[2013 NEWBIE LOUNGE] Ask Your AA-Related Questions Here (flame free)
#1216
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There's a long thread of ideas on how to generate some activity in the account. 4 months is plenty of time for most of the options. I think the easiest is to register a credit card with AA Dining, then go to a nearby participating restaurant (if you have one) and have lunch. The last few pages of the thread also mention a couple of free ways (e-rewards signup bonus; bonus for AA newsletter) that may work for you.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
#1218
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Programs: A3, AA. Plasticy things! That give me, y'know, Stuff!
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Gah - where is that list of AA promo codes?!
Have waded through the stickies and threads and searched and cannot for the life of me find the list of promo codes I know I saw here...
Anyone want to take pity and point me to it, pls?
Anyone want to take pity and point me to it, pls?
#1220
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#1221
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The last few pages of the thread also mention a couple of free ways (e-rewards signup bonus; bonus for AA newsletter) that may work for you.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
Non-Air Mileage (AA)
#1222
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: AA, DL
Posts: 82
I would greatly appreciate some pointers regarding how to achieve the following goal. I'm trying to get 4 people scheduled for a one-way award from Central America to Hawaii with a stop-over (BZE - DFW (stop) - HNL/OGG).
The stopover will be about 3 months long, so I realize I need to find seats now, and then push out the second leg once space is available.
Milesaaver space just opened up for the BZE - DFW on the date I wanted (next April), so I put that on hold. I'm now trying to piece together the rest.
I have found 2 seats from DFW - SEA - OGG and 2 seats on DFW-PDX-OGG. My questions are as follows:
1. If I book 2 seats BZE - DFW (stop) - SEA - OGG and two BZE - DFW (stop) - PDX - OGG, could I move the DFW - OGG portion to be direct without charge if I find space available? - It appears the answer is yes, but confirmation would be appreciated.
2. The itinerary above is not pricing out at the milesaaver off-peak level (15k), just the milesaaver level (17.5k). Is it because part of the itinerary is on Alaska Air? Will I get a 2.5k refund later if I switch to all AA legs?
Thank you for your assistance.
The stopover will be about 3 months long, so I realize I need to find seats now, and then push out the second leg once space is available.
Milesaaver space just opened up for the BZE - DFW on the date I wanted (next April), so I put that on hold. I'm now trying to piece together the rest.
I have found 2 seats from DFW - SEA - OGG and 2 seats on DFW-PDX-OGG. My questions are as follows:
1. If I book 2 seats BZE - DFW (stop) - SEA - OGG and two BZE - DFW (stop) - PDX - OGG, could I move the DFW - OGG portion to be direct without charge if I find space available? - It appears the answer is yes, but confirmation would be appreciated.
2. The itinerary above is not pricing out at the milesaaver off-peak level (15k), just the milesaaver level (17.5k). Is it because part of the itinerary is on Alaska Air? Will I get a 2.5k refund later if I switch to all AA legs?
Thank you for your assistance.
#1223
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX MarcoPolo (SL), BA Executive Club (GO)
Posts: 1,849
Not all 737 have wifi?
I am flying on AA257 on Sunday May 12.... I can't see the wifi logo. Does this flight have wifi?
#1224
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry: BlackBerry8530/5.0.0.1030 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/417)
There is no off-peak award offered between Central and North America on the Partner award chart. The off-peak award between those two zones is only offered on an all-AA-metal itinerary.
Because AS is not a oneworld member, American does not waive the redeposit/reclaim fee normally charged when switching from one award type (oneworld and Other Partners award) to another type (all-AA-metal award). So yes, you would be charged the fee if you were able to switch to AA's DFW-OGG nonstop down the road.
Bear in mind that all travel on an award must be completed within one year of award-ticket issuance, not one year from date of first flight. So if you book the award tickets today and the first flight is next April, you would not be able to get a three-month stopover at DFW, since all travel on the award would have to be completed by May 11, 2014.
Originally Posted by zeddy218
I would greatly appreciate some pointers regarding how to achieve the following goal. I'm trying to get 4 people scheduled for a one-way award from Central America to Hawaii with a stop-over (BZE - DFW (stop) - HNL/OGG).
The stopover will be about 3 months long, so I realize I need to find seats now, and then push out the second leg once space is available.
Milesaaver space just opened up for the BZE - DFW on the date I wanted (next April), so I put that on hold. I'm now trying to piece together the rest.
I have found 2 seats from DFW - SEA - OGG and 2 seats on DFW-PDX-OGG. My questions are as follows:
1. If I book 2 seats BZE - DFW (stop) - SEA - OGG and two BZE - DFW (stop) - PDX - OGG, could I move the DFW - OGG portion to be direct without charge if I find space available? - It appears the answer is yes, but confirmation would be appreciated.
2. The itinerary above is not pricing out at the milesaaver off-peak level (15k), just the milesaaver level (17.5k). Is it because part of the itinerary is on Alaska Air? Will I get a 2.5k refund later if I switch to all AA legs?
Thank you for your assistance.
The stopover will be about 3 months long, so I realize I need to find seats now, and then push out the second leg once space is available.
Milesaaver space just opened up for the BZE - DFW on the date I wanted (next April), so I put that on hold. I'm now trying to piece together the rest.
I have found 2 seats from DFW - SEA - OGG and 2 seats on DFW-PDX-OGG. My questions are as follows:
1. If I book 2 seats BZE - DFW (stop) - SEA - OGG and two BZE - DFW (stop) - PDX - OGG, could I move the DFW - OGG portion to be direct without charge if I find space available? - It appears the answer is yes, but confirmation would be appreciated.
2. The itinerary above is not pricing out at the milesaaver off-peak level (15k), just the milesaaver level (17.5k). Is it because part of the itinerary is on Alaska Air? Will I get a 2.5k refund later if I switch to all AA legs?
Thank you for your assistance.
Because AS is not a oneworld member, American does not waive the redeposit/reclaim fee normally charged when switching from one award type (oneworld and Other Partners award) to another type (all-AA-metal award). So yes, you would be charged the fee if you were able to switch to AA's DFW-OGG nonstop down the road.
Bear in mind that all travel on an award must be completed within one year of award-ticket issuance, not one year from date of first flight. So if you book the award tickets today and the first flight is next April, you would not be able to get a three-month stopover at DFW, since all travel on the award would have to be completed by May 11, 2014.
#1225
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: AA, DL
Posts: 82
Bear in mind that all travel on an award must be completed within one year of award-ticket issuance, not one year from date of first flight. So if you book the award tickets today and the first flight is next April, you would not be able to get a three-month stopover at DFW, since all travel on the award would have to be completed by May 11, 2014.
Is there any way to keep my hold on the bze-dfw leg past the 5 day hold? If I really wanted those seats, could I ticket just that now, and once I am able to book the remainder, cancel the flight and book a new itinerary with the rest? I realize that would likely incur a cancellation fee. Any other strategies to employ?
Last edited by zeddy218; May 11, 2013 at 7:39 am
#1226
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Join Date: May 2000
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#1227
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Hong Kong
Programs: CX MarcoPolo (SL), BA Executive Club (GO)
Posts: 1,849
Ok, Thanks hope mine has it. I think I read somewhere that the wifi logo only appears exactly 24hrs before departure time, so I guess there is still hope as flight is 17:00 tomorrow.
#1228
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: AA, United, Iberia, US Airways
Posts: 47
Hitting Million Mile Gold Lifetime--how to get PLT status?
Hello FF friends,
I'll hit my first million miles this fall after flying about 35,000 miles since January 1. So, that will give me lifetime Gold status. My question is whether all of the 35,000 miles will count toward Platinum status, or if only 10,000 miles will count toward Platinum status. If I were not going to hit Gold via the million miler award, then only the 10,000 beyond yearly Gold would go toward Platinum.
Thanks in advance!
I'll hit my first million miles this fall after flying about 35,000 miles since January 1. So, that will give me lifetime Gold status. My question is whether all of the 35,000 miles will count toward Platinum status, or if only 10,000 miles will count toward Platinum status. If I were not going to hit Gold via the million miler award, then only the 10,000 beyond yearly Gold would go toward Platinum.
Thanks in advance!
#1229
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: South Florida
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Posts: 11,329
Hello FF friends,
I'll hit my first million miles this fall after flying about 35,000 miles since January 1. So, that will give me lifetime Gold status. My question is whether all of the 35,000 miles will count toward Platinum status, or if only 10,000 miles will count toward Platinum status. If I were not going to hit Gold via the million miler award, then only the 10,000 beyond yearly Gold would go toward Platinum.
Thanks in advance!
I'll hit my first million miles this fall after flying about 35,000 miles since January 1. So, that will give me lifetime Gold status. My question is whether all of the 35,000 miles will count toward Platinum status, or if only 10,000 miles will count toward Platinum status. If I were not going to hit Gold via the million miler award, then only the 10,000 beyond yearly Gold would go toward Platinum.
Thanks in advance!
#1230
Join Date: Nov 2012
Programs: AA, United, Iberia, US Airways
Posts: 47
Thanks RogerD408. But, to clarify, what I'm trying to figure out is whether I will need to earn 50,000 miles this year to get Platinum status for next year or whether hitting Lifetime Gold during this year means I only have to earn 25,000 miles to get to Platinum since I will have Lifetime Gold.
I guess I need to confirm that once I have Lifetime Gold Status I only need to earn 25k miles to get Platinum status each year. Is that the case? Or will I still need to earn 50k miles per year to get PLT status?
I guess I need to confirm that once I have Lifetime Gold Status I only need to earn 25k miles to get Platinum status each year. Is that the case? Or will I still need to earn 50k miles per year to get PLT status?