Aug 10, 2013, 9:26 pm
Last edit by: MDtR-Chicago
For questions on NEW applications for US Airways cards please use this thread:
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
30k + 10k anniversary + no annual fee for the first year (now says "Offer expired"); terms and conditions include offer specifics
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
30k at signup, 10k anniversary bonus, 10k with balance transfer, no fee first year - Landing Page (Ended 4/30/14)
Older 35K Link (older link not working)
Newer 35K Link (click on terms and conditions to see 35K bonus after first purchase, first year fee waived, and 10K anniversary bonus)
1) I applied for this card but got the message
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
1) I applied for this card but got the message
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
What does this mean? What should I do?Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
[EXPIRED] Fee waived, US Airways Card, 30K + 10k @ anniversary
Apr 11, 2013, 10:03 pm
#3047
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 140
When did you apply for these cards? Recently people seem to have been getting denied for the second one if it was after 3 months, but others have reported getting approvals after 4 months between applications. Thanks!
Apr 11, 2013, 10:36 pm
#3049
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
When did your statement close?
When did you meet the spend?
When does your next statement close?
Did you have an AF that needed to get paid?
Apr 11, 2013, 10:42 pm
#3050
Join Date: Sep 2005
Programs: Northwest, United
Posts: 3,256
US Air vs OTHER Barclays cards?
So it seems that the current consensus (or as close to a consensus as there is) suggests that the probable safe minimum interval may be 4 months between applications for a second Barclays US Airways MC. Many people report 6 months between apps for this same card results in approvals, so it's probably somewhere between 4-6 months to be safe. That's the "clock" you have to keep track of for this card.
What I'm wondering about is whether Barclays uses the same "clock" for all applications for any of their cards, or if there are separate clocks/required intervals for their other products.
With all the recent interest in their other cards (lots of noise lately about their "Arrival" world MC, and there are others, too - NFL, Frontier, probably a few others), I bet others here have pondered this and maybe tested them? Managing the Barclays clocks may become more complicated - or maybe it's not, if they look at the interval between applications for ANY of their cards, regardless of the "product", personal or business, etc. On the other hand, if each product is viewed separately - and has its own clock - and if personal and business versions are viewed separately (like some other card issuers), it would be nice to not have to wait 4-6 months for each of them.
Anybody know to what extent - if any - they keep separate clocks for separate products? Or is every flavor of any Barclay credit card essentially in the same bucket/on the same clock?
Anybody know? Data points to share? Thanks.
What I'm wondering about is whether Barclays uses the same "clock" for all applications for any of their cards, or if there are separate clocks/required intervals for their other products.
With all the recent interest in their other cards (lots of noise lately about their "Arrival" world MC, and there are others, too - NFL, Frontier, probably a few others), I bet others here have pondered this and maybe tested them? Managing the Barclays clocks may become more complicated - or maybe it's not, if they look at the interval between applications for ANY of their cards, regardless of the "product", personal or business, etc. On the other hand, if each product is viewed separately - and has its own clock - and if personal and business versions are viewed separately (like some other card issuers), it would be nice to not have to wait 4-6 months for each of them.
Anybody know to what extent - if any - they keep separate clocks for separate products? Or is every flavor of any Barclay credit card essentially in the same bucket/on the same clock?
Anybody know? Data points to share? Thanks.
Apr 11, 2013, 10:48 pm
#3051
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: New York
Programs: UA, AA, Hyatt, SPG
Posts: 86
Statement closed March 5th, payment March 10th. My card was the 30k for 1 purchase with $89 fee (paid). My card now has 0 balace with the next payment due May 5th.
Apr 11, 2013, 11:02 pm
#3052
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
Apr 12, 2013, 12:34 am
#3053
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 15,656
We show that you will receive 35,000 miles for the first use after the annual fee has been paid. We do show that you have recently paid the account including the annual fee; however you will need to use the card again to trigger the first use miles bonus.
Therefore, in your case, you will need to make another transaction (assuming you haven't made one since paying the annual fee on March 10th) before they will post the bonus. The bonus will then post whenever your next statement closes (May 5th?).
Apr 12, 2013, 12:52 am
#3054
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
I bought a pack of gum, then paid the AF, and I have 40k miles sitting in my US Air account.
Apr 12, 2013, 12:54 am
#3055
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Exile
Posts: 15,656
Different offers have different conditions. This is what they told me. Just sharing it so that the poster can determine if it applies to his situation as well.
Apr 12, 2013, 11:28 am
#3056
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, SPG Platinum, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum, AAPlatinum
Posts: 199
Well here is a thought... my mother inlaw had the Chase Continental card, and when they merged with United, Chase issued here a new card with the United logo on it... then later when she applied for that fantastic 50K United deal, she was rejected for already having the card prior..... and this is the concern of mine here... that if our USAirMC cards arent cancelled and/or purged from the system prior to the merger, then they may automatically issue new cards with the American logo, and then we may not be eligible for that new American marketed cards that will follow. So, in light of this, I wonder what the best moves are right now.
Apr 12, 2013, 11:37 am
#3057
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Houston
Programs: HiltonH-Diamond, IHG-Plat, Hyatt-Diamond,SPG-newbie
Posts: 301
so you would have to paid the AF to get the bonus?
I see in the lastest 35k sign up T&C:
"Bonus Dividend Miles: Thirty five thousand (35,000) bonus miles will be awarded in the first billing cycle in which you have made a purchase or balance transfer (that is not later returned or rescinded). There is a fee for Balance Transfers."
and what is this "Companion Certificate: For the $89 Annual Fee MasterCard,
Companion Certificate: For the $89 Annual Fee MasterCard, the Primary Cardmember is eligible to receive one companion certificate valid for two $99 companion tickets each year. The Companion Certificate is valid for travel within 12 months and tickets must be purchased within 9 months from the issue date. The companion certificate is valid for round-trip coach class travel within and between the contiguous U.S. and Canada when the Primary Cardmember purchases a qualifying ticket (minimum fare purchase of $250 required). Additional taxes, fees and charges including (PFCs), Federal Excise Taxes, Canadian VAT/GST and customs/immigration charges as well as the September 11 Security Fee apply to all tickets purchased and are not included in the base fare. Other companion certificates restrictions apply including advance purchase requirements and black-out dates and will be provided on the actual certificate."
I see in the lastest 35k sign up T&C:
"Bonus Dividend Miles: Thirty five thousand (35,000) bonus miles will be awarded in the first billing cycle in which you have made a purchase or balance transfer (that is not later returned or rescinded). There is a fee for Balance Transfers."
and what is this "Companion Certificate: For the $89 Annual Fee MasterCard,
Companion Certificate: For the $89 Annual Fee MasterCard, the Primary Cardmember is eligible to receive one companion certificate valid for two $99 companion tickets each year. The Companion Certificate is valid for travel within 12 months and tickets must be purchased within 9 months from the issue date. The companion certificate is valid for round-trip coach class travel within and between the contiguous U.S. and Canada when the Primary Cardmember purchases a qualifying ticket (minimum fare purchase of $250 required). Additional taxes, fees and charges including (PFCs), Federal Excise Taxes, Canadian VAT/GST and customs/immigration charges as well as the September 11 Security Fee apply to all tickets purchased and are not included in the base fare. Other companion certificates restrictions apply including advance purchase requirements and black-out dates and will be provided on the actual certificate."
Apr 12, 2013, 12:10 pm
#3058
Suspended
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: LAX/SNA
Programs: AA, Hilton Gold
Posts: 3,887
personally I'm holding onto my USAir card post merger even if it gets rebranded AA a la Continental/United. My CO card was rebranded United after the merger but I have a secure message from Chase saying I am still eligible for the United card 1st time bonus. I would imagine this should be the same situation with the USAir card. To the original poster, I would have your MIL call back because she should still be able to get the United card and it's 50k bonus - check out the details in the old CO card flyertalk thread
Apr 12, 2013, 12:50 pm
#3059
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 42
Apr 12, 2013, 1:04 pm
#3060
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 42
So it seems that the current consensus (or as close to a consensus as there is) suggests that the probable safe minimum interval may be 4 months between applications for a second Barclays US Airways MC. Many people report 6 months between apps for this same card results in approvals, so it's probably somewhere between 4-6 months to be safe. That's the "clock" you have to keep track of for this card.
What I'm wondering about is whether Barclays uses the same "clock" for all applications for any of their cards, or if there are separate clocks/required intervals for their other products.
With all the recent interest in their other cards (lots of noise lately about their "Arrival" world MC, and there are others, too - NFL, Frontier, probably a few others), I bet others here have pondered this and maybe tested them? Managing the Barclays clocks may become more complicated - or maybe it's not, if they look at the interval between applications for ANY of their cards, regardless of the "product", personal or business, etc. On the other hand, if each product is viewed separately - and has its own clock - and if personal and business versions are viewed separately (like some other card issuers), it would be nice to not have to wait 4-6 months for each of them.
Anybody know to what extent - if any - they keep separate clocks for separate products? Or is every flavor of any Barclay credit card essentially in the same bucket/on the same clock?
Anybody know? Data points to share? Thanks.
What I'm wondering about is whether Barclays uses the same "clock" for all applications for any of their cards, or if there are separate clocks/required intervals for their other products.
With all the recent interest in their other cards (lots of noise lately about their "Arrival" world MC, and there are others, too - NFL, Frontier, probably a few others), I bet others here have pondered this and maybe tested them? Managing the Barclays clocks may become more complicated - or maybe it's not, if they look at the interval between applications for ANY of their cards, regardless of the "product", personal or business, etc. On the other hand, if each product is viewed separately - and has its own clock - and if personal and business versions are viewed separately (like some other card issuers), it would be nice to not have to wait 4-6 months for each of them.
Anybody know to what extent - if any - they keep separate clocks for separate products? Or is every flavor of any Barclay credit card essentially in the same bucket/on the same clock?
Anybody know? Data points to share? Thanks.
However, there are many reports of people being denied because Barclay's does not want to give them any more credit even when they only have one or two cards and are applying for a different product. While it seems Barclay's is tighter about giving out credit than Chase or Citi, I suspect a recent approval for a US Air card would not cause automatic denial for a different product (Arrival, NFL, etc).