Jul 6, 2017, 8:16 am
Last edit by: rustykettel
Link to Official AS Blog Post
Major points from this thread and from missydarlin:
Link to share your feedback with Alaska Airlines:
https://www.alaskaair.com/feedback
Discussion in the American Airlines forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...an-2018-a.html
Major points from this thread and from missydarlin:
- Effective Jan 1, 2018, domestic AA-marketed flights will not earn any Mileage Plan miles. AS-marketed, AA-operated codeshares will continue to earn AS miles at the AS earning rate (ie a minimum of one mile earned per mile flown). Domestic flights marketed by other partners (eg BA) and operated by AA will no longer earn AS miles. Post-Jan 1 flights booked prior to Jul 6, 2017 may be submitted for mileage credit.
- International AA flights (including US-Canada and US-Mexico) will continue to earn AS miles. Domestic AA flights which connect to international flights will not earn miles. It will remain impossible to book international AA-operated flights through Alaska to get an AS codeshare or an AS-operated domestic feeder flight.
- Reciprocal elite status benefits (waived checked bag fees, preferred/MCE seat assignments, priority boarding) between AA and AS go away Jan 1, 2018. Seat assignments made prior to Jan 1 for post-Jan 1 flights will remain.
- The reciprocal lounge access arrangment between AA and AS will not change.
- AA will remain a mileage redemption partner of AS with only relatively minor tweaks to the award chart (some increases, some decreases).
Link to share your feedback with Alaska Airlines:
https://www.alaskaair.com/feedback
Discussion in the American Airlines forum:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...an-2018-a.html
AS and AA Partnership Changes (Effective 1 January 2018)
Aug 1, 2017, 6:30 am
#526
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Fair point, I'm afraid, although it works against me.
Aug 3, 2017, 11:58 am
#527
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The self check-in AA terminals already think the AS partnership is gone.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Aug 3, 2017, 1:53 pm
#528
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Northern California
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The self check-in AA terminals already think the AS partnership is gone.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Aug 3, 2017, 2:20 pm
#529
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: YYF/YLW
Programs: AA, DL, AS, VA, WS Silver
Posts: 5,950
The self check-in AA terminals already think the AS partnership is gone.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Aug 3, 2017, 2:20 pm
#530
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I've honestly been splitting my business for years now, although I've been AA Gold for the past couple of years (and will NOT be next year due to the $$$ required).
Aug 3, 2017, 2:21 pm
#531
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
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Aug 3, 2017, 8:57 pm
#532
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
The self check-in AA terminals already think the AS partnership is gone.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Wanted to check a bag on an AA flight this week and the terminal demanded I pay $25. I refused and went to the check-in desk. The desk agent also wanted to charge me $25 initially, but when I insisted and showed her the AS partners webpage I was good to go without paying.
Aug 22, 2017, 4:31 pm
#533
Join Date: May 2017
Location: SEA
Posts: 355
I'm starting to see a few more AS-marketed, AA-operated flights now. For instance my corporate travel can now book MKE-ORD as AS4003 (AA3119) when combined with AS23 from ORD-SEA. That option wasn't there a week ago, so it's an improvement for sure.
Aug 28, 2017, 12:35 pm
#534
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 659
I booked a flight from SNA - PHX in October, it wouldn't let me choose any of the preferred seating. Guess I'm going to have to call AS or AA to try to get a non-terrible seat.
Aug 28, 2017, 1:53 pm
#535
Join Date: Jun 2005
Programs: AS MVPG
Posts: 2,206
I don't think you've ever been able to select preferred seating on AA through Alaska's site. You have to go to American's site in order to select those seats.
Nov 6, 2017, 5:23 pm
#536
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Denver
Programs: AS, AA, UA, Hilton, Marriott, Caesars DE
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Has anybody who is a Gold booked a flight on AA after Jan 1 and been able to select a elite seat? I am thinking of booking a flight on AA but only want to do so if I can guarantee a good seat. In the past it took over a day for Gold benefits to be picked up by AA, but I can't cancel after 24 hours.
Edit: Just did a dummy booking, was able to instantly pick a MCE seat. Well, answered my question.
Edit: Just did a dummy booking, was able to instantly pick a MCE seat. Well, answered my question.
Nov 6, 2017, 5:29 pm
#537
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
Programs: Hilton/Marriott Gold, Accor Silver
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Has anybody who is a Gold booked a flight on AA after Jan 1 and been able to select a elite seat? I am thinking of booking a flight on AA but only want to do so if I can guarantee a good seat. In the past it took over a day for Gold benefits to be picked up by AA, but I can't cancel after 24 hours.
Edit: Just did a dummy booking, was able to instantly pick a MCE seat. Well, answered my question.
Edit: Just did a dummy booking, was able to instantly pick a MCE seat. Well, answered my question.
Nov 20, 2017, 12:41 am
#538
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I wonder if you will be able to switch from one preferred seat to another after Jan. 1st and if MCE seats will continue to open up at T-24 if the reservation was booked prior to 1/1/18...I guess time will tell....
Jan 1, 2018, 7:03 pm
#539
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According to the AS website, AA saver first domestic flights go from 32.5K (one-way) to 25K starting today (1/1/18), but they are still showing up as 32.5K. Did the AA/AS partnership changes get delayed?
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...er-overview:AA
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...er-overview:AA