ARCHIVE: 2018 AA Premium Economy / PE / PEY on widebody a/c in progress
Jul 4, 2018, 9:58 pm
#241
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Is it possible to book award travel on AA PE metal through other oneworld airlines? I understand that AA does not offer PE awards itself, but I do know that you can get PE awards on BA, CX, etc. I am not sure if I can, for example, purchase a CX PE award on AA metal PE LAX-HKG.
If there's a better thread to discuss this in, please let me know.
If there's a better thread to discuss this in, please let me know.
Jul 4, 2018, 11:10 pm
#242
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Is it possible to book award travel on AA PE metal through other oneworld airlines? I understand that AA does not offer PE awards itself, but I do know that you can get PE awards on BA, CX, etc. I am not sure if I can, for example, purchase a CX PE award on AA metal PE LAX-HKG.
If there's a better thread to discuss this in, please let me know.
If there's a better thread to discuss this in, please let me know.
In short no. When AA changes it's award chart for PE then I'm sure you can do it then. I don't think it we much time to wait for this to happen.
Jul 5, 2018, 11:56 am
#243
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Location: CLT
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I thought, based on the time line chart, that all widebody aircraft were to have PE installed prior to the end of Q2 2018. Have the B788 aircraft received the PE cabin? Also, any word on if the A333 will receive PE since they are staying around longer?
Jul 5, 2018, 12:19 pm
#244
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788s are up in the air at this point until AA decides how big they want the J cabin to be (20/24/keep 28) going forward.
No information for the A333s.
ETA - Forgot AA did confirm refitting will continue in the fall during the Analyst call. 772s seem definite, but no clue about 788s - potentially a bit later given the new fleetwide April 2019 target.
Last edited by golfingboy; Jul 5, 2018 at 3:13 pm
Jul 5, 2018, 12:31 pm
#245
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Jul 5, 2018, 3:06 pm
#246
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Jul 5, 2018, 3:36 pm
#247
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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I'm scheduled for December out of LAX to LHR and I booked PE. I'm looking forward to trying it out. I usually go BA but the AA price was a cheaper option.
Jul 5, 2018, 4:02 pm
#248
Join Date: May 2018
Location: New York
Programs: AA EXP
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I fly JFK-GRU-JFK regularly once or twice a month. I was always getting the benefit of sitting in the PE seats as an EXP before they started officially selling PE service on this route.
For my 6/28 flight JFK-GRU, PE service had just kicked in so I couldn’t chose a PE seat. I also could not check in online since this route requires agent to verify my travel visa to Brazil. At check in I asked the agent about the PE service and asked if I could chose a PE seat.
She said she couldn’t do it since it’s considered an upgrade, I told her I’d pay for it since I couldn’t bear the though of sitting in a main cabin seat. She tried twice and it still wouldn’t let her. Then on the third try, she was able to upgrade me for free.
On the return GRU-JFK, I was able to check in online thru the app 24 hours ahead and was offered the upgrade to PE for $0.
Is anyone else experiencing the free upgrades either with check in agent or online check in? Again, I’m executive platinum.
For my 6/28 flight JFK-GRU, PE service had just kicked in so I couldn’t chose a PE seat. I also could not check in online since this route requires agent to verify my travel visa to Brazil. At check in I asked the agent about the PE service and asked if I could chose a PE seat.
She said she couldn’t do it since it’s considered an upgrade, I told her I’d pay for it since I couldn’t bear the though of sitting in a main cabin seat. She tried twice and it still wouldn’t let her. Then on the third try, she was able to upgrade me for free.
On the return GRU-JFK, I was able to check in online thru the app 24 hours ahead and was offered the upgrade to PE for $0.
Is anyone else experiencing the free upgrades either with check in agent or online check in? Again, I’m executive platinum.
Jul 5, 2018, 8:45 pm
#249
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Jul 5, 2018, 11:49 pm
#250
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But it gets better than that for American flyers. American will also offer complimentary day of departure upgrades from economy to premium economy for Concierge Key and Executive Platinum members. What’s not yet official is how these will be processed (i.e., whether you can pick any available premium economy seat 24 hours out, if there will be a waitlist cleared at the gate, etc.). As far as I know, this will make American the first airline to offer complimentary upgrades to international premium economy.
Jul 6, 2018, 8:09 am
#251
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Jul 22, 2018, 5:38 am
#252
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Seat maps with new config were just loaded for late May 2019. J20 W28 as feared.
Jul 22, 2018, 8:27 am
#253
Join Date: Dec 2017
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When are they looking to start the process for these? For some reason I was thinking it was fall. Having several flights later this year, with 6A already selected, I'd hate to get the short end of the stick.
Jul 22, 2018, 8:45 am
#255
Join Date: Dec 2017
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Now that I'm thinking about it, if the seat maps were loaded for late May, and they were scheduling about 3 months to make the change, then it would seem that they won't start until after the first of the year.