BA Gold on AA in Y
Nov 28, 2010, 3:51 am
#16
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: LHR
Programs: BA Gold, TG Gold, HHonors Diamond, SPG Plat
Posts: 8,665
Nov 28, 2010, 3:54 am
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SE1, London
Posts: 23,430
I think that from some locations AA's systems show Emerald members as EXP. I can recall a couple of flights where the crew referred to me as being EXP despite having BA Gold in the booking.
Nov 28, 2010, 6:12 am
#18
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: London, England
Programs: OW Emerald (BA), UA*G, Marriott Plat, IC RA, Various others
Posts: 1,009
Nov 28, 2010, 7:05 am
#19
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold(OWE), QF LTG, MR Plat, IHG Spire, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,156
FWIW, the best bit about AA is the lounge AAngels. Those who have had dealings with them will know what I mean. In fact, if we could turf out the BA and QF dragons and replace with AAngles, I would be very happy. They are multi-trained and can deal with ticketing queries too, and contrary to some posts the other day that I read, they generally get things 100% correct despite being multi-trained.
Nov 28, 2010, 7:37 am
#20
Join Date: Sep 2010
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 355
Just received this experience this morning although pretty sure I was just an EMD and not EXP.
FWIW, the best bit about AA is the lounge AAngels. Those who have had dealings with them will know what I mean. In fact, if we could turf out the BA and QF dragons and replace with AAngles, I would be very happy. They are multi-trained and can deal with ticketing queries too, and contrary to some posts the other day that I read, they generally get things 100% correct despite being multi-trained.
FWIW, the best bit about AA is the lounge AAngels. Those who have had dealings with them will know what I mean. In fact, if we could turf out the BA and QF dragons and replace with AAngles, I would be very happy. They are multi-trained and can deal with ticketing queries too, and contrary to some posts the other day that I read, they generally get things 100% correct despite being multi-trained.
Nov 28, 2010, 9:35 am
#22
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Italy 90% - Rest of the World 10%
Programs: Marriott + Hilton. Fly BA and AZ
Posts: 2,912
-> lugagge allowance
-> First check in
Both invaluable
All the rest you are in an economy seat so...
Personally don't mind domestic US, and AA are far better than DL
Nov 28, 2010, 11:15 am
#23
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: MSY
Programs: BA GfL
Posts: 5,926
You forgot lounge access. This is also massive, particularly on US domestic flights where you will get no food in-flight. AA lounge snacks are no great shakes (aside from Flagship lounges, which are few and far between these days), but they are free and they will get you to the other end of a 3-hour flight in a pinch.
Nov 28, 2010, 4:42 pm
#24
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: London, UK
Programs: BA Gold(OWE), QF LTG, MR Plat, IHG Spire, Hertz PC
Posts: 8,156
Yes. When it comes to seating, AA like BA is good to OW elites, unlike most of the other alliance members. An EMD for instance will have exactly the same access both phone as well as online as an EXP to the best seats.
Nov 28, 2010, 6:39 pm
#25
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: London/New York
Programs: BA Gold for life
Posts: 249
The status on the manifest is not recognised by all flight attendants. Boarding one recent LGA/YYZ flight on American Eagle, I was approached by the crew member, carrying the manifest, who announced "So, awm, you work for BA!" which was news to me. Turns out the manifest is printed with the note "BA/EM" which they interpreted as 'BA employee'. I did get a complementary G&T, though
Nov 28, 2010, 10:39 pm
#26
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA
Programs: AA EXP, UA GLD, Bonvoy Titan, HH Dia, WoH Exp
Posts: 2,673
With Qantas, their exit row seats (at least on their trans-pacific flights) are not available to elites until the date of flight upon airport check-in, though you could pay extra for those seats in advance (~$160AUS).