u/SandalsandTies

I was hoping to use the $100 American Airlines gift card I got last year (using the BofA card) for a mileage ticket I'm buying ($100 departure tax on international flight, part of the fare), but there's no slot available to pay with a gift card (just credit cards and Apple pay).

So I'm wondering if I bought a seat upgrade and paid for the flight ($100 departure tax/fees plus seat upgrade) with the BA card, would this be covered?

(award tickets - Not covered, seat upgrades - Are covered)

Is Bank of America somehow able to discern what's a seat upgrade and what's a fee/tax when they're part of a purchase?

They must know if a ticket is an award flight, maybe coded differently? Or just the dollar amount, in which case a $100 ticket could be a cash ticket not an award ticket.

Or is anything to do with award flights a no go? A seat upgrade is a seat upgrade, so should be covered even on an award flight, right?

I was hoping to use the $100 American Airlines gift card I got last year (using the BofA card) for a mileage ticket I'm buying ($100 departure tax on international flight, part of the fare), but there's no slot available to pay with a gift card (just credit cards and Apple pay).

So I'm wondering if I bought a seat upgrade and paid for the flight (departure tax/fees plus seat upgrade) with the BA card, would this be covered?

(award tickets - NO, seat upgrades - Yes)

Is Bank of America somehow able to discern what's a seat upgrade and what's a fee/tax when they're part of a purchase?

Or is it anything to do with award flights is a no go? A seat upgrade is a seat upgrade, so should be covered even on an award flight, right?