Transfer pair
Citi to American AAdvantage
Transfer time and what has gone wrong for people moving Citi ThankYou to American AAdvantage in the last year.
Transfer time
PublishedUsually instantlow
Reports on Crosscheck, last 12 months
Under an hour: 01–24 hours: 0More than a day: 0Never arrived: 0
No reports yet. Be the first to report how this transfer went.
From Reddit and FlyerTalk
- Jul 2026Reddit · Went pending for a few minutes, then cancelled, several times
- Feb 2026Reddit · Instant for the same poster in February
- Feb 2026FlyerTalk · About five minutes
- Dec 2025FlyerTalk · A 115k transfer errored but the points were deducted and never arrived; Citi later showed it as cancelled. A retry the next morning worked.
Phantom seats
On Japan Airlines high
Posters report JAL seats shown through American are often not bookable. One said alerts came back phantom every time, and another that JAL space via AA has been "nonexistent or phantom" since JAL added transfer partners.
- Feb 2026Reddit · Seats.aero / AA.com JAL alerts, all phantom?
- Sep 2026Reddit · Has anyone given up on JAL to Tokyo with AA miles?
Taxes & fees
No fee surprises reported for this program in a year of threads. Still check the final total before you transfer.
Account rules
None reported. Make sure the name on your bank account and the airline account match exactly.
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Data as of Oct 2026. Rules change often; confirm with the program before you move points.