It’s not about being available for cash. Qatar only opens a certain type of fare code for partner bookings. This is most likely a discount fare code that’s not available on your route.

Also, I would check the British airways website to see if there’s truly not space and check each segment individually. If space shows on BA’s site, call AA to see if they can book over the phone.

Just because it is available for sale does not mean you can use points, especially for partner flights. I would recommend checking every day for the specific flight you want, but also be willing to be flexible with dates, layovers, etc.
Qatar business is awesome and worth it for the 70k points to MLE.

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