"Proud to Fly American" buttons available on limited basis starting Dec. 5!
Dec 4, 2001, 8:13 pm
#31
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada - AA EXP
Posts: 138
Bill,
I have emailed you privately, I did not receive your email either, but I am caught up in the @home/rogers fiasco in Canada so ut may be my end.
Dennis
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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous
I have emailed you privately, I did not receive your email either, but I am caught up in the @home/rogers fiasco in Canada so ut may be my end.
Dennis
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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous
Dec 5, 2001, 9:43 am
#33
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Posts: 27
Can I get one of these buttons also? I'll be flying through DFW to ORD on Friday nite? Where can I go to get one?
Dec 5, 2001, 10:11 am
#34
Original Poster
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP Gold
Posts: 1,093
Hello, sj, and welcome to FlyerTalk!
The buttons should be available at all three Admirals Clubs in DFW and both clubs at ORD. Don't know what time you're flying but, presuming the DFW clubs will still be open, you should be able to obtain one at any of those three. My hope is that, if you present yourself at the reception desk and tell them you know about the button campaign from FlyerTalk (even if you are not a member of the Admirals Club), you will be offered a button. I cannot promise that to be the case, however, since AA is testing the response to this program, why would they refuse you?
Wishing you a safe and pleasant journey,
Bill
The buttons should be available at all three Admirals Clubs in DFW and both clubs at ORD. Don't know what time you're flying but, presuming the DFW clubs will still be open, you should be able to obtain one at any of those three. My hope is that, if you present yourself at the reception desk and tell them you know about the button campaign from FlyerTalk (even if you are not a member of the Admirals Club), you will be offered a button. I cannot promise that to be the case, however, since AA is testing the response to this program, why would they refuse you?
Wishing you a safe and pleasant journey,
Bill
Dec 5, 2001, 10:36 am
#35
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: "Did you ever see Dallas from an MD-80 at night?" just doesn't have the same ring to it...
Posts: 1,685
Well, just went through both the AUS and DFW (A) AC's this morning. No buttons yet 
Hopefully I'll have better luck on the way back home tomorrow...BTW, the AUS agents had no idea they were coming, but think it's a great idea!
Hopefully I'll have better luck on the way back home tomorrow...BTW, the AUS agents had no idea they were coming, but think it's a great idea!
Dec 5, 2001, 1:35 pm
#36
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Posts: 27
I'll be going through DFW around 6 p.m. tomorrow and returning from ORD around 4:30 p.m. Thanks for the info. I am definitely proud to fly American since that will be the flight that will make me Platinum. 
I've only been Gold a little more than a month but I must say that the perks of elite status are great. Actually, this website is just great. I've already started telling everyone I know who travels a lot like I just started to log on.
I've only been Gold a little more than a month but I must say that the perks of elite status are great. Actually, this website is just great. I've already started telling everyone I know who travels a lot like I just started to log on.
Dec 5, 2001, 2:06 pm
#37
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I called the AC at LAX where I'll be leaving from on Friday and asked them to hold 2 for me.... they were really happy to get the call -
Got the phone # from the online Chat help on aa.com
Great Idea... Thank You....
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Askworldtraveler, EXP,4 million AA miles+++Hilton Gold (thanks to EXP)
Got the phone # from the online Chat help on aa.com
Great Idea... Thank You....
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Askworldtraveler, EXP,4 million AA miles+++Hilton Gold (thanks to EXP)
Dec 5, 2001, 2:19 pm
#38
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: CT, USA
Posts: 180
Hope there will be more by the time I pass through another airport on Xmas Day (burning some miles and heading for warmth). Ending this year with 65+K AA miles. Will try for the big 100K in '02.
C.
C.
Dec 5, 2001, 2:21 pm
#39
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Austin, TX AA 1.5MM PLT, Hilton Diamond, Hertz Prez
Posts: 39
No buttons in DFW as of 3PM Cental. The lady didn't know what I was talking about, but went and asked a secretary who did. She told me to expect them delivered between Wednesday to Friday. I will check in AUS in about an hour. Even if they are not there yet at least they will know that there is a demand for them. I will check DFW again tomorrow when I fly out on my first ever Mileage Run!
- Comet
PS - The lady did let me have a "Proud to be American" pin which I've already attached to my backpack! I think from the description, the "Proud to fly American" pin will look the same.
- Comet
PS - The lady did let me have a "Proud to be American" pin which I've already attached to my backpack! I think from the description, the "Proud to fly American" pin will look the same.
Dec 5, 2001, 2:24 pm
#40
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Fort Worth TX
Programs: Earned status with AA, DL, SPG, HH, Hyatt, Marriott, Seabourn, NCL, National, Hertz...I miss my bed!
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DFW Admirals Clubs don't have them yet. I went by at lunch.
The memo the club managers received said they would arrive between today and Friday. They do not have any information on how many are going to be sent.
BTW, the way the clubs are configured at DFW, you will need to be an AC member to get up the elevator to the club at either A or C. They have someone stationed downstairs to check id's.
Also, the four folks behind the desk at Terminal A were unaware AA was doing this... only the club manager knew.
I'm supposed to get a call when the DFW buttons arrive, so I'll post that here.
The memo the club managers received said they would arrive between today and Friday. They do not have any information on how many are going to be sent.
BTW, the way the clubs are configured at DFW, you will need to be an AC member to get up the elevator to the club at either A or C. They have someone stationed downstairs to check id's.
Also, the four folks behind the desk at Terminal A were unaware AA was doing this... only the club manager knew.
I'm supposed to get a call when the DFW buttons arrive, so I'll post that here.
Dec 5, 2001, 2:27 pm
#41
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: ZRH / YUL
Programs: UA, TK, Starwood > Marriott, Hilton, Accor
Posts: 7,295
I'd love to have two of those buttons for my friend (and fellow FlyerTalker) niklaus1 and myself. Could anyone please grab and send me two?
I'd gladly send some Swiss chocolates in return...
I'd gladly send some Swiss chocolates in return...
Dec 5, 2001, 3:28 pm
#42
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP Gold
Posts: 1,093
askworldtraveler: That's the spirit! Glad to hear that the AC at LAX is enthusiastic about the button campaign.
AA since 85: Please email me so I can reply to you - I'll make sure you get a button.
Comet: Thanks for the update and, if I've not already said so, "Welcome to FlyerTalk!"
techgirl: Thank you for keeping us informed; I appreciate your interest!
airoli: You've got mail.
AA since 85: Please email me so I can reply to you - I'll make sure you get a button.
Comet: Thanks for the update and, if I've not already said so, "Welcome to FlyerTalk!"
techgirl: Thank you for keeping us informed; I appreciate your interest!
airoli: You've got mail.
Dec 5, 2001, 3:57 pm
#43
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP/4MM, QF PLT, Marriott PLT
Posts: 1,425
Went by DFW B AC this afternoon and they said they had them earlier in the day set out in a basket. People took them "by the handful" and they were gone in an hour.
Dec 5, 2001, 4:42 pm
#44
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Posts: 8
Hi Bill, Do you think that you could possibly save one for me? I would be ever so grateful. Thanks, Cindy
Dec 5, 2001, 4:55 pm
#45
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVP Gold
Posts: 1,093
bollar: Sorry to learn that the buttons flew out the door in such fashion. I hope that basketful was not their only supply.
Cindy: Absolutely! And when might I have the pleasure of delivering it to you in person?
Cindy: Absolutely! And when might I have the pleasure of delivering it to you in person?