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American Airlines appears to be telling flight attendants that it has plans to re-start Chicago to Honolulu flying, listing the route on the bid sheet that cabin crew use to express preferences for the flights that they will work.
Brazilian airline Gol was the worst performing stock on the country’s benchmark index on Tuesday, dropping at one point as much as 13%, on reports that it is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States within a month. An out of court restructuring, however, is seen as “increasingly inviable.”
The Cheapening continues. While some airlines offer business class passengers amenities inside nice leather reusable bags, or hard side plastic Tumi suitcases, American Airlines has been giving out a new amenity kit in international business class that’s made out of cardboard.
For the upcoming member year (March 2024 – February 2025) there is no change to the number of Loyalty Points required to earn status, and no change to the number of Loyalty Points required to earn choice benefits.
There are, however, changes to the choice benefits.
American Airlines has announced upcoming changes to the AAdvantage program, and they are (1) most importantly, not big changes and (2) generally positive. That’s not something we’ve come to expect!
Explore American Airlines’ strategic direction as it integrates new planes into its fleet, revealing potential long-haul routes that could reshape its global presence. This analysis delves into the implications of their latest fleet additions, forecasting the future of destinations like Duluth and Bangkok and the impact on the airline’s market positioning.
In what may be the strangest airline Catch-22 I’ve ever head, an American Airlines passenger can’t get a refund that they’re entitled to, because of an ongoing murder investigation. It’s almost like Joseph Heller is working the refunds department at an airline.
When American lounges do get crowded they prioritize customers paying for membership, either directly or with their premium $595 annual fee credit card, and to customers traveling on qualifying business class tickets. They have an obligation to deliver for those customers before offering complimentary access to others.
Would making everyone – paid club members, long haul business class passengers, and complimentary military guests alike – stand outside in the terminal in a line during their layover be better?
A coach passenger on board American Airlines 1883 from Los Angeles to Miami reports that a first class flight attendant decided to keep people from coming up to use the first class lavatory by parking a galley cart in the aisle, blocking their path.
That way customers on board the Boeing 737 MAX could only walk the aisle to the back of the aircraft in order to use the bathroom in their ticketed cabin.
American Airlines will only accept credit and debit cards, travel vouchers, and electronic funds transfers and their 3 city ticket offices in Argentina. That’s a change that went into effect this past week.
With 185% inflation in the country, accepting cash is tough.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
