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Awards & Upgrades

See award and upgrade availability before you transfer points or request an upgrade

Search supported airlines for open award and upgrade inventory by route, date, and class so you can act with confidence instead of guessing.

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ExpertFlyer searches real-time award and upgrade inventory across supported airlines so you can see exactly how many seats are open in each class before you call the airline, transfer miles, or apply a certificate. Enter your airline, route, travel dates, and the award or upgrade classes you want to check to see availability by flight. ExpertFlyer does not book tickets. Once you find availability, you complete the redemption through the airline directly.

What you can do with Awards & Upgrades

Search award inventory before you transfer points

See how many seats are open in award classes on any supported airline before committing miles to a redemption. Search up to 3 days on either side of your target date to compare availability across a full window without running separate queries for each day.

Check upgrade availability before applying a certificate

Search supported upgrade classes on your specific flight to see what is open before you request or apply SWU, GUC, or eUpgrade certificates. Search across a date range to find the best day when your upgrade class has open space.

Find partner award availability on supported airlines

For certain airlines, ExpertFlyer can surface partner availability, letting you see award space that your home program can book on a partner carrier. Search using the operating carrier code to get the most accurate inventory picture before you start a transfer or call the airline.

Set an alert when the space you need is not open yet

If your class is not available today, create a Flight Alert. ExpertFlyer monitors the flight and notifies you the moment matching inventory appears, so you can act immediately instead of checking manually every day.

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Fare Information

See published fares, fare basis codes, change and cancellation terms, routing restrictions, and booking class comparisons for any city pair and airline.

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Flight Availability

See which fare-class booking buckets are open on any route before you book, upgrade, or rebook.

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Flight Details

Enter an airline, flight number, and departure date to see scheduled times, aircraft type, meal service, terminals, and two months of on-time reliability history for any flight up to 330 days out.

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Our pricing plan

Choose from our flexible plans tailored for businesses of all sizes. Find the right fit and get started today!

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Elite Plan

Built for AAdvantage Concierge Key, Executive Platinum & Platinum Pro members. Find SWU availability in minutes, not days.

$19.99
per monthbilled annually

What's Included:

Everything on Premium plan

Additional features

Expanded Systemwide Upgrade search (Easily search high-demand routes)
Constantly updated list of tracked routes

Premium Yearly

5-day free trial

Best for frequent flyers who want to use Systemwide Upgrades, eUpgrade credits, or Global certificates.

$10.99
per monthbilled annually

What's Included:

Everything in Basic

Additional features

250 alerts at a time
Unlimited queries
Highest detail Seat Maps
Search for Awards & Upgrades in 1 week intervals
Aircraft change alerts
Flight schedule alerts
All available published fare pricing

Basic Yearly

5-day free trial

Best for occasional travelers planning a major redemption

$5.99
per monthbilled annually

What's Included:

Everything in Free

Additional features

50 alerts at a time
250 queries/month
Search for Awards & Upgrades one date at a time
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