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Category Archives: aadvantage

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British Airways Systemwide Upgrades Worse For American Airlines

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 18, 2022September 18, 2022 12 Comments
British Airways upgrade

British Airways and American Airlines announced a reciprocal upgrade system but American Airlines elites draw the short straw.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...

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Nearly Free Status With American Airlines Loyalty Points

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 24, 2022April 23, 2022 10 Comments
American Airlines pilot

I had written off American Airlines’ new Loyalty Points, and frankly, the airline until I found this way to cheaply and quickly earn status and points.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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aadvantageAmerican Airlines

American Airlines Status Extension Inevitable Yet Impossible

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 1, 2021September 12, 2021 22 Comments
American airlines status

Delta Air Lines has, once again, extended status for its Medallion Members leaving American Airlines in a precarious position for its Advantage loyalty status holders. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support...

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American Airlines Uses Web Specials To Dupe Passengers Into Restrictive Awards

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 27, 2020September 12, 2021 34 Comments
American Airlines EAS Cuts

American Airlines has been using web specials to dupe passengers into more restrictive awards after eliminating redeposit fees.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both support LiveAndLetsFly.com. If you haven’t followed...

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American Airlines Cancels Trip, Duty to Re-book?

Kyle Stewart Posted onAugust 2, 2020September 13, 2021 14 Comments
American Airlines Dog Lawsuit

Web specials/fares hold different rules than normal American Airlines Advantage award redemptions. But when the carrier cancels them, do they have a duty to re-book them? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click here. Both...

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American Airlines Pushes Credit Cards Then Closes Accounts

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 8, 2020September 13, 2021 54 Comments
American Airlines 2020 Devaluation

American Airlines has begun to excommunicate members for signing up for their credit card offers. But what’s the whole story and do they have the right to do it? If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...

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American Airlines Shows Advantages of Eliminating Award Charts

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 22, 2019September 13, 2021 7 Comments
American Airlines Dog Lawsuit

American Airlines offered an outstanding deal in long haul first-class and great prices on business class fares. As much as we all want to hate airlines eliminating award charts, this example shows excellent advantages to doing so.  If you...

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Is the Great American Airlines Elite Evacuation Underway?

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 13, 2019September 14, 2021 26 Comments
American Airlines 2020 Internatinal Strategy

Signs from United and Delta, combined with performance issues with American point to a possibility that elites are starting to leave American Airlines after the summer of discontent. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please...

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American Airlines Will Probably Switch to Dynamic Awards But Shouldn’t

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 7, 2019September 14, 2021 3 Comments
American Airlines A330

With US flag carriers, it’s monkey see, monkey do as they tend to match dramatic moves to align with each other. While American Airlines has not yet announced a switch to a dynamic award chart it’s all but certain...

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American Airlines Partnership With Hyatt Ruffles Feathers But Should It?

Kyle Stewart Posted onMarch 17, 2019September 14, 2021 21 Comments
American Airlines A330

American Airlines and Hyatt Hotels announced a partnership that will allow elites from each program to earn while flying or staying with the other. But some aspects of the partnership are one-sided, leaving Hyatt members upset, but maybe they...

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American Airlines Award Availability Abides Abysmally

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 27, 2019September 15, 2021 75 Comments
American Airlines A330

American Airlines has been stingy with award availability specifically since the merger with US Airways management. They say things have gotten better, but how do they explain wide open flights, 300 days in advance with no premium saver seats?...

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New Trick for Booking JAL Award Space with AA Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 25, 2017November 25, 2017 34 Comments

There’s a new way to book Japan Airlines (JAL) award space with your American Airlines miles. Use this guide to successfully book JAL award space with AAdvantage. After more than three years of preparation, JAL migrated from its own Passenger...

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Why Did I Choose American Over Qatar?

Kyle Stewart Posted onNovember 5, 2017September 15, 2021 10 Comments
Qatar dining

My wife and daughter spent the summer in Thailand as it is my busy season at work and I am nearly never at home – why shouldn’t they be at the beach instead? As a result, I have been...

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So Much for Flying Air Berlin…

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 30, 2017August 30, 2017 5 Comments
Air Berlin AA Miles

I am on a business trip to Europe to this week and had planned to travel on Air Berlin from Los Angeles to Dusseldorf yesterday. Unfortunately, the carrier’s bankruptcy complicated my plans. Although this trip has been scheduled for...

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Why It Matters: 24hr Free Cancellation on AA Award Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 24, 2017June 24, 2017 Leave a Comment
24hr Free Cancellation AA Award Ticket

American Airlines now lets you refund your award ticket up to 24 hours after purchase, as long as travel is more than two days away. Both United and Delta allow complimentary changes and cancellations within 24 hours, so AA...

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American Executive Platinum Status: Time to Let Go

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 11, 2017September 16, 2021 14 Comments
Cockpit Breach AA Flight

Elite status is valuable to me, as a frequent traveler, for a number of reasons but over the last two years, changes to American Airline Advantage program are causing me to ask if it’s time to let go of...

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Two Secret Ways to Get to Australia Using Your AA Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 16, 2017May 16, 2017 13 Comments
AA Miles Australia

Getting to Australia using American Airlines miles is no easy task. But two relatively obscure partners increase your odds of finding a way there for a reasonable price. When searching for award space using your AA miles you must look beyond...

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Be Vigilant Against This Unnecessary AA Fee

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 1, 2017April 1, 2017 6 Comments
AA Telephone Booking Fee

What is one AA fee that continues to be secretly inserted into many reservations? Although telephone booking fees for partner award tickets that cannot be booked online are (in theory) a thing of the past on AA, agents are...

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Royal Jordanian Award Space Now Bookable on AA.com

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 5, 2013December 9, 2016 2 Comments

American Airlines has added Royal Jordanian to the growing list of carriers that you can now redeem AAdvantage miles for online. RJ is a oneworld partner based in Amman that serves Chicago, Detroit, New York, and Montreal in North...

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The Secret Story of American Airlines’ AAirpass Program

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 6, 2012December 9, 2016 2 Comments

When I am in California, the Los Angeles Times is a critical component of my breakfast each morning. This morning, I was pleasantly surprised to find a fascinating article on American Airlines’ fight against alleged abusers of their AAirpass...

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