How to Book a Flight for My Kids if I Have an Award Ticket for American Airlines

If your children are flying without you, accompany them through the airport to their gate. In 2010, A  Advantage members redeemed over seven million American Airlines awards. With one-way awards and MileSAAver redemption rates, it's easy to redeem miles -- unless you are trying to book an abnormal ticket. Parents can book award tickets for their children, whether they are traveling together, but certain restrictions apply.

Items you will need Step 1 Log into your American Airlines A Advantage account. Copy down your current point balance. Navigate to the awards booking page.

Step 2 Enter the departure and arrival airports of the flights you need to book. Click on the calendar pop-up and select the departure and arrival times.

Step 3 Select the number of children who are traveling according to their age. Children younger than 2 years old fall into the "infant in seat" category, those between 2 and 11 are in the "child" category and those between 12 and 15 are in the "young adult" category.

Step 4 Click the red "go" button if you are traveling with your children on the same reservation or if all of your children on this reservation are 12 years old or older. If you need to book an awards ticket for a child younger than 12, call the American Airlines award reservation service at 1-800-882-8880. Even though unaccompanied minors older than 5 can typically travel on American Airlines, the company's reservation system will not allow you to book awards tickets for children traveling without an adult or senior on the same reservation.

Step 5 Highlight the correct cheap flights to usa for your children's itinerary, and proceed to the passenger details page. If your children are traveling without you, change the passenger details in the fields for passenger one from your information to your child's. Fill in the remaining passenger names, contact numbers and security details.

Step 6 Enter your credit card information for any applicable taxes and fees and complete your purchase. Present the credit card used to purchase to tickets at the airport when you pick up the boarding passes. Tip if your children are traveling on this awards itinerary without you or another adult, they might be considered unaccompanied minors. Children younger than 5 cannot travel on their own. Between ages 5 and 7, children may travel alone but only on direct flights, and unaccompanied minors between 8t and 11 can't travel on any flights involving a transfer to another airline. If you have a child 16 years old or older traveling with your younger children, they will not be considered unaccompanied minors. Warning Unaccompanied minors incur a substantial service fee from the airline.