Lengthy domestic connections now permitted to/from more cities on AA award travel?
Jul 14, 2018, 10:17 pm
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Jul 15, 2018, 8:49 am
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While AA seems to award itself the privilege of involuntary domestic connections exceeding the normal maximum permitted time for domestic connections, it may not be possible to select such a connection voluntarily. It is possible to game the system by seeing if AA will impose a lengthy connection time when you’d like one, but don’t expect to request an out of policy connection time and have it approved.
Jul 15, 2018, 8:54 am
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While AA seems to award itself the privilege of involuntary domestic connections exceeding the normal maximum permitted time for domestic connections, it may not be possible to select such a connection voluntarily. It is possible to game the system by seeing if AA will impose a lengthy connection time when you’d like one, but don’t expect to request an out of policy connection time and have it approved.
Jul 15, 2018, 9:04 am
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Perhaps.; feel free to correct me.
The domestic connections policy on Awards is now up to 18 hours’ duration.
A poster mentions a 40 hour domestic Connection forced by AA in an award offered on aa.com.
My sense of it is I might have a longer connection than 18 hours imposed on me by AA, but if I attempt to secure an award with a connection longer than the new allowed 18 hours time I should expect thstbto cost me two domestic Awards.
As I said, please correct me if I am incorrect.
The domestic connections policy on Awards is now up to 18 hours’ duration.
A poster mentions a 40 hour domestic Connection forced by AA in an award offered on aa.com.
My sense of it is I might have a longer connection than 18 hours imposed on me by AA, but if I attempt to secure an award with a connection longer than the new allowed 18 hours time I should expect thstbto cost me two domestic Awards.
As I said, please correct me if I am incorrect.
Jul 15, 2018, 9:10 am
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It's one way to game the IdeaWorks award availability survey. While they check a carrier's most popular routes they do give credit for connections, so long as it's a saver award that doesn't require airport changes (as between LGA and JFK, for example).
http://www.ideaworkscompany.com/wp-c...eport-2018.pdf
http://www.ideaworkscompany.com/wp-c...eport-2018.pdf
Jul 15, 2018, 9:10 am
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Perhaps.; feel free to correct me.
The domestic connections policy on Awards is now up to 18 hours’ duration.
A poster mentions a 40 hour domestic Connection forced by AA in an award offered on aa.com.
My sense of it is I might have a longer connection than 18 hours imposed on me by AA, but if I attempt to secure an award with a connection longer than the new allowed 18 hours time I should expect thstbto cost me two domestic Awards.
As I said, please correct me if I am incorrect.
The domestic connections policy on Awards is now up to 18 hours’ duration.
A poster mentions a 40 hour domestic Connection forced by AA in an award offered on aa.com.
My sense of it is I might have a longer connection than 18 hours imposed on me by AA, but if I attempt to secure an award with a connection longer than the new allowed 18 hours time I should expect thstbto cost me two domestic Awards.
As I said, please correct me if I am incorrect.
Jul 15, 2018, 9:29 am
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Jul 15, 2018, 9:33 am
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And, I don't see any reason to assume the system is pumping out awards in excess of the rule, there's no evidence to support that, nor any historical precedent. Certainly there's even less reason than ever for any exceptions to be made to the connection time limit.
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Jul 15, 2018, 10:51 am
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Jul 15, 2018, 2:40 pm
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I realize that some of you think this change is no big deal. However, if your home airport was an outstation then you might feel differently.
We regularly fly to Maui on AA from BTR. The regional service from the outstations appear to be more susceptible to cancellations/delays than mainline service from a hub. Therefore, to help insure not missing a full day of island time, we regularly fly to DFW the afternoon before and we like to depart around 2:30 p.m. in order to have a nice night and meal in Dallas. The next morning we catch a non-stop to Maui.
I just checked and our preferred flights are now priced as if one. We arrive DFW at 4:11 p.m. and depart DFW the next morning at 9:50 a.m. A 17 hour 29 minute connection. Perfect!
We regularly fly to Maui on AA from BTR. The regional service from the outstations appear to be more susceptible to cancellations/delays than mainline service from a hub. Therefore, to help insure not missing a full day of island time, we regularly fly to DFW the afternoon before and we like to depart around 2:30 p.m. in order to have a nice night and meal in Dallas. The next morning we catch a non-stop to Maui.
I just checked and our preferred flights are now priced as if one. We arrive DFW at 4:11 p.m. and depart DFW the next morning at 9:50 a.m. A 17 hour 29 minute connection. Perfect!
Jul 15, 2018, 3:18 pm
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I realize that some of you think this change is no big deal. However, if your home airport was an outstation then you might feel differently.
We regularly fly to Maui on AA from BTR. The regional service from the outstations appear to be more susceptible to cancellations/delays than mainline service from a hub. Therefore, to help insure not missing a full day of island time, we regularly fly to DFW the afternoon before and we like to depart around 2:30 p.m. in order to have a nice night and meal in Dallas. The next morning we catch a non-stop to Maui.
I just checked and our preferred flights are now priced as if one. We arrive DFW at 4:11 p.m. and depart DFW the next morning at 9:50 a.m. A 17 hour 29 minute connection. Perfect!
We regularly fly to Maui on AA from BTR. The regional service from the outstations appear to be more susceptible to cancellations/delays than mainline service from a hub. Therefore, to help insure not missing a full day of island time, we regularly fly to DFW the afternoon before and we like to depart around 2:30 p.m. in order to have a nice night and meal in Dallas. The next morning we catch a non-stop to Maui.
I just checked and our preferred flights are now priced as if one. We arrive DFW at 4:11 p.m. and depart DFW the next morning at 9:50 a.m. A 17 hour 29 minute connection. Perfect!