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This is the archive for posts relating to Business Extra (nee Business ExtrAA) since 2008.
The current, active Business Extra thread is Business Extra Program master thread (consolidated)
The current, active Business Extra thread is Business Extra Program master thread (consolidated)
ARCHIVE: Business Extra Program master thread (consolidated)
Sep 25, 2014, 5:35 pm
#781
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: City with Tax-Payer subsdized AA Maintance Base
Programs: Enough to Cause a Migraine
Posts: 1,857
A positive step indeed, I just received this email....
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Your Business ExtraSM points will soon take you even farther. We are excited to announce that starting October 1st you can now redeem Business Extra points for flights across the entire American, American Eagle, US Airways, and US Airways Express network. With nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries, we're giving your company more choice and more value.
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Your Business ExtraSM points will soon take you even farther. We are excited to announce that starting October 1st you can now redeem Business Extra points for flights across the entire American, American Eagle, US Airways, and US Airways Express network. With nearly 6,700 flights per day to 339 destinations in 54 countries, we're giving your company more choice and more value.
Hopefully this means that earning on US with 003 ticket stock is not far off as well.
Oct 9, 2014, 8:23 pm
#782
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: WAS
Posts: 1,626
I'm trying to check upgrade inventory using a BXP3 award. Can someone please let me know what inventory a BXP3 award books into on a 3-class flight to Asia (upgrade from coach to business). Does the award book into C like a SWU or should I be checking for some other availability?
Thanks,
Thanks,
Oct 9, 2014, 8:52 pm
#783
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 10,954
I'm trying to check upgrade inventory using a BXP3 award. Can someone please let me know what inventory a BXP3 award books into on a 3-class flight to Asia (upgrade from coach to business). Does the award book into C like a SWU or should I be checking for some other availability?
Thanks,
Thanks,
Oct 10, 2014, 3:13 am
#785
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
I wish they would allow flight changes on BE awards, without a fee if the origination and destination remain the same
Oct 10, 2014, 8:25 am
#786
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Dallas
Programs: AAdvantage EXP, IHG Spire, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, National Executive Elite
Posts: 1,523
I understand on an international itinerary I cant do same day standby, but am I able to do a CFC?
Oct 10, 2014, 10:02 am
#787
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: SFO
Programs: AA
Posts: 190
Good use of business extra anytime award?
I have a BX1D anytime award that needs to be booked within the next month. Since the award is an anytime award and not a mileage saver, I am looking for AA desitnations that are typically hard to redeem miles to. Can anyone offer suggestions as to destinations within US, Canada, and Mexico that typically DONT have low level mileage award seats?
Oct 10, 2014, 2:23 pm
#788
Moderator: New York City and FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2007
Programs: AA PLT, Natl EC
Posts: 10,855
Recent posts about BE promotions have been moved over to the Bonuses thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l#post23616393
/Moderator
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l#post23616393
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Oct 11, 2014, 3:26 am
#789
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DFW/DAL
Programs: AA Lifetime PLT, AS MVPG, HH Diamond, NCL Platinum Plus, MSC Diamond
Posts: 21,422
I have a BX1D anytime award that needs to be booked within the next month. Since the award is an anytime award and not a mileage saver, I am looking for AA desitnations that are typically hard to redeem miles to. Can anyone offer suggestions as to destinations within US, Canada, and Mexico that typically DONT have low level mileage award seats?
In any case, why don't you pick a place you want to go to? If the ticket has to be booked by next month, you still have a lot of leeway in when to use it and where. That leaves quite a few possibilities. What is the point about knowing what destinations are not available low mileage if you don't want to go there. Pick a spot and go there.
Oct 11, 2014, 8:07 am
#790
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: JFK/LGA
Programs: AA EXP/5 MM, BA Blue Bayou, HH LT Diamond
Posts: 5,828
Oct 11, 2014, 9:27 am
#791
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,934
I have a BX1D anytime award that needs to be booked within the next month. Since the award is an anytime award and not a mileage saver, I am looking for AA desitnations that are typically hard to redeem miles to. Can anyone offer suggestions as to destinations within US, Canada, and Mexico that typically DONT have low level mileage award seats?
Oct 23, 2014, 12:06 am
#792
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 3,531
Can BusinessExtrAA upgrade awards be used on USAirways? The wording on the site is ambitious on this.
Oct 23, 2014, 5:21 pm
#793
Join Date: Jan 2013
Programs: Hyatt Glb, MR Plat
Posts: 2,577
Can anyone sign up for the business extra program? Even sole proprietorships? I didn't even know about this, seems like there's no reason to not double dip if you're buying AA fares all the time?
Oct 23, 2014, 9:17 pm
#794
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
Go to the Business Extra website and read their T&Cs carefully so you know what they expect.
Oct 23, 2014, 10:39 pm
#795
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,634
I'm a little unclear on how the upgrade certificates work. Am I right that I have to 'purchase' one for a specific flight at a specific time? In other words, let's say I have 3100 points, and I want to upgrade JFK-LAX, so I redeem 650 points for the certificate. So now I have 2450 points. Then assume the upgrade doesn't clear. Now, I am left with 2450 points and a BXP1 certificate?
In other words, I can't 'refund' the certificate, then use the 3100 miles on a BXP2 upgrade JFK-LHR, right?
By comparison, if I wanted to upgrade JFK-LAX using stickers, I would need 5 stickers, I could request an upgrade, but if the upgrade doesn't clear, the stickers are unused, and I can use a few more stickers to upgrade JFK-ZRH or whatever. I think the BE upgrade system is less flexible but it wasn't totally clear to me.
I've only earned points, not redeemed any yet, but trying to learn the ins and outs before I do - thanks in advance for any tips.
In other words, I can't 'refund' the certificate, then use the 3100 miles on a BXP2 upgrade JFK-LHR, right?
By comparison, if I wanted to upgrade JFK-LAX using stickers, I would need 5 stickers, I could request an upgrade, but if the upgrade doesn't clear, the stickers are unused, and I can use a few more stickers to upgrade JFK-ZRH or whatever. I think the BE upgrade system is less flexible but it wasn't totally clear to me.
I've only earned points, not redeemed any yet, but trying to learn the ins and outs before I do - thanks in advance for any tips.