Dec 13, 2012, 3:04 pm
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AA is now offering three types of Economy fares via AA.com:
• Choice (fare basis code ends in 1) = Lowest Fare, earn AA miles
• Choice Essential (fare basis code ends in 2) = Change Fee (depends on detailed fare rules), 1 Checked Bag, Group 1 Boarding, Earn AA miles
• Choice Plus (fare basis code ends in 7) = above Choice Essential benefits plus 50% Bonus RDM, Same-Day Flight Change, Same-Day Standby, Premium Beverage, No Change Fee, Earns base miles plus 50% bonus miles
• Business/First as Choice Plus, plus 3 checked bags, No change fee (domestic only), priority baggage delivery at carousel, 50% class of service bonus miles
(Updated 1 Mar 2015)
See this page at aa.com for bundled services.
AmericanAirlines has posted some comments and clarifications in Post 144.
See these related links:
AA.com: Tailor Your Travel | Enhance Your Travel with Combined Features
FT: AA economy fare basis now ends with a number
(lower right wiki corner).AA is now offering three types of Economy fares via AA.com:
• Choice (fare basis code ends in 1) = Lowest Fare, earn AA miles
• Choice Essential (fare basis code ends in 2) = Change Fee (depends on detailed fare rules), 1 Checked Bag, Group 1 Boarding, Earn AA miles
• Choice Plus (fare basis code ends in 7) = above Choice Essential benefits plus 50% Bonus RDM, Same-Day Flight Change, Same-Day Standby, Premium Beverage, No Change Fee, Earns base miles plus 50% bonus miles
• Business/First as Choice Plus, plus 3 checked bags, No change fee (domestic only), priority baggage delivery at carousel, 50% class of service bonus miles
(Updated 1 Mar 2015)
See this page at aa.com for bundled services.
AmericanAirlines has posted some comments and clarifications in Post 144.
(1Mar 2015) The fee for the "choice plus" bundled extra now ranges from $80-80 each way, up from $80.
Choice plus extras are comprised of:
Choice plus extras are comprised of:
- 1 checked bag
- Group 1 Boarding
- No change fee (any difference in fares would still apply; valid for American Airlines operated flights)
- Same-day flight change
- Same-day standby
- Premium beverage on board
- Earn 50% more AAdvantage miles
AA.com: Tailor Your Travel | Enhance Your Travel with Combined Features
FT: AA economy fare basis now ends with a number
aa.com Economy / Coach Pricing Display & Choice Bundles (consolidated)
Dec 12, 2012, 1:39 am
#16
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AA LT Gold
Posts: 3,645
It sucks, indeed.
I could live with it IF they add sorting capabilities (flight duration, departure/arrival times or fare)!!!!
Every single airline/ travel site has sorting capabilities now...with the exception of AA
I will also be calling now the EXP desk for booking anything, until they provide a more user friendly tool (or go back to the old system, which was FINE!!)
I could live with it IF they add sorting capabilities (flight duration, departure/arrival times or fare)!!!!
Every single airline/ travel site has sorting capabilities now...with the exception of AA
I will also be calling now the EXP desk for booking anything, until they provide a more user friendly tool (or go back to the old system, which was FINE!!)
Dec 12, 2012, 2:49 am
#17
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Yep, terrible. They took out the sorting capabilities? Why? What were they thinking? And according to the informational video, "Choice" lists the least expensive choice first. Except it doesn't. Just checked for BOS-BKK. Lowest fare (from the tabs at the top) is $1,698. First fare in the flight option display is $3,988. Then comes $6,232, and then $2,114. The lowest fare is on page 4 of the display.
This has to be someone's bad idea.
This has to be someone's bad idea.
Dec 12, 2012, 3:29 am
#18
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: UK/USA
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 830
Try americanairlines.co.uk
Dec 12, 2012, 3:46 am
#19
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: LHR, SAN
Programs: BA GGL, AA PLT, VS-curious
Posts: 1,487
I had a lot of trouble booking award travel yesterday, anything I selected told me that flight was not available and to try again, but each and every 'unavailable' flight appeared again and again as available after refreshing, logging out and in, etc. like it was stuck in a loop. They must have been fiddling with things. I haven't looked at aa.com yet today, and now really don't want to.
Dec 12, 2012, 3:53 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: All over
Programs: AA-LTP, HH-DIA, Marriott-LT+AMB, Hyatt-Globalist, Hertz-PC, UA-GS
Posts: 6,828
Horrible, I want my shortest flight option back!
Dec 12, 2012, 4:16 am
#21
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: AA EXP, Amex Platinum
Posts: 170
This change is absolutely horrendous.. I shut down the browser a couple of times because I couldn't imagine a page would purposefully render so poorly!
Bring me back my ole aa.com!
Bring me back my ole aa.com!
Dec 12, 2012, 4:18 am
#22
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Dallas
Programs: AA LTPLT UA1P Hilton Dia Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,183
Complete crap! What did they do?
I can't book anything
I can't book anything
Dec 12, 2012, 4:21 am
#23
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Dec 12, 2012, 6:29 am
#24
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: WN A-list Preferred and CP, AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, RIP Kimpton
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Yep, terrible. They took out the sorting capabilities? Why? What were they thinking? And according to the informational video, "Choice" lists the least expensive choice first. Except it doesn't. Just checked for BOS-BKK. Lowest fare (from the tabs at the top) is $1,698. First fare in the flight option display is $3,988. Then comes $6,232, and then $2,114. The lowest fare is on page 4 of the display.
This has to be someone's bad idea.
This has to be someone's bad idea.
Dec 12, 2012, 7:16 am
#25
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: bay area, ca
Programs: AS 100K, AA Gold, IC Diamond AMB, HH Diamond
Posts: 1,840
On the plus side, the date picker no longer reverts to today's date as the default for the return of a round-trip, which I always found maddening.
I hope they're going to fix the sort/view all issues.
I hope they're going to fix the sort/view all issues.
Dec 12, 2012, 7:25 am
#26
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA PLT 3MM
Posts: 1,135
It looks like a new category of bundled goodies, as is "Choice Essential".
Dec 12, 2012, 7:26 am
#27
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: MO
Programs: AA EXPLT
Posts: 430
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
Dec 12, 2012, 7:29 am
#28
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT; SPG PLT
Posts: 326
They need to fix the comparison chart, it's clearly wrong in a number of cases (showing no lounge access, yet 500 mile upgrade eligible on international, showing lounge access on domestic for a couple of fake bookings I tried).
I do like having the first step show a roundtrip price, now that I know to expect it. At first I was shocked thinking a DFW-LGA leg was $600 each way!
I do like having the first step show a roundtrip price, now that I know to expect it. At first I was shocked thinking a DFW-LGA leg was $600 each way!
Dec 12, 2012, 7:49 am
#29
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The layout issues is temporary -- I've had it render OK last night on my Android tablet but did not take a screenshot and I see today it's back to looking like post #1. From a layout graphics perspective I rather liked it (you will see what I mean when it's fixed) and it's definitely using what I can only think are the new rebranded AA blues, similar to those used in the mobile app.
Have no deep comments from a user perspective as I don't use www.aa.com to book, but was completely and utterly confused by the tab saying "Choice" (it's really "Economy") and I did notice the continued effect of BA's teachings to AA with Economy Plus now being a bookable cabin.
Have no deep comments from a user perspective as I don't use www.aa.com to book, but was completely and utterly confused by the tab saying "Choice" (it's really "Economy") and I did notice the continued effect of BA's teachings to AA with Economy Plus now being a bookable cabin.
Dec 12, 2012, 7:52 am
#30
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It's now rendering correctly for me: