Credit Card Announcement Madness
Feb 16, 23, 9:23 am
#1
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Credit Card Announcement Madness
Has anyone else noticed the in-flight AA credit card pitches are becoming longer, more frequent, and increasingly more desperate sounding? I was on a 3-hour domestic flight yesterday and we had to endure a lengthy monologue at full volume around one hour before landing, followed by more pleading and application instruction reminders just after landing. It was quite a nuisance. The same FA then had applications spread out like a clack fan as everyone deplaned. Over the top annoying.
Feb 16, 23, 9:32 am
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They're channeling the spirit of Billy Mays.
But seriously, it's annoying as ..... IME, it's gotten better and less frequent than it was, but the ones that do it are the ultra pushy snake oil salesman types.
But seriously, it's annoying as ..... IME, it's gotten better and less frequent than it was, but the ones that do it are the ultra pushy snake oil salesman types.
Feb 16, 23, 9:33 am
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Not sure it's gotten worse, it's been horrendously bad for as long as I can remember. It's clear though based on the changes to the AAdvantage program that their partnership with Citibank is their number 1 priority. Humbly, and I tell this to people all the time, unless you need Loyalty Points because you value status, there is pretty weak arguments for using the credit card. That said, take the bonus and free bags and preferred boarding for having a CC is of significant merit to non-status fliers. I had our family friends grab a card just so they weren't spending $200 each way every time we'd fly on a ski trip.
Feb 16, 23, 9:38 am
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I would say it's gotten much less frequent. In my last 10 or so flights in January and February, no announcements were made about this, whatsoever. Perhaps that's because most were Eagle flights, but I still haven't heard this announcement in quite some time.
Feb 16, 23, 9:48 am
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Feb 16, 23, 10:09 am
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Feb 16, 23, 10:10 am
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Feb 16, 23, 10:13 am
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Eagle almost certainly a factor - I never hear the pitches on those flights as well. It's always mainline. And FWIW my track record is quite the opposite, never once did I NOT endure a pitch December through February across a similar number of segments.
Feb 16, 23, 11:51 am
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Feb 16, 23, 12:26 pm
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Imagine if the effort that went in to some of these pitches went into actually doing their contractually obligated job.
Feb 16, 23, 1:16 pm
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Feb 16, 23, 1:28 pm
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When I flew JFK to SNA on AA, the CC pitch was 3 minutes long. Also the video on what is going to be playing on the IFE seems long too. I fly Southwest a lot and never have heard a CC pitch. Most of the time I just want to work on my laptop and not be disturbed with offers or pitches.
