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American Airlines AirPass PrePaid Travel

NOTE: The program is Airpass; no longer named "AAirpass"

Link to AirPass front page

Link to aa.com AirPass contact and links page.

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Prepaid, Unrestricted Air Travel at a Fixed Rate

As an AirPass member, you won’t have to search for fares or pay extra for last-minute trips. Your airfare is pre-paid at a fixed rate and your account is ready when you need to travel to any of the more than 350 destinations in the combined American Airlines and US Airways network.

AirPass offers significant savings on fares (as well as guaranteed last seat availability) for flyers who know they will fly a lot but find themselves buying expensive last minute walk-up level fares.

AirPass, depending on level of purchase, includes status and may include up to Executive Platinum status and Admirals Club membership, or even Concierge Key, which includes both.

AirPass members get a courtesy drink and a snack if they're traveling in Coach, much as Executive Platinums do; unlike Executive Platinums, their traveling companion does also.

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14 Jan 2016 jmappleby said: "...they take credit via wire transfer at $10k (Gold), $20k (Platinum), $30k (EP). Concierge Key is available for $50k individual spend or $75k team spend."

AirPass can be for different classes of service, and except for "PlanAAhead Economy", book into Y, J or F classes (and in 2016 will earn AA Elite Qualifying Miles at Y, J or F levels) and for Economy AirPass flyers offers "instant upgrade" fares that book into A for First or D for Business. These may not be available on all routes, however, and the legal routes may change during your contract.

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Contact AirPass

AirPass Customer Service
800-433-6355
817-931-9029 - Fax

Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. (CT)

Send us a letter
FedEX / UPS / Overnight mail
American Airlines
AirPass Customer Service
4255 Amon Carter Blvd.
MD 4106
Fort Worth, TX 76155

U.S mail
American Airlines, Inc.
AirPass Customer Service
P.O. Box 619616
MD 4106
DFW Airport, TX 75261-9616

You can get indicative pricing here: https://airpass.aa.com/vt-customer/c...ervations.html
The best deal seems to be the -UP fares, where you pay the standard economy, but book a confirmed seat into business

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Jan 31, 2007, 7:17 pm

#196

AA53

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: Dallas, TX/NYC

Programs: AAdvantage EXP (5.8MM Airpass) Delta Gold Medallion Marriott Platinum

Posts: 1,330

I have had an Airpass for about 10 years. I like the flexbility...it isn't always the least expensive (especially for international flights) but it is efficient for last minute F flights. I use it to LGA and it saves me about $400 per RT in F. It doesn't make sense for the economy flyer.

Jan 21, 2008, 7:13 pm

#197

TravelerMSY

Used to be 'Travelergcp'

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: New Orleans

Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,826

Question for AAirpass holders

What is a typical per-mile rate for travel these days? I travel on a few short hops that might be cheaper this way.

Thanks!
Traveler

Jan 21, 2008, 10:09 pm

#198

horseguy

Join Date: Apr 2007

Location: Orlando, FL

Programs: AA 11MM/EXP/Aairpass, SPG Plat

Posts: 343

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travelergcp

What is a typical per-mile rate for travel these days? I travel on a few short hops that might be cheaper this way.

Thanks!
Traveler

I just purchased a one year Aairpass for my daughter and it was 45 cents per base mile.

Jan 21, 2008, 11:56 pm

#199

TravelerMSY

Used to be 'Travelergcp'

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: New Orleans

Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,826

Cool. It is a high CPM compared to discount fares but not so bad for unrestricted short hops.

Can you use them for any city pair that AA.com will show routings for? There is one city pair in mind that has no published fares but would be a decent deal at .45 mile.

Traveler

Jan 22, 2008, 7:24 am

#200

wlciii

Join Date: Jul 2006

Location: Dallas, TX

Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plat, Marriott Plat, Hertz 5*

Posts: 234

Quote:

Originally Posted by horseguy

I just purchased a one year Aairpass for my daughter and it was 45 cents per base mile.

45 cents seems pretty good for personal/smaller purchases. I don't have exact figures, but as far as I can tell my company gets about 40-41 cents per mile but that is with some pretty big yearly spend on AA.

Anyone know if there is an annual fee?

Jan 22, 2008, 8:51 am

#201

flymeAAway

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: DFW

Programs: AA EXP 4MM

Posts: 396

Never considered it for short hauls. Looks promising. I often make short hops DFW-OKC or AUS. Average cost is about $170-$230 RT, ~$0.48-$0.67 per mile, with restrictions and no perks.

Does this $0.45 include airport fees and taxes?

Jan 22, 2008, 2:35 pm

#202

ricktoronto

Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: YYZ/MGA

Programs: AA 1MM Lifetime Gold, AA Platinum, WS Gold, Marriott Bonvoy Gold

Posts: 7,607

If you consider International it can be mcuh different and you need to really research your routing and pricing especially in J as when I pondered it for Central America it cost more for an AAirpass ticket than full fare J did. The AAirpass saleslady admitted it was a bad deal by quite a lot.

Jan 22, 2008, 4:30 pm

#203

TravelerMSY

Used to be 'Travelergcp'

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: New Orleans

Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,826

Can anyone PM me a link to the current brochure and rules? The sales office has already gone home for the day.

Jan 22, 2008, 5:28 pm

#204

ESpen36

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: May 2002

Location: NYC, USA

Programs: AA EXP 3MM, Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Titanium, HH Gold

Posts: 10,968

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travelergcp

Can anyone PM me a link to the current brochure and rules? The sales office has already gone home for the day.

http://www.aairpass.com

However, it looks like they no longer publish how much the "packages" of travel miles cost (probably because they would like to negotiate with each member based on how many miles you plan on buying in a year).

Jan 22, 2008, 5:30 pm

#205

TravelerMSY

Used to be 'Travelergcp'

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: New Orleans

Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,826

It's the mileage multipliers I'm interested in. Mostly, is there a surcharge for short flights? Does it work for city pairs that don't have published fares?

No worries. I can just call tomorrow.

Traveler

Jan 22, 2008, 6:02 pm

#206

AA53

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: Dallas, TX/NYC

Programs: AAdvantage EXP (5.8MM Airpass) Delta Gold Medallion Marriott Platinum

Posts: 1,330

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travelergcp

There are taxes on each ticket but no surcharges. It works for any city pairs AA flies. Great deal for last minute travel and includes AC plus free food/booze in Y. It is rarely a good deal for international as has been noted. It also grants automatic Gold privileges for anyone.

Jan 23, 2008, 5:13 pm

#207

TravelerMSY

Used to be 'Travelergcp'

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: New Orleans

Programs: AA Plat, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Globalist

Posts: 2,826

I found this link to an old mileage multiplier chart. Is there still a surcharge on mileage for very short flights? This would be a dealbreaker for me.

Jan 23, 2008, 5:31 pm

#208

AA53

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: Dallas, TX/NYC

Programs: AAdvantage EXP (5.8MM Airpass) Delta Gold Medallion Marriott Platinum

Posts: 1,330

Quote:

Originally Posted by Travelergcp

I found this link to an old mileage multiplier chart. Is there still a surcharge on mileage for very short flights? This would be a dealbreaker for me.

Why not read the posts before you ask questions?

Jan 23, 2008, 5:36 pm

#209

JAGMAP

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: On a Bridge

Programs: Starwood Residences Owner, AA 1MM, MP Gold, Avis-Hertz PC, Ritz Gold

Posts: 1,072

My old company paid around 25 cents/mile, but they bought miles in multi-million dollar chunks.

I thought AAirpass was good for International F/J?

Jan 23, 2008, 5:47 pm

#210

HNL

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Feb 2005

Posts: 10,949

Quote:

Originally Posted by JAGMAP

I thought AAirpass was good for International F/J?

It is, but the value is not very good. In most cases you can do better actually buying a ticket with money.