Mar
21
2019
On April 10 American Airlines will launch a new domestic first class morning and a new afternoon/evening snack basket.
What’s in the American Airlines First Class Snack Baskets?
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7 New Cuts to American Airlines Inflight Catering Including Pre-Bagged Bread and Fewer Champagne Glasses
Mar
21
2019
When American Airlines management ran US Airways their ticker symbol was ‘LCC’ for low cost carrier. They briefly tried to charge for water. They always seem to be looking for an angle to shave cost. And there are a few new ones coming to inflight catering.
You Can Now Use American AAdvantage Miles on China Southern
Mar
20
2019
American Airlines purchased a stake in China Southern. The Chinese carrier will be leaving SkyTeam this year.
Several months ago they announced that frequent flyer benefits would be coming. Travel on China Southern now earns American AAdvantage redeemable miles (but elite qualifying miles only in American Airlines codeshares) and AAdvantage miles can be used for award travel on China Southern.
American Cracking Down on Award Availability Trick (and Gutting Free Elite Changes)
Dec
11
2018
A little over a year ago American Airlines started offering more coach award space, and they did it in an interesting way. They started opening up award space on a married-segment basis — availability wasn’t for a specific flight but for an entire itinerary.
Agents are now being reprimanded for helping customers to work around these restrictions. And married segments make it very difficult to make changes to an award later, a real blow to Executive Platinums and ConciergeKey members who have free changes as a program benefit.
American’s New Amenity Kit Leaked
Dec
11
2018
American Airlines is apparently rolling out new amenity kits — and not with Cole Haan. It appears that this new amenity kit has leaked — put out into service too early. And the early word seems to be they look pretty awesome.
You Can Now Use Delta Miles to Purchase Seat Upgrades Any Time After Ticketing
Dec
10
2018
You now can use miles to pay for seat upgrades after ticket purchase whether extra legroom coach or an actual premium cabin.
The question is whether post-purchase mileage upgrades will replace Delta’s hidden mileage upgrade award chart — whether mileage upgrades will always be simply priced based on fare.
3 Clever American Airlines Flight Numbers
Dec
07
2018
Flight numbers frequently have meaning. Three years ago the final US Airways flight was US1939. It was given that number for the year the airline commenced operations.
Today American Airlines has at least two flight numbers which remind us just how American the airline is. And there’s at least one more flight number that’s just fun. Do you know of any other flight numbers like this at American?
American Raises Premium Cabin Hawaii Award Prices, Adds 2 Obscure Partners For Online Redemption
Dec
07
2018
American AAdvantage has added two more airlines for online redemption. These are two that most members will never use, but it’s going to add convenience for those who do — especially since that makes connections onto these carriers bookable as part of a larger award.
American is also updating their award chart online around 10 a.m. Eastern this morning to reflect award chart pricing changes for Hawaii that will go into effect January 16th.
Delta Now Punishing Frequent Flyers: Starting to Book Some Award Tickets Into Basic Economy
Dec
06
2018
Basic economy tickets aren’t a ‘new way to offer cheaper fares’. They are new restrictions on the cheapest fares, a way of making the product worse so that some passengers will pay more.
Now that United, Delta, and American all offer Basic Economy fares (no advance seat assignment, no cancel/changes, no upgrades or extra legroom seats, and in United’s case no full-sized carry on bag) it’s only been a matter of time before one of the carriers tried booking award tickets into Basic Economy.
I admit to being surprised that it’s happened so quickly, since it’s not in the best interests of the airline – it’s a bad business decision – but I’m not surprised that it appears to be Delta going first.
American Express Announces New London Heathrow Centurion Lounge, Confirms Charlotte Location
Dec
04
2018
A couple of weeks ago there was a rumor circulating that a new American Express Centurion Lounge would open in Charlotte. I confirmed it through City Council documents. American Express for their part now confirms the project:
In addition, American Express announced a new London Heathrow Centurion Lounge in terminal 3.
