Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
But all that may(will?) change as the US Airways ffp merges into AA ffp
From what I have read, the US DM Barclays card will be converted to an AAdvantage card after the FFPs merge. At this point they will stop accepting new members but continue to serve their existing customers much like there's still a gazillion US Dividend Miles cards out there issued by BoA although that relationship has ended years ago.
The feature I was getting at with the current US card is the
companion certificate, which is a very good deal for domestic family travel.
Originally Posted by
aw82
Thanks. My understanding is that BA award seats mirror MileSAAver seats. The implication being that there's no way I could use Avios to buy AAnytime seats. Right? This is the big sticking point for me. I'd rather not blow miles on 25k domestic one-ways, but sometimes it's nice to have that flexibility.
Exactly. AAnytime awards are AAdvantage exclusives and are not available on partner programs.