Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has a Business Extra program that rewards companies whose employees fly on select airlines. Previously only flights with American Airlines, British Airways, and Iberia have been eligible for Business Extra points, but now Japan Airlines with affiliates have joined it. You can access AA’s page for Business Extra here. The email that AA […]
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American Airlines $160K Gift Card & Ticketing Scam
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines had a system vulnerability that allowed you to buy a gift card that you used to purchase an airline ticket, and then refund the gift card purchase back to the credit card while using the airline ticket. Mr. William Joseph “Billy” Schwarze implied to his friends & family that he was running an […]
This trick can make American flight credits a whole lot more flexible
Written by Joseph Hostetler @ Million Mile Secrets
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped U.S. airlines into more customer-friendly entities with generous change and cancellation policies. You can freely book speculative flights and not worry about losing your money if your plans change. This week Ameri…
American Airlines Buy & Gift AAdvantage Miles Up To 100,000 Bonus Until September 30, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has launched a new offer to buy AAdvantage miles with up to 100,000 bonus miles through September 30, 2020. The number of miles a member can buy before any bonuses are capped at 150,000 per calendar year, and the account that purchases or receives the miles must have been open for a minimum […]
The biggest U.S. airlines have eliminated change fees: Here’s how to best take advantage of these policies
Written by Joseph Hostetler @ Million Mile Secrets
Imagine a world where every airline had policies as customer-friendly as Southwest. That’s probably never going to happen — but there have been some sensationally beneficial changes in the past 72 hours. The novel coronavirus has strong-arm…
American Airlines Eliminates Change Fees + Changes To Basic Economy (No Longer Elite Qualifying Effective January 1, 2021)
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines is today rolling out its change fee waiver with a twist (you can get a voucher for residual value unlike with Delta and United) and some “enhancements” both negative and positive to Basic Economy-fares. Elite members will get their benefits such as upgrades and preferred seating, even when on Basic Economy. This fare […]
American Airlines won’t charge change fees until 2021
Written by Hedy Phillips @ Million Mile Secrets
American Airlines recently announced that it won’t charge any change fees on flights for the rest of the year. With COVID-19 still very prevalent around the world, people are traveling far less, and many are still hesitant to book flights because of he…
American Airlines: Economy vs. Basic Economy
Written by Virginia Brown @ Million Mile Secrets
Flying with American Airlines ranges from exclusive and personalized first-class experiences for long-distance travel to six common experiences, with priced tiered based on perks and amenities. The two most affordable of the choices included basic econ…
American Airlines Requires Face Mask During All Touch Points From July 29, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines on Tuesday followed United Airlines (read more here) that earlier in the day announced face mask requirement not just for in-cabin use, but throughout the airport from check-in, lounges, gate, and to the baggage claim. American’s requirement will be in place from July 29, 2020. Passengers that refuse to wear one are banned […]
American Airlines Status Extensions Through January 2022 Processed
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has now processed elite status extension through to January 2022, as was announced in early April (read more here) due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This extension also included those of us who got the status based on a partnership that American Airlines and Hyatt formed last year (read more here, here and here). You can access our […]
American Airlines Buy & Gift AAdvantage Miles Up To 67% Bonus Though May 31, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has launched a new offer to buy AAdvantage miles with an up to 67% bonus through May 31, 2020. The number of miles a member can buy before any bonuses are capped at 150,000 per calendar year, and the account that purchases or receives the miles must have been open for a minimum […]
How to change or cancel an American Airlines flight
Written by Joseph Hostetler @ Million Mile Secrets
It’s always smart to book your travel with one of the best travel insurance credit cards (I saved hundreds when my card’s trip delay insurance claim reimbursed me for an American Airlines cancellation last year). But airlines sometimes have surprisingl…
American Airlines A319 First Class Review
Written by Patrick @ Pat's Travel Reviews
With all the time I have now and because this is the most recent aircraft I have flown on (March 2020) I thought I’d add another review of American Airlines Domestic First Class. Some of this is really just rehashing…
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Read MoreAmerican Airlines Executive Platinum Extension For World Of Hyatt Globalists
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
World of Hyatt and American Airlines launched reciprocal earnings and status benefits last year (read more here and here). World of Hyatt was offering elite status fast tracks for elite AAdvantage members and vice versa. Then late last year, some World of Hyatt Globalists were offered Executive Platinum status for a year (read more here, here, and here). […]
American Airlines Buy & Gift AAdvantage Miles Up To 65% Bonus Though May 3, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has launched a new offer to buy AAdvantage miles with an up to 65% bonus through May 3, 2020. The number of miles a member can buy before any bonuses is 150,000 per calendar year, and the account that purchases or receives the miles must have been open for a minimum of 30 […]
American Airlines & Alaska Enhanced Partnership Begins
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines and Alaska Airlines announced back in February (read more here) that Alaska would join the Oneworld Alliance in the summer of 2021. The airlines announced then that members of AAdvantage and Mileage Plan would again start earning miles on all flights sometime this spring that is now enabled effective April 1, 2020. You […]
American Airlines Buy & Gift AAdvantage Miles Up To 100% Bonus Though April 12, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has launched a new offer to buy AAdvantage miles with a highest-ever offered bonus of up to 100% through April 12, 2020. The number of miles a member can buy before any bonuses is 150,000 per calendar year, and the account that purchases or receives the miles must have been open for a […]
American Airlines Buy & Gift AAdvantage Miles Bonus + Discount Though March 6, 2020
Written by John Ollila @ LoyaltyLobby
American Airlines has launched a new offer to buy AAdvantage miles with a combined bonus + discount through March 6, 2020. The number of miles a member can buy before any bonuses is 150,000 per calendar year and the account that purchases or receives the miles must have been open for a minimum of 30 […]
American Airlines further dealys 737Max operations
Written by luxtravel @ Premium-Flights.com
American Airlines anticipates that the resumption of scheduled commercial service on American’s fleet of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft will occur Aug. 18, 2020.
American had previously canceled service on the MAX through June 3. On Feb. 23, American will run…
Alaska Airlines Joins Oneworld By Summer 2021
Alaska Airlines and American Airlines today announced West Coast-alliance that would see the Seattle based airline joining the Oneworld in 2021. Alaska Airlines and American Airlines plan to bring back the earning and redeeming miles on each other’s flights in the first half of 2020 (this was recently scaled back). The airline intends to become […]