American Airlines Extends Travel Waiver

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by Rich Thomaselli
Last updated: 12:40 PM ET, Tue August 11, 2020

Good news for travelers planning to book airline tickets over the next six weeks or so.

American Airlines this morning announced it will extend its offer to waive change fees for new travel through December 31, 2020, for fliers who purchase tickets by September 30, 2020.

It's welcome news in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has disrupted airline travel for both the industry and its customers.

American actually had a similar offer just two weeks ago but tickets had to be purchased by September 8.

The offer is available for any of American's fares. The change fee will be waived but customers must still pay any difference in ticket price when rebooking a trip. But travelers are allowed to change their origin and destination cities as part of this offer.

All AAdvantage award tickets are included in this offer.

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Editor Associate Writer true 9281 14744 Rich Thomaselli has written for TravelPulse since 2014 and has been a professional journalist for nearly 40 years. His work has appeared in USA Today, the New York Times and New York Yankees publications. He is an 11-time writ