Originally Posted by
fly747first
OMAAT has been crying about missed upgrades for years now; if Ben wants to be up front, he should pay for it.
In recent times, there have been a few domestic markets where the premium cabins have been sold as Flagship Business and Flagship First. I will summarize below.
Flagship Business (no Flagship First)
772 and 788/789 equipment flying MIA LAX, DFW* HNL/OGG
*Note: In the last 2 years, from time to time, AA has deployed 777-300 to HNL but in that case, both the true F and J cabins were sold as Flagship Business
Flagship Business and Flagship First
777-300 MIA LAX (however, Flagship First is no longer available year-round since AA isn't always offering 777-300s on this market)
A321T JFK LAX/SFO/SNA and BOS LAX
Mostly true but not fully accurate.
DFW HNL/OGG and PHX HNL/OGG sell the Premium Economy cabin as such, so not free for EXPs and CKs in advance, though often free on the day of departure when available.
Domestically, I meant the continental USA. Obvioulsy Hawaii and Alaska are USA - but Hawaii has been treated more like an international flight because of distance - and has different reward levels.
On 77W flights that are not from MIA - ie from DFW - those are considered domestic. On these flights if you by a business ticket (called First for a flight like DFW-LAX), then EXP can select a seat in the77W First cabin or if coach ticket - then PE. Although the food is domestic F throughout the F and J cabin.