Jan 1, 2018, 1:26 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
The 2019 Newbie Lounge thread can be found here.
Q. How can I find information more easily than reading through all the threads? Now that I'm here, what do I do next?
Check out the following resources:
Searching can be key to finding important information and answers without waiting for someone to drop by and answer, and it helps prevent that information fragmentation. FlyerTalk Advanced Search can seem quirky to the infrequent user, but it's fairly powerful if one knows how to use it. There are several ways to search:
Forum basics: Now that the new AA has become by some measures "the world's largest airline", this new, combined has become a "mega-forum", very large, very active - and theoretically very difficult to find information and easy to lose one's place. Having to search for and sort through dozens - or more - of threads on baggage, airports, minimum connect times or the like could soon become unproductive and discouraging.
To prevent this from occurring, please note we try to:
Keep a few "sticky" threads: such as GUIDE posts, OSO / IROPS, etc. for urgent and quick reference, such as basic "where do I find" reasons
Keep threads to specific topics: Prevent information fragmentation and loss by consolidating questions, answers and discussion of one topic contained in one thread. (This also honors those members who have already shared valuable information and experiences.)
"Popular" threads are likely to have a Wikipost at the head that will summarize important information and have resource links. These are "community property", and as any wiki are established, maintained and updated by the members (with 90 days of tenure and 90 posts on FlyerTalk).
You may find your question or post merged into one of those threads. Be sure that we will leave a link behind from your original thread, and to look up to see if there's a wiki with information. We apologize for any possible inconvenience or difference between this forum and others, but we think you'll like some of the resources and tools here to enable more convenient, comfortable travel on AA and greater knowledge sharing.
Keep it welcoming: We're proud the members of both FFPs have kept the brickbats to a minimum; we want this forum to be welcoming, civil and information rich, so name calling (including calling a member one disagrees with "AApologist") and snark are not tolerated. Posts with such are likely to be summarily deleted in their entirety; repeated such behavior may result in suspension of one's membership privileges or being banned from this forum. Let's keep it friendly and in accordance with the FT Rules.
FlyerTalk Rules (We all agree to abide by these, and are held accountable.) NOTE: The 2016 AA NEWBIE LOUNGE post thread is here
NOTE: The 2017 AA NEWBIE LOUNGE post thread is here
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Welcome to the 2018 "NEWBIE LOUNGE"
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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.
NOTE: This is a "flame free" thread; flaming, personal criticism for "failing to search" etc. is not allowed (if posted, the post will be summarily deleted, the poster subject to sanctions).
Advanced questions posed by veteran FT users may be moved and / or merged into existing master or GUIDE threads, most of which have Wikiposts at the top of the page that contain summaries of important information.
We volunteer Moderators monitor this "lounge" thread to assist you as well. When browsing the fora, look at the page tops of the various forums. There will be a menu, and often "sticky" threads, and threads with header "wiki posts" (created and maintained by the FlyerTalk community) with important information relating to that forum / topic.
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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.
NOTE: This is a "flame free" thread; flaming, personal criticism for "failing to search" etc. is not allowed (if posted, the post will be summarily deleted, the poster subject to sanctions).
Advanced questions posed by veteran FT users may be moved and / or merged into existing master or GUIDE threads, most of which have Wikiposts at the top of the page that contain summaries of important information.
We volunteer Moderators monitor this "lounge" thread to assist you as well. When browsing the fora, look at the page tops of the various forums. There will be a menu, and often "sticky" threads, and threads with header "wiki posts" (created and maintained by the FlyerTalk community) with important information relating to that forum / topic.
Don't hesitate to contact a moderator or another member if you have any additional questions. You can PM the Moderators by clicking on
, which pops up a message box; the message goes to all this forum's Moderators. Note that unlike some sites with paid staff moderators, FlyerTalk Moderators are volunteers, and most work, travel, go on holiday, etc. You can Private Message us using the PM system (My Flyertalk) and our handles.We're glad you've chosen to join the Flyertalk frequent flyer community!
Your American Airlines | AAdvantage Forum Moderation Team,
AZ Travels the World, aztimm, dstan, JDiver, JY1024, Microwave
(Our thanks to thread founder / "plank owner" HNL.)
Check out the following resources:
- GUIDE: FT - AA Forum, LOUNGE DASHBOARD and OSO / IRROPS (Links to most important threads, "Help Desk" assistance threads, the thread with resources for off-schedule operations / irregular operations (including links to AA weather policy and tools), hub airport threads, AA lounge Dashboard for all lounges and lounge related issues.)
- FAQ: American Airlines and AAdvantage - Please check here first! (Our FAQ were originally written for the pre-merger AA forum, but there's still a lot of useful information there.)
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- FlyerTalk Glossary (What is all this jargon?)
- Airport Code Guide (How do I decode an airport code / find one for a city?)
Searching can be key to finding important information and answers without waiting for someone to drop by and answer, and it helps prevent that information fragmentation. FlyerTalk Advanced Search can seem quirky to the infrequent user, but it's fairly powerful if one knows how to use it. There are several ways to search:
- Canarsie's Using the Search Feature on FlyerTalk: The Definitive Thread has relocated to the Information Desk Forum; it can be found there.
- One can search FlyerTalk with Google with this web form.
- Or, if you are used to Google search, use Google Advanced Search and insert www.flyertalk.com in the "site or domain" box.
Forum basics: Now that the new AA has become by some measures "the world's largest airline", this new, combined has become a "mega-forum", very large, very active - and theoretically very difficult to find information and easy to lose one's place. Having to search for and sort through dozens - or more - of threads on baggage, airports, minimum connect times or the like could soon become unproductive and discouraging.
To prevent this from occurring, please note we try to:
Keep a few "sticky" threads: such as GUIDE posts, OSO / IROPS, etc. for urgent and quick reference, such as basic "where do I find" reasons
Keep threads to specific topics: Prevent information fragmentation and loss by consolidating questions, answers and discussion of one topic contained in one thread. (This also honors those members who have already shared valuable information and experiences.)
"Popular" threads are likely to have a Wikipost at the head that will summarize important information and have resource links. These are "community property", and as any wiki are established, maintained and updated by the members (with 90 days of tenure and 90 posts on FlyerTalk).
You may find your question or post merged into one of those threads. Be sure that we will leave a link behind from your original thread, and to look up to see if there's a wiki with information. We apologize for any possible inconvenience or difference between this forum and others, but we think you'll like some of the resources and tools here to enable more convenient, comfortable travel on AA and greater knowledge sharing.
Keep it welcoming: We're proud the members of both FFPs have kept the brickbats to a minimum; we want this forum to be welcoming, civil and information rich, so name calling (including calling a member one disagrees with "AApologist") and snark are not tolerated. Posts with such are likely to be summarily deleted in their entirety; repeated such behavior may result in suspension of one's membership privileges or being banned from this forum. Let's keep it friendly and in accordance with the FT Rules.
FlyerTalk Rules (We all agree to abide by these, and are held accountable.)
NOTE: The 2017 AA NEWBIE LOUNGE post thread is here
Thanks for reading!
ARCHIVE: 2018 NEWBIE LOUNGE Ask Your "Newbie" AA Questions Here (flame free)
Apr 11, 2018, 2:01 pm
#586
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AA PLT, IHG Spire
Posts: 551
Hi,
I have an upcoming AA codeshare flight on JAL metal (LAX-NRT) in Q class and was wondering if I can credit the miles to AS
According to https://www.wheretocredit.com/american-airlines/q I can get 25% of miles in AS but only 5 miles/$ in AA
I am not sure if this applies to AA-codeshare flights though. I am just looking to maximize the miles earned as I am not a status in either AA or AS.
P.S. - Just checked the LAX-NRT distance and it is 5400 miles which means that it may be a wash between 25% or 5 miles/$
But it would still be good to know my options
Thanks !
I have an upcoming AA codeshare flight on JAL metal (LAX-NRT) in Q class and was wondering if I can credit the miles to AS
According to https://www.wheretocredit.com/american-airlines/q I can get 25% of miles in AS but only 5 miles/$ in AA
I am not sure if this applies to AA-codeshare flights though. I am just looking to maximize the miles earned as I am not a status in either AA or AS.
P.S. - Just checked the LAX-NRT distance and it is 5400 miles which means that it may be a wash between 25% or 5 miles/$
But it would still be good to know my options
Thanks !
From Alaska's earning chart, the 25% of miles flown also appears to be correct as an international flight. Where to credit will depend on how much you paid for your ticket.
It always depends on the utility of the miles you are earning, if you credit to Finnair you get 100% of the distance as miles.
Apr 11, 2018, 2:58 pm
#587
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,022
I have an upcoming AA codeshare flight on JAL metal (LAX-NRT) in Q class and was wondering if I can credit the miles to AS
According to https://www.wheretocredit.com/american-airlines/q I can get 25% of miles in AS but only 5 miles/$ in AA
I am not sure if this applies to AA-codeshare flights though. I am just looking to maximize the miles earned as I am not a status in either AA or AS.
According to https://www.wheretocredit.com/american-airlines/q I can get 25% of miles in AS but only 5 miles/$ in AA
I am not sure if this applies to AA-codeshare flights though. I am just looking to maximize the miles earned as I am not a status in either AA or AS.
AS requires partner flights to marketed & operated by the partner to get AS ff miles. But often AS freq flyers seem to get credit when retro claiming after the flight for codeshares where both are partners.
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Apr 11, 2018 at 8:06 pm
Apr 11, 2018, 4:42 pm
#588
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Hi,
I have an upcoming AA codeshare flight on JAL metal (LAX-NRT) in Q class and was wondering if I can credit the miles to AS
According to https://www.wheretocredit.com/american-airlines/q I can get 25% of miles in AS but only 5 miles/$ in AA
I am not sure if this applies to AA-codeshare flights though. I am just looking to maximize the miles earned as I am not a status in either AA or AS.
P.S. - Just checked the LAX-NRT distance and it is 5400 miles which means that it may be a wash between 25% or 5 miles/$
But it would still be good to know my options
Thanks !
I have an upcoming AA codeshare flight on JAL metal (LAX-NRT) in Q class and was wondering if I can credit the miles to AS
According to https://www.wheretocredit.com/american-airlines/q I can get 25% of miles in AS but only 5 miles/$ in AA
I am not sure if this applies to AA-codeshare flights though. I am just looking to maximize the miles earned as I am not a status in either AA or AS.
P.S. - Just checked the LAX-NRT distance and it is 5400 miles which means that it may be a wash between 25% or 5 miles/$
But it would still be good to know my options
Thanks !
Apr 11, 2018, 5:55 pm
#589
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: MEL CHC
Posts: 21,022
off topic
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/alas...ry-2018-a.html From the AS thread wiki
International AA flights (including US-Canada and US-Mexico) will continue to earn AS miles. Domestic AA flights which connect to international flights will not earn miles. It will remain impossible to book international AA-operated flights through Alaska to get an AS codeshare or an AS-operated domestic feeder flight.
Apr 11, 2018, 8:01 pm
#590
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Apr 11, 2018, 8:33 pm
#591
Join Date: May 2011
Posts: 193
Given that it is a wash between the 25% miles and 5 miles/USD, I am just going to go with AA credit instead of
the manual credit etc.
AS codeshare credit
Apr 13, 2018, 6:04 am
#592
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Montgomery, IL, USA
Posts: 129
I'm planning a trip for next year for the family (two adults, two teens). I'm looking at buying tickets (N or O fare) for the four of us, and then using miles to upgrade my wife and I to business. Are there any issues with this if all four of us are on the same PNR? I know it would not work if it were a companion upgrade, but could not find anything about using miles to do it.
Apr 13, 2018, 7:03 am
#593
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,481
I'm planning a trip for next year for the family (two adults, two teens). I'm looking at buying tickets (N or O fare) for the four of us, and then using miles to upgrade my wife and I to business. Are there any issues with this if all four of us are on the same PNR? I know it would not work if it were a companion upgrade, but could not find anything about using miles to do it.
Apr 13, 2018, 7:04 am
#594
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AA PLT, IHG Spire
Posts: 551
They probably would end up splitting the PNR at the time of upgrade, beyond that there probably isn't much of an issue.
Apr 13, 2018, 7:35 am
#595
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Montgomery, IL, USA
Posts: 129
Do you have any status? If you book all 4 together on the same PNR and then upgrade just you and your wife, they will have to split the PNR. If you have status, then I would put your kids in good seats now, as once you upgrade to a different cabin you'll lose the ability to get them MCE or preferred seats for no charge.
Apr 13, 2018, 1:34 pm
#596
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 812
Booked AAnytime Award flights this past Monday, 4/9. Paid for MCE (would have been free 6 months ago) on 2 of the 4 segments, for both my wife and I. I cancelled the flights same day, and called AAdvantage and got the miles reinstated. The taxes and fees have been refunded to my card, but the MCE charges still have not been. Do I need to request a refund for those, or do they typically just take longer?
Apr 13, 2018, 4:10 pm
#597
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 1,695
What is the deal with "bring your own device IFE" and amazon Fire tablets? I can't seem to find a compatible a app so can i stream content without the app?
Apr 13, 2018, 9:40 pm
#598
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: MSN
Programs: AA, BAEC Gold
Posts: 3,929
I haven't tried but I thought that you could use a web browser on a laptop and that this would work for a tablet. The instructions say to connect to the WiFi with your browser and select the IFE option.
Apr 14, 2018, 7:45 am
#599
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Presumably, you can download the American Airlines app from the App Store or Google Play Store. Link.
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