There are plenty of data points about
which airline gift card purchases work over on FlyerTalk, but luckily at TPG we also have an office full of Amex cardholders.
Not exact matches
While it's not specified, you may even be able to
purchase airline gift cards with the credit,
which you can use for ticket
purchases.
On these
cards, your eligible
purchases earn points or cash back or miles
which can later be redeemed toward rewards, for example, for cash back, merchandise,
airline tickets, hotel stays, charitable donations or
gift cards.
The fact is, we don't really know for sure what's going on yet, and we won't know until we start seeing a stream of legitimate
airline fees being reimbursed but
gift card purchases not being credited (or being credited, in
which case we'll all be very happy).
One of the best perks of the American Express Platinum
Card is the $ 200
airline fee reimbursement,
which can be used to
purchase gift cards from various
airlines.
However, you can use them toward
airline gift cards purchased directly from the carrier,
which you could then use to book a flight.