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The Newbie Lounge is a place for newer and less experienced members to ask their questions about American Airlines and the AAdvantage program and have answered by our more experienced and knowledgeable members. Feel free to ask any question related to American Airlines and AAdvantage here.
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[2017 NEWBIE LOUNGE] Ask Your "Newbie" AA Questions Here (flame free)
Aug 18, 2017, 6:25 pm
#1546
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, several other less interesting cards...
Posts: 3,712
I'm flying OGG-LAX on AA and then later on LAX-LHR on BA. I wouldn't mind a shower sometime during the day. I'm guessing there are showers in the OW lounge in the TBIT but is there an arrivals facility in T4?
Aug 18, 2017, 7:24 pm
#1547
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 4
Question about AA fare class and JAL fare class
Hi all,
I just came back from a Asia trip and I'm not sure the outbound leg was given the correct fare class.
I flew BOS - NRT on JAL metal (JAL007), but sold as AA8475. When I looked in my AAdvantage, it shows as Q fare, but the printed ticket shows a Y.
I'm going to call in to see what the deal is, but how should the EQM/EQD be structured for this flight?
CML
I just came back from a Asia trip and I'm not sure the outbound leg was given the correct fare class.
I flew BOS - NRT on JAL metal (JAL007), but sold as AA8475. When I looked in my AAdvantage, it shows as Q fare, but the printed ticket shows a Y.
I'm going to call in to see what the deal is, but how should the EQM/EQD be structured for this flight?
CML
Aug 18, 2017, 7:53 pm
#1548
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,494
There's no arrivals lounge in T4. OGG-LAX is domestic so you will deplane airside just like any other normal domestic flight. T4/T5/T6 and TBIT are all connected airside, so your best bet is just to head straight to TBIT and use the oneworld lounge there for showers. The AA lounges at LAX are a bit of a mess at the moment.
Aug 18, 2017, 8:04 pm
#1549
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
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Hi all,
I just came back from a Asia trip and I'm not sure the outbound leg was given the correct fare class.
I flew BOS - NRT on JAL metal (JAL007), but sold as AA8475. When I looked in my AAdvantage, it shows as Q fare, but the printed ticket shows a Y.
I'm going to call in to see what the deal is, but how should the EQM/EQD be structured for this flight?
CML
I just came back from a Asia trip and I'm not sure the outbound leg was given the correct fare class.
I flew BOS - NRT on JAL metal (JAL007), but sold as AA8475. When I looked in my AAdvantage, it shows as Q fare, but the printed ticket shows a Y.
I'm going to call in to see what the deal is, but how should the EQM/EQD be structured for this flight?
CML
Many foreign carriers print the generic booking code on the boarding pass but that doesn't correspond to the actual booking code you paid for. So your boarding pass will say "Y" for economy but you may have actually booked a Q, O, N, M etc fare code. However, you should always receive credit for the fare code you originally booked.
International full Y fares are typically very expensive. For a trip like BOS-NRT, unless you paid most likely thousands of dollars for your ticket, you weren't booked on a full Y fare.
Aug 18, 2017, 8:11 pm
#1550
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: LAX/BUR, RDU
Programs: DL SM, AAdvantage, SPG
Posts: 1,360
Hi all,
I just came back from a Asia trip and I'm not sure the outbound leg was given the correct fare class.
I flew BOS - NRT on JAL metal (JAL007), but sold as AA8475. When I looked in my AAdvantage, it shows as Q fare, but the printed ticket shows a Y.
I'm going to call in to see what the deal is, but how should the EQM/EQD be structured for this flight?
CML
I just came back from a Asia trip and I'm not sure the outbound leg was given the correct fare class.
I flew BOS - NRT on JAL metal (JAL007), but sold as AA8475. When I looked in my AAdvantage, it shows as Q fare, but the printed ticket shows a Y.
I'm going to call in to see what the deal is, but how should the EQM/EQD be structured for this flight?
CML
What fare does it show on your reservation? Most likely it wasn't Y for the reason JJeffrey mentioned.
Aug 18, 2017, 8:27 pm
#1551
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: BA Gold, several other less interesting cards...
Posts: 3,712
There's no arrivals lounge in T4. OGG-LAX is domestic so you will deplane airside just like any other normal domestic flight. T4/T5/T6 and TBIT are all connected airside, so your best bet is just to head straight to TBIT and use the oneworld lounge there for showers. The AA lounges at LAX are a bit of a mess at the moment.
Aug 19, 2017, 7:05 am
#1552
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 4
CML
Aug 19, 2017, 8:33 am
#1553
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: MCI
Posts: 698
Another newbie question.
How likely is it to get F upgrade on day of departure, at the gate, from DFW-HNL?
I'm flying MCI-DFW-HNL tomorrow. Paid the Main Cabin Extra for the DFW-HNL leg. Economy on the MCI-DFW leg booking code C. (which I'm thinking about upgrading to F as a $50 option since AA shows F class gets 3 bags checked free...which is nice to me as I'll be living in hawaii for about 6 months so packing lot of things...but this is another question for the baggage sticky). DFW-HNL is booking code N.
I'm a regular AAdvantage member, no status, I just downgraded out of my AAdvantage Aviator Red card....doh!.
At the check-in screen today it allows for F upgrade for $51 from MCI-DFW, and says no F upgrade available for DFW-HNL.
Thanks for any help!!!
How likely is it to get F upgrade on day of departure, at the gate, from DFW-HNL?
I'm flying MCI-DFW-HNL tomorrow. Paid the Main Cabin Extra for the DFW-HNL leg. Economy on the MCI-DFW leg booking code C. (which I'm thinking about upgrading to F as a $50 option since AA shows F class gets 3 bags checked free...which is nice to me as I'll be living in hawaii for about 6 months so packing lot of things...but this is another question for the baggage sticky). DFW-HNL is booking code N.
I'm a regular AAdvantage member, no status, I just downgraded out of my AAdvantage Aviator Red card....doh!.
At the check-in screen today it allows for F upgrade for $51 from MCI-DFW, and says no F upgrade available for DFW-HNL.
Thanks for any help!!!
Aug 19, 2017, 8:35 am
#1554
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: BA Silver; Hilton Gold; IHG Diamond Ambassador; Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,811
Actually, the JL table lists a Q class; perhaps you were looking at the domestic one, which does not? And the AA table has it as well.
Aug 19, 2017, 2:06 pm
#1555
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: UK
Programs: BA GGL; Lifetime Gold
Posts: 256
MCT at JFK INT to DOM
I have searched this but cannot find up to date information.
I'm flying to JFK with BA and connecting on to an AA domestic flight on a single ticket There is a terminal change with no preclearance. AA has brought forward the time of the domestic flight so that the connection time is just 1 hour 45 mins, which I understand is bang on MCT, but would like this confirmed. Otherwise, I'll call AA and change the domestic flight.
This sounds very tight to me knowing what the immigration lines at JFK can be like at times. Is this achievable, assuming the BA flight arrives on time? This is on 25 Nov (Thanksgiving Saturday) arriving at JFK at around 2pm.
Any help gratefully received
I'm flying to JFK with BA and connecting on to an AA domestic flight on a single ticket There is a terminal change with no preclearance. AA has brought forward the time of the domestic flight so that the connection time is just 1 hour 45 mins, which I understand is bang on MCT, but would like this confirmed. Otherwise, I'll call AA and change the domestic flight.
This sounds very tight to me knowing what the immigration lines at JFK can be like at times. Is this achievable, assuming the BA flight arrives on time? This is on 25 Nov (Thanksgiving Saturday) arriving at JFK at around 2pm.
Any help gratefully received
Aug 20, 2017, 4:45 pm
#1556
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Travel Safety/Security & Texas, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AUS / GRK
Programs: AA, HHonors, Hertz
Posts: 13,492
I have searched this but cannot find up to date information.
I'm flying to JFK with BA and connecting on to an AA domestic flight on a single ticket There is a terminal change with no preclearance. AA has brought forward the time of the domestic flight so that the connection time is just 1 hour 45 mins, which I understand is bang on MCT, but would like this confirmed. Otherwise, I'll call AA and change the domestic flight.
This sounds very tight to me knowing what the immigration lines at JFK can be like at times. Is this achievable, assuming the BA flight arrives on time? This is on 25 Nov (Thanksgiving Saturday) arriving at JFK at around 2pm.
Any help gratefully received
I'm flying to JFK with BA and connecting on to an AA domestic flight on a single ticket There is a terminal change with no preclearance. AA has brought forward the time of the domestic flight so that the connection time is just 1 hour 45 mins, which I understand is bang on MCT, but would like this confirmed. Otherwise, I'll call AA and change the domestic flight.
This sounds very tight to me knowing what the immigration lines at JFK can be like at times. Is this achievable, assuming the BA flight arrives on time? This is on 25 Nov (Thanksgiving Saturday) arriving at JFK at around 2pm.
Any help gratefully received
Is this a paid or award ticket? Did you book through BA or AA?
You really don't want to get stuck anywhere in the US that day, as that Sunday is one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Aug 20, 2017, 5:22 pm
#1557
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Sydney, Australia
Programs: points traveller
Posts: 329
i asked this a couple of weeks ago - but is it possible that telephone agents can see different availability on partner airlines compared to aa.com? particularly for partner awards, where U class is showing available on EF?
cheers
cheers
Aug 20, 2017, 5:52 pm
#1558
Suspended
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: FIND ME ON TWITTER FOR THE LATEST
Posts: 27,730
Aug 20, 2017, 5:56 pm
#1559
Join Date: Jun 2015
Programs: AA LP pleb, QR Plat., Bonvoy Ti, IHG Diamond Amb, Foolish Hoarder of Miles, Fid. Def.
Posts: 125
ETA: if I recall correctly, the actual fare bucket is on your boarding pass, stub side, just to the RIGHT of the date and unlabeled (the "class" indicator is the cabin code F/C/W/Y, not the paid fare).
Last edited by NavSTL; Aug 20, 2017 at 6:10 pm Reason: Addl info
Aug 21, 2017, 4:21 am
#1560
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: London
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold & GGL & CCR, HH Diam, Bonvoy Titanium, IHG Spire, Tastecard
Posts: 7,549
quick seating related please (please let me know if there's a better place to ask this).
flying in Y LHR MIA this week on a 772. Currently have 13H (on a 3-4-3 seat map) as no other front row seats available. The 3 seats to my left are blocked according to EF.
Are those basinet seats? what happens with them if no basinet is required? do they stay blocked and thus empty?
Flight is on Thursday and looks pretty empty. Am I best staying there or better off moving to another row hoping to have an empty row to myself? Or shall I stay put until check in at the airport and then ask for loads and be moved if there's empty rows?
thank you in advance.
flying in Y LHR MIA this week on a 772. Currently have 13H (on a 3-4-3 seat map) as no other front row seats available. The 3 seats to my left are blocked according to EF.
Are those basinet seats? what happens with them if no basinet is required? do they stay blocked and thus empty?
Flight is on Thursday and looks pretty empty. Am I best staying there or better off moving to another row hoping to have an empty row to myself? Or shall I stay put until check in at the airport and then ask for loads and be moved if there's empty rows?
thank you in advance.