American Airlines Clawing Back 25K AAdvantage Business Bonus
American Airlines has started notifying AAdvantage Business members that it is clawing the 25,000 bonus miles awarded through a recent promotion.
According to emails sent to affected members, American determined that some accounts did not meet the eligibility requirements of the promotion. As a result, the 25,000 bonus miles have been removed from those accounts.
As a goodwill gesture, American says it will deposit 5,000 AAdvantage miles into affected AAdvantage Business accounts to acknowledge the inconvenience.
The airline also says that all mileage transfers from AAdvantage Business accounts to personal AAdvantage accounts completed on July 8, July 9, or before 10:30 a.m. CST on July 10, 2026, will be reversed. Members who transferred miles during that period will need to submit a new transfer request.
“Notice of miles adjustment
This notice concerns AAdvantage® miles recently claimed and deposited to your AAdvantage Business℠ account through a promotion for newly registered businesses.
Our review determined that your AAdvantage Business℠ account did not meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the promotion’s terms and conditions. As a result, the 25,000 AAdvantage® miles that were claimed through this promotion have been removed from your account.
We recognize that the miles were deposited to your account in error. To acknowledge the inconvenience, 5,000 AAdvantage® miles will be deposited to your AAdvantage Business℠ account.
Additionally, all mileage transfers from your AAdvantage Business℠ account to personal AAdvantage® accounts completed on July 8, July 9, or before 10:30 a.m. CST on July 10, 2026, will be reversed. If you submitted a transfer during this period, you will need to resubmit your transfer request.”
