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)
Jun 26, 2018, 8:56 am
#586
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I have an itinerary whose first segment is AS and second segment is AA -- but the ticket was bought on AS website and the AA segment has an AS flight number.
I know that I will get partner mile credit to AS for the AA segment.
But that doesn't do me much good.
Is it possible to credit the first segment to AS per usual, but at the second airport ask to change my AA flight to my AA number?
I know that I will get partner mile credit to AS for the AA segment.
But that doesn't do me much good.
Is it possible to credit the first segment to AS per usual, but at the second airport ask to change my AA flight to my AA number?
Jun 26, 2018, 10:06 am
#587
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To reticket as an AA marketed flight would require repricing and issuance of a new ticket, normally.
Sep 25, 2019, 4:19 pm
#588
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Sorry about bumping an old thread, but I was trying to determine if AA's JFK-LAX route can still be booked using Alaska miles. My google searching suggests the answer is no, but I don't understand why not? The Wiki in this thread doesn't appear to address the question. Thanks!
Sep 25, 2019, 4:26 pm
#589
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Sorry about bumping an old thread, but I was trying to determine if AA's JFK-LAX route can still be booked using Alaska miles. My google searching suggests the answer is no, but I don't understand why not? The Wiki in this thread doesn't appear to address the question. Thanks!
Jiburi
Sep 25, 2019, 4:48 pm
#590
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Sep 25, 2019, 7:09 pm
#591
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Domestic AA First Class on three class aircraft is unavailable on an AS award. No chart published for that cabin.
Sep 25, 2019, 7:44 pm
#592
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Of course, AAnytime awards (with last seat availability and sky-high and variable pricing) are only available to AAdvantage members.
Sep 25, 2019, 7:59 pm
#593
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Sorry about bumping an old thread, but I was trying to determine if AA's JFK-LAX route can still be booked using Alaska miles. My google searching suggests the answer is no, but I don't understand why not? The Wiki in this thread doesn't appear to address the question. Thanks!
Does AA do that? I've not heard of them restricting SAAver space to their own members. What AA does do to both their own members and (I assume) partners is use married segment logic to control availability; the fact that AAA-BBB and BBB-CCC are each available does not mean AAA-BBB-CCC on the same flights is available, and the fact that AAA-BBB-CCC is available does not mean AAA-BBB and BBB-CCC are available.
Of course, AAnytime awards (with last seat availability and sky-high and variable pricing) are only available to AAdvantage members.
Of course, AAnytime awards (with last seat availability and sky-high and variable pricing) are only available to AAdvantage members.
Sep 25, 2019, 10:48 pm
#594
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Thanks everyone for the help! Much appreciated.
Sep 26, 2019, 10:58 am
#595
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You can in business class (not in first, as mentioned above). Availability will be poor however, especially if you book between JFK-LAX only (as opposed to with a connection to somewhere else as a married segment). The AA forum has plenty of discussion on the poor availability.
They definitely don't withhold SAAver space from partners.
They definitely don't withhold SAAver space from partners.
Sep 26, 2019, 11:18 am
#596
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They're currently not doing web special for business so availability of business awards priced at SAAver or lower is definitely not restricted from partners. I guess you're right AA can now limit economy availability from partners though, although still doesn't mean they're limiting SAAver availability.
Sep 26, 2019, 12:59 pm
#597
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The flights were bookable on QF. Is married segments a way to limit SAAver premium cabin redemptions from AS?
James
Sep 26, 2019, 1:13 pm
#598
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Have you tried booking an AA J international to domestic married Segment on AS? AS gets the segments but not the marriage. AA SAAver J & J while AS can book International Y connecting to domestic J (3 cabin) at the same SAAver level.
The flights were bookable on QF. Is married segments a way to limit SAAver premium cabin redemptions from AS?
James
The flights were bookable on QF. Is married segments a way to limit SAAver premium cabin redemptions from AS?
James
Sep 26, 2019, 1:41 pm
#599
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James
Sep 26, 2019, 4:22 pm
#600
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Absolutely! The AS CCC-DDD after a stopover was what I wanted, however the married AAA-BBB-CCC on AA was not available to book on AS. AA's fare bucket for the married segments was available to book on AA at the SAAver level. Looking at the segments individually on AA, AAA-BBB was not available in J and BBB-CCC was. That is exactly what was available on AS. So, the AA SAAver segments matched on AS, the married segments were not available to AS.