Can I book a new one-way ANA international award with miles?

Yes, the current section permits new one-way ANA international awards. Check that you are reading the rules for tickets issued on or after the stated change date, then confirm the operating airline and the miles needed for the actual itinerary.

What this answer depends on

  • New ANA international awards under the on/after-June-24-2025 rule section; partner awards are a separate product.
  • The source preserves older rules beside the newer ones. A sentence from the old section can therefore answer a different question from yours. For a new purchase, match the rule’s effective ticketing period and product before using it to plan the trip. Keep ANA-operated awards separate from partner awards even when the search display includes an ANA code.
  • ANA permits one-way international awards for reservations and tickets issued on or after June 24, 2025. Partner-operated international codeshares carrying an ANA flight number are not booked as ANA international awards; the source directs those to partner awards under partner flight numbers. The required mileage must be in the account when ticketing; a shortfall cannot be covered with cash or ANA SKY COINS.
  • Suppose an older guide tells you to build a return itinerary even though you only need the outward trip. Check the applicable version before constructing travel you do not want. The useful comparison is between actual new one-way and return offers, not between an old rule and a guessed current price.
  • This is an ANA Mileage Club award purchase. A cash seller’s listing or another loyalty program’s award result does not establish ANA’s availability. Have the program issuing the ticket confirm its own accepted itinerary.

Important exceptions

  • Permission to book one way is not a promise of award seats, a quoted mileage level or partner eligibility. The mileage shortfall rule does not mean that taxes disappear or can never be paid with money. This guide is not advice on changing an older award after issuance.

What to do next

  1. Open the terms section for reservations and tickets issued on or after June 24, 2025. Do not rely on an isolated old search excerpt saying that all awards must be round-trip.

  2. Check the operator of each international segment. For a partner-operated service, use the partner-award route identified by ANA rather than assuming the ANA flight number settles eligibility.

  3. Obtain the required miles and any separately payable cash charges for the itinerary and cabin. Make sure the mileage balance condition can be met before trying to ticket.

  4. Review the accepted one-way itinerary and purchase confirmation. When using a different arrangement for the return, treat that as a separate decision to verify, not as a benefit automatically attached to the outward award.

  5. Your ANA Mileage Club account, current mileage balance, ticketing date, intended airports and dates, operators and cabin for every segment.

  6. Ask ANA or the seller responsible for the proposed ticket to clarify any unanswered condition identified above before you pay. Provide the itinerary and the exact wording you need explained. An independent intermediary is not the airline and cannot be assumed to have authority over its ticketing system.

More booking questions

Why does the same source also mention round-trip-only awards?

It retains the earlier rule section. Match the section to the ticketing period before applying the wording.

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Can I use cash to fill a mileage shortage?

The cited ANA award rule does not permit that substitution. It is different from paying separately due taxes or fees.

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