AA.com re-design: Monday 11/15/2010
Nov 14, 2010, 9:46 pm
#136
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: United States
Posts: 184
I also noticed that many of their pages are still in the old format. So if you are missing the old look and feel - here is just one for you :-)
http://aa.lastminute-packages.com/
The website seems to have a different URL but it has the same AA logo.
http://aa.lastminute-packages.com/
The website seems to have a different URL but it has the same AA logo.
Nov 14, 2010, 9:52 pm
#137
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Long Island, NY and Boca Raton, FL
Programs: JetBlue TrueBlue, AAdvantage, Rapid Rewards, Sky Miles, SPG, Marriott Rewards, HHonors, Hertz
Posts: 2,275
A look at aa.com through the years. Enjoy...
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://aa.com
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://aa.com
Nov 14, 2010, 10:16 pm
#138
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: aa
Posts: 7
annoyed
I just spent time on the new site here in California. As a platinum about to become exp I am terribly frustrated. I spent 2 hours trying to book a multi city flight and could not buy it after putting in my CC info NOR put it on hold. Agent got me the flights but at a HIGHER price and then web desk was unhelpful. Supervisor WC patiently explained that the site is designed not to allow you to book a round trip flt via multicity (even though I wanted to carefully choose segs). It does allow you to do this but then traps you in a permanent loop! They know the flaw and keep it there with no apology. I watched the fares go up and it cost me a bundle. Thanks AA. I'll get a million miles shortly, take my gold for life and go elsewhere.
Last edited by JDiver; Nov 14, 2010 at 11:46 pm Reason: redacted employee name for privacy per TOS
Nov 14, 2010, 10:36 pm
#140
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: CMI
Programs: AA Plt 2MM
Posts: 226
I have no issue with the default set to NOT remember the user's ID. However, once I check "Remember my AAdvantage Number", I really really really want it to leave that box checked unless I uncheck it, especially now that in some of the new UI boxes you can't tab to it to check it anymore.
Nov 14, 2010, 10:59 pm
#141
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Boston, MA
Programs: AA PlatPro (LTG), Marriott Titanium (LTG), HH Diamond
Posts: 254
This "major redesign" is little more than a bunch of new stylesheets wrapped around the same clunky site, with the added bonus that it renders poorly in Chrome and appears to be buggy in Firefox (blank pages as others have mentioned). Pretty disappointing effort.
Nov 14, 2010, 11:47 pm
#142
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
In a word, "underwhelming".
Nov 15, 2010, 12:21 am
#144
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: aa
Posts: 7
Sadly I will sometimes be forced to take AA. When I do I want at least to be Gold. If the web desk can treat a plat badly why stay around? But Gold is better on "game day" for the obvious perks than nothing. I am 25K away from gold for life.
Nov 15, 2010, 3:18 am
#145
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: Mint MM, AA EXP, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, PC Plat, SPG Gold, Marriott Over My Dead Body
Posts: 52
Looks like there is still no way to book Reduced Mileage Awards from the AAdvantage Citi cards.
Nov 15, 2010, 6:30 am
#147
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Plat/6MM, Marriott Titanium, IHG Diamond
Posts: 3,240
I have no issue with the default set to NOT remember the user's ID. However, once I check "Remember my AAdvantage Number", I really really really want it to leave that box checked unless I uncheck it, especially now that in some of the new UI boxes you can't tab to it to check it anymore.
PM me with your email address if you would like a copy.
Also: if you object to the ads at the bottom of many pages and you use Element Hiding Helper for ....... Plus (highly recommended, BTW), then you can forever banish these ads with one statement:
aa.com##div#aa-footer
Nov 15, 2010, 7:20 am
#148
Join Date: Sep 2002
Posts: 544
Looks like nothing more than a "refresh" back end systems etc still the same.
Nov 15, 2010, 7:34 am
#149
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: STL
Programs: AA 2MM, AS MVP Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 12,966
And I did get to enjoy all those in this thread speculating that AA was going to grant every wish they ever had concerning AA.com.
Nov 15, 2010, 7:42 am
#150
In memoriam
Join Date: May 2001
Location: La Jolla, CA, USA
Posts: 765
In my brief tour of the new website I didn't see anything different.
Perhaps I'll see changes when I spend more time on the site.
Perhaps I'll see changes when I spend more time on the site.