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Home » American Airlines » Warning: Fiji Airways + Malaysia Airlines Now Bookable On AA.com
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Warning: Fiji Airways + Malaysia Airlines Now Bookable On AA.com

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 18, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments

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Fiji Airways and Malaysia Airlines are now easily bookable online using your AA miles.

I know I say this every time a partner is added online, but I do consider this bad news, not good news.

Think of it like this. There is a tightly-controlled, limited inventory of award seats that many people are chasing: a classic supply/demand issue. Up until now, Fiji Airways was a relatively stable source of award space to reach Fiji and the South Pacific and it was more readily available because most people did not know you had to call AA to book it. Now that the floodgates are opened, look for this space to quickly disappear. It is what it is.

When AA teased us by adding many partners online (apparently in error) last month, I was criticized for making the same argument. I still stand by argument that consumers who take the time to research award booking should prefer less partners online, not more.

> Read More: Why AA’s Expanded Online Award Space Is Devastating News

Fiji Airways partners with Alaska Airlines as well. For the last couple years, you’ve been able to book that space online. But Alaska is also “glitchy” when it comes to Fiji Airways. Oftentimes when there are two seats available, Alaska can only book one. That’s never been a problem, in my experience, with American Airlines.

Oh well, the space was nice while it lasted…

CONCLUSION

Malaysia Airlines often makes one business or first class award seat available on each flight. That doesn’t help couples traveling together, but is a great source of award space for solo travelers and a great product as well. Look for award space on both of these carriers to quickly dry up.

As I said above, it is what it is.

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> Read More: Malaysia Airlines First Class: A350 vs. A380

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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5 Comments

  1. ALbert Reply
    September 18, 2018 at 10:25 am

    Your point for Fiji might end up being true, but on Malaysian?

    Don’t see that happening just because MH will show its intra Asia flights via KUL, but no one searching on AA will be able to find availability connecting to that flight so I doubt it will impact things very much.

    • Matthew Reply
      September 18, 2018 at 2:55 pm

      Hopefully not. I’m thinking more about Australia <> Asia and intra-Asia.

  2. Jerry Reply
    September 18, 2018 at 1:34 pm

    Let’s hope that every MH intra-Asia seat booked on AA.com is one less that might otherwise have been booked on CX.

  3. lim Reply
    September 19, 2018 at 6:16 am

    AA miles seen like unable book malaysia airlines first class award ticket

  4. LAXJeff Reply
    September 19, 2018 at 9:30 am

    If AA applies married segment logic to these trips it could discourage people to book. I just hope they keep QR routes off the AA web site.

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