Finally got around to calling about a $25 checked bag fee and a $36 in-flight food charge on Sun Country from November 2nd. I happened to have just been reimbursed for a Global Entry application fee, and it took me several times to explain to the rep that this was a separate benefit. I mentioned that the checked bag fee, paid at check-in, was explicitly mentioned in the benefits. He talked to his supervisor. When he came back he informed me that only charges from specific domestic airlines are eligible for the airline reimbursement:
- Alaska
- American
- United
- Virgin American
- Delta
- Frontier
- Southwest
- Hawaiian
- Jet Blue
No Spirit, no Sun Country. I don't know if this is in the terms somewhere or not. It sucks but whatever... I considered this card "earn and burn" from the start. At least I got my Global Entry covered. And thanks to everyone's contributions here, looks like I can still get a $100 AA GC out of the deal. Those are great for me because I can get a one-way MSP-ORD which greatly increases the easy of my award itinerary planning.
. . . But I outright screwed the pooch on the "calendar year" part
Good luck to everyone squeezing the value out of this card!