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American Airlines AirPass PrePaid Travel
NOTE: The program is Airpass; no longer named "AAirpass"
Link to aa.com AirPass contact and links page.
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.
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, 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.
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."
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
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
The best deal seems to be the -UP fares, where you pay the standard economy, but book a confirmed seat into business
AirPass Prepaid Travel (née AAirpass, not Lifetime Airpass) Master Thread
Jul 21, 2019, 10:27 pm
#526
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Isle of Man/East Palo Alto
Programs: AA - CK/Airpass
Posts: 1,046
Returning to Airpass for the first time in a few years. Two questions:
1. Will the $70k for CK immediately count as my EQD for the year or will it accrue as I spend miles?
2. Are they still issuing CKs loyalty cards made from MD-80s?
1. Will the $70k for CK immediately count as my EQD for the year or will it accrue as I spend miles?
2. Are they still issuing CKs loyalty cards made from MD-80s?
Jul 22, 2019, 8:14 am
#527
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: DCA
Programs: AA EXP sad former CK, Bonvoy LT Plat, BAEC Gold, VS, former UA, UA no longer, never, ever, QF
Posts: 228
It will accrue as you spend miles. I don't know what they are doing currently, but I received an MD 80 luggage tag in January.... Big positives for me are no change fees, Y ups, cheaper business fares to Europe (cheaper than available on aa.com). Upgrades from J to F are great.
Aug 5, 2019, 10:35 am
#528
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: DFW
Programs: UA peon (+decades 1K), AA Exec Plt
Posts: 1,117
Did the minimal spend for CK increase again?
Aug 6, 2019, 1:48 pm
#529
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: ORD
Programs: AA ExPlat (2MM), Marriott LT Titanium
Posts: 291
I've used Airpass off and on for the last 5 years or so and generally I'm a fan but had an issue popup where my account is locked out / disabled. I contacted customer service (via phone yesterday and then again today via email - [email protected]) to resolve the issue and the response I got is below. Yes, that's 7 to 10 days for a password reset; during which I have no access to pull my balance, see flight activity, get receipts, etc. I really couldn't believe it.
Aug 22, 2019, 1:13 am
#530
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: SFO/LAX/SAN/LAS/DFW/JFK/LGA/EWR/MIA
Posts: 1,073
Aug 22, 2019, 7:41 am
#531
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: STL/ORD/MCI/SAN
Programs: AA CK MM, AC SE100K, BA Gold, UA 1K, DL Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,989
I have the exact same question. It was $50k back in the day, but increased to $60k. now its at $70k for CK? can anyone confirm? not surprised i guess because sometimes ive heard there is no set guideline and negotiations are done in private. it could even be up to $100k for CK.
Aug 22, 2019, 8:42 am
#532
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,044
AAirpass has sent me at least three snail mail brochures within the past year, so I called to inquire further about it a few months back. They sent me a powerpoint slide deck explaining the program, and I was able to speak with a sales rep also. They were still advertising CK status for a $60k commitment at that time, so if it's increased again, it's been a fairly recent change.
Aug 22, 2019, 2:57 pm
#533
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: SFO/LAX/SAN/LAS/DFW/JFK/LGA/EWR/MIA
Posts: 1,073
AAirpass has sent me at least three snail mail brochures within the past year, so I called to inquire further about it a few months back. They sent me a powerpoint slide deck explaining the program, and I was able to speak with a sales rep also. They were still advertising CK status for a $60k commitment at that time, so if it's increased again, it's been a fairly recent change.
i guess youre talking about a business with multiple employees? that would make sense since having each person/employee get their own contract sounds ridic. curious how a family unit of 3-5 pple would work. i guess status/contract is all negotiated. do you have any experience/examples with numbers?
Aug 22, 2019, 3:28 pm
#534
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,044
Family unit of 3-5 ppl should work just the same as a small business; I don’t see any difference from a small business.
As of reasonably recently, 100K contract will get you 10 slots for people with a range of options on how to distribute elite status, including awarding CK to one person (and no status to anyone else).
As of reasonably recently, 100K contract will get you 10 slots for people with a range of options on how to distribute elite status, including awarding CK to one person (and no status to anyone else).
Aug 22, 2019, 8:18 pm
#535
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: SFO/LAX/SAN/LAS/DFW/JFK/LGA/EWR/MIA
Posts: 1,073
Family unit of 3-5 ppl should work just the same as a small business; I don’t see any difference from a small business.
As of reasonably recently, 100K contract will get you 10 slots for people with a range of options on how to distribute elite status, including awarding CK to one person (and no status to anyone else).
As of reasonably recently, 100K contract will get you 10 slots for people with a range of options on how to distribute elite status, including awarding CK to one person (and no status to anyone else).
so what happens with companions and upgrades? is it safe to assume its no different than a normal rev/award ticket EXP elite having to use SWU or 500 sticker to get them upgraded with you to the front? not to mention you never get to sit together after an upgrade. if i get an individual contract, i believe you can NOT book other people with AP and they must be on a different itn altogether so if the companion has no status, then i would have to call, link record locators then use certs/stickers and sit separately?
Aug 23, 2019, 9:41 am
#536
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 1,044
thank you very much for he info. super helpful.
so what happens with companions and upgrades? is it safe to assume its no different than a normal rev/award ticket EXP elite having to use SWU or 500 sticker to get them upgraded with you to the front? not to mention you never get to sit together after an upgrade. if i get an individual contract, i believe you can NOT book other people with AP and they must be on a different itn altogether so if the companion has no status, then i would have to call, link record locators then use certs/stickers and sit separately?
so what happens with companions and upgrades? is it safe to assume its no different than a normal rev/award ticket EXP elite having to use SWU or 500 sticker to get them upgraded with you to the front? not to mention you never get to sit together after an upgrade. if i get an individual contract, i believe you can NOT book other people with AP and they must be on a different itn altogether so if the companion has no status, then i would have to call, link record locators then use certs/stickers and sit separately?
Every AirPass I’m aware of has a “Companion Feature” where you can bring 1 person along (charging it to the AirPass and the miles etc all credit to the AirPass user who is bringing a companion with them), though the way the contracts are written it appears that that might be negotiable and not be enabled on every AirPass contract.
Sitting together when upgrading? 🤷.♂️ Sorry, neither AirPass nor CK are going to help you with that. If seats are available together, they’re available. If they’re not, they’re not. Best you can do is pick strategically so that any seat swaps you’re asking for are “like for like”.
AirPass is a great option if it fits your particular needs, travel patterns, etc.. In our case it saves us a lot of money over buying last minute tickets and doing frequent last minute itinerary changes, but that’s mostly in business class on a few particular international routes. At any time AA could adjust the equation of AirPass charging and/or change the typical fares on our frequently traveled routes and we’d find ourselves doing something different.
Aug 24, 2019, 5:58 am
#537
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: SFO/LAX/SAN/LAS/DFW/JFK/LGA/EWR/MIA
Posts: 1,073
Shouldn’t be any different from a normal revenue ticket for companion upgrades.
Every AirPass I’m aware of has a “Companion Feature” where you can bring 1 person along (charging it to the AirPass and the miles etc all credit to the AirPass user who is bringing a companion with them), though the way the contracts are written it appears that that might be negotiable and not be enabled on every AirPass contract.
Sitting together when upgrading? 🤷.♂️ Sorry, neither AirPass nor CK are going to help you with that. If seats are available together, they’re available. If they’re not, they’re not. Best you can do is pick strategically so that any seat swaps you’re asking for are “like for like”.
AirPass is a great option if it fits your particular needs, travel patterns, etc.. In our case it saves us a lot of money over buying last minute tickets and doing frequent last minute itinerary changes, but that’s mostly in business class on a few particular international routes. At any time AA could adjust the equation of AirPass charging and/or change the typical fares on our frequently traveled routes and we’d find ourselves doing something different.
Nov 21, 2019, 6:20 pm
#538
Join Date: May 2014
Location: PHL and beyond
Programs: AA CK, Marriott Platinum, Hertz PC
Posts: 247
Considering going back to AirPass. Has anyone negotiated a contract with a payment schedule?
e.g. 60k contracted including CK, in 4 quarterly payments of $15k?
I tried this before and wasn’t able to do a deal.
e.g. 60k contracted including CK, in 4 quarterly payments of $15k?
I tried this before and wasn’t able to do a deal.
Airpass: Confused About Airpass and YUP Fares
Feb 5, 2020, 5:39 pm
#540
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2019
Programs: AA: CK
Posts: 2,230
OK, read the whole thread!
Questions (looking mostly at JFK-SFO):
Questions (looking mostly at JFK-SFO):
- How do I determine if a market has YUPs for Airpass? Do I just look for published YUPs in the GDS? Specifically “YUP”, not other -UPs?
- How much are the YUPs? Do they price at the published YUP fare or the unrestricted Airpass Y fare? Or something else?
- What do domestic YUPs book into? I? D?
- Are they flexible? Refundable?
- Are they available one way?
- Can they be upgraded at time of booking to A with miles on three class?
- Should an individual plan to negotiate any terms with Airpass when buying such as the fare multiplier or other? I am a single purchaser looking at the $60K ConciergeKey option.
Last edited by BlooJoo; Feb 5, 2020 at 8:32 pm