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Amex MR transfers tend to be instant but you may want to consider putting the award on hold if possible before transferring.
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If you need to transfer points to your Flying Blue account before booking, some friendly phone agents have been known to put award tickets on hold for a couple of days which leaves plenty of time for transfers to process.
If you don't have the necessary American AAdvantage miles in your account, you can put your award ticket on hold for five days so you'll have time to transfer points to your account.
If you don't have the required miles in your SkyPass account and you find award space, you can call Korean Air to put the award on hold so you have time to transfer points into your account.
Unlike Korean Air, Delta will not let you put award bookings on hold, so you'll want to keep that in mind if you need to transfer American Express Membership Rewards or SPG Starpoints to your Delta SkyMiles account.
If one agent won't allow you to put an award on hold, hang up and call again.
To keep your awards seat from disappearing while you're waiting for your points to transfer, put your reservation on hold before transferring (if the program allows it), or make sure that there are multiple seats available on your intended flight or that there is more than one flight available on the same airline.
It never hurts to call and see if the airline can put an award flight on hold for you as you are transferring points.
AA offers free holds on awards if you call to book, for up to 5 days depending on the carrier, so if you're not sure you're able to fly just yet, call in now to put the flight on hold.
Once you find the award you want, you have to call Korean Air to put the award on hold — agents may be able to put seats on hold for weeks or months if you ask, up until a few days before departure.
Advantages of using AA miles include being able to book one way awards, put the award on hold for up to 5 days before ticketing, and having AA call you back if there's a long hold time.