Tag Archives: American

Halfway to Executive Platinum

One of the main tipping factors for my decision to do OneWorldMegaDo was the ability to challenge for AA Executive Platinum from my status with United/Continental.  I sent an email with a screenshot of my Continental Platinum credentials on Sunday … Continue reading

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OneWorld MegaDo

My attitudes towards the prospects of OneWorldMegaDo have changed quite a bit over the past two months.  Between the exciting lead up to StarMegaDo3 and the ominous changes to Mileage Plus (that didn’t materialize), I welcomed the thought.  After United … Continue reading

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Jack the Cat Found

After a massive media frenzy in August, American Airlines found Jack the Cat this evening, safe and well.

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Free AA Gold Status with One Roundtrip

View From the Wing describes how to get 2500 Business ExtrAA points for taking a roundtrip by November 15th for Illinois or New York-based businesses.  Registering for a BusinessExtrAA account with promotion “EARN10” yields 2000 points after a roundtrip between … Continue reading

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Denied Boarding Statistics

I’ve been voluntarily denied boarding (VDB) four times this year on United, netting me a total of $1,800 in United travel vouchers.  Earlier in the year, I also turned down a $400 offer because the reroute involved a layover at … Continue reading

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AA eShopping Error

I, like many others, jumped in on the AAdvantage eShopping advertisement for 83,871 miles with a rather small purchase from the Verizon website.   Since then, there’s been a massive thread on FlyerTalk (now 212 pages). I finally got my consolation … Continue reading

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AA Million Miler Changes

I’m a bit late to the party, but American announced the official changes to their million miler policy. Currently, all redeemable miles with American count towards the million mile thresholds.  This is inclusive of credit card bonuses, elite bonuses, and … Continue reading

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On the Sharp End of the Spoke

To get back from Las Vegas, I booked a ticket with American for LAS-LAX-JFK.  While it seems odd to fly west to go east, the fare rule I would have used to get back to JFK on a direct flight … Continue reading

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American Airlines Discount Codes

There are a few discount codes for travel on American Airlines floating around if you’re touching an eligible city.  (Hat tip:  View from the Wing) The 10% off code, 5591AG, is good for travel to AMA, AVP, BMI, BNA, BOS, … Continue reading

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American Airlines Elite Rewards

American announced end-of-year bonuses for its elite members who satisfy certain elite qualifying point requirements who register by December 15th.  For Platinum and Executive Platinum members, it is possible to gift Gold to another AAdvantage member. The qualification cutoffs are … Continue reading

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