What does ticket pending mean on american airlines?

What does ticket pending mean on american airlines?

It means that it has not been issued yet, and that something is holding the ticket up.

It means it's processing. It can take up to 24 hours to get the ticket issued email.
Conversely, you can go online aa's web site and check your ticket with the confirmation number
Also check your spam folder. Sometimes the email address are different structure which can get flagged as spam.

It means the ticket hasn't been issued but is in the works.

Probably waiting for the payment to clear, have you checked your bank account or credit card?

It means that the ticket has not been issued. This could mean several things depending on exactly where you are seeing this.

If you are on AA's site you could just have a hold on the seat but not actually ticketed. If you don't purchase the ticket within 24 hours(generally) it will be released. It could mean that the payment you made did not actually go through or is being blocked for some reason. They may attempt it again and if it doesn't go through cancel your reservation. It could also mean that one of their systems is down and as soon as it comes back up they will complete the ticketing.

If you are trying to purchase this through another site, it could mean that the ticket wasn't actually available or there's an issue between them and AA. In which case you may or may not actually have a ticket.

If you are worried about it you should contact the company you are attempting to purchase the ticket from to see if they can give you a reason.

I called to inquire about an upgrade for an upcoming flight (this was days after I had purchased and was in ticketed status), there were no good options so I passed but after the conversation with the customer service rep, my ticket/confirmation mysteriously changed to ticket pending. After a day it was still in that status, took two different phone calls to customer service, but eventually with no explanation they were able to revert it back to ticketed instantly. Weird.

It means that it has not been issued yet, and that something is holding the ticket up.

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