Dave Marsh

I am talking about CX MPO. not BAEC.

Unfortuantely the fare can't be upgraded but as least I got 1 way opup to J Class. It is also the first time I travelled Long Haul with AA as well.

I think once the IFL opens at JFK then there are more incentivies to take AA to JFK for cheap transcon flight and you can eat in the lounge and forget about the meals onboard.

I will recommend the CX lounge at LHR, unfortuantely I caught the 8amflight and the CX lounge was not open. the IFL at LHR is a joke.

Cargo Cult

I was told last year by AA in the UK that I could not preassign the exit seats in Economy as a BA Gold. AA status pax only. I cAAnceled the booking and went with a Better Airline instead (although miles and points might have had a more significant role to play in that decision)

a_fman

I think i can make the deal slightly more tantalising....if you use the coupon code "DIRTYD" in the box, at the aa.com booking page, you can get 10% off most fares ex-UK, conditions are here -

Also, there is a new offer for anyone with a Mastercard here http://www.mastercard.com/uk/special.../offer_aa.html valid on all fare codes except "O", but there is a large range of blackout dates. 50% off almost all Y fare classes and 20% off J fares.

Enjoy, and may i strongly recommend a challenge if you do go down the aa route.

nbevan

Most fares except W ...

a_fman

Well 50% off can be had by the mastercard method, and that includes W for 1st May to 31st August 2007.....

nbevan

http://www.mastercard.com/uk/special.../offer_aa.html

The cheapest economy fares are W class web fares, so unlikely to be available over the phone. Compare with W fares on aa.com before using the economy offer.

Frequentflyer99

I think all the dicscounts are for telephone bookings. W seems to be for web bookings (according to the Fare Rules), but I have seen references to the ability to hold these online and then call up to pay. Not sure whether one could use the discount then.

NB - I have just tried DIRTYD, which has helpfully changed the fare per sector from £139 (struck through) to £ 172. I think I will give that saving a miss !! I should add in fairness that it does do the business with the discounted I business fare.

For anyone who is interested :-

Promotion Code Rules
Promotion Codes are only valid on AA.com for flights operated by American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection.
Any reservation made using a Promotion Code requires instant purchase and cannot be placed on hold.
1. What is the discount amount?
Discount:: 10%
2. When can you fly?
You can fly between the following dates:
Travel Start Date: 8/1/2006
Travel End Date: 12/31/2007
3. When can you book travel?
You can book your travel between the following dates:
Booking Start Date: 8/1/2006
Booking End Date: 12/31/2007
4. Where can you fly?
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: CANADA
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: MEXICO
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: Caribbean
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: US48
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: Central America
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: South America
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: USVI
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: Puerto Rico
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: ALASKA
From: UNITED KINGDOM To: HAWAII
5. Is login required to use your Promotion Code?
No
6. Is the Promotion Code reusable after the reservation is purchased?
Yes
7. What other rules apply?
Minimum Stay: N/A Maximum Stay: N/A
Saturday Night Stay Required: No Advanced Purchase: N/A
Minimum # of Passengers: 1 Maximum # of Passengers: 6
Fare Class: A,B,D,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,S,V,Y
Minimum Base Fare: N/A

JonNYC

Can't you just call them old & ugly without calling them stupid?

Quite a few are FT members.

G-BOAC

I don't think Mr. Welder was implying they are in any way stupid...just that their ages are higher than their (presumably average and/or high...) IQs. Think about it and you'll see he did what you asked already

JonNYC

I just did. You're not right. The I.Q. comment is quite clear. And quite dumb, IMHO.

As far as them being old, they are. Personally, I don't count time spent on a plane gawking at a FA as "female companionship." YMMV.

And even if one did-- and one wanted hot, young, smokin' FA's for same-- BA, on the whole, wouldn't even be in the top-15 of world airlines in this category.

The Saint

Heavens, look at this...

Saga and AA outline £6bn tie-up

Ooops. Sorry. Wrong AA.

DYKWIA

Here we go... a fairly reasonable debate about to descend into a AA/BA .....ing session...

G-BOAC

I think we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. I view it as poetic license to illustrate the age jibe. Let me explain: the crew may well have IQs of 140 (he doesn't say they have low IQs), thus 'making' his point. The point is not about low IQ, but rather high age.

Well, it is to me, yes.

On that I think we can maybe agree to agree in the main

krug

Who's talkin' female companionship???

Mark would rate highly in any beauty parade....

Stupid is as stupid does.

JonNYC

Fair enough on all counts, but do you really think:
"PterydAActyl AAirlines have a certain reputation for crew average age being higher than their IQ."
as a sentence in this context helps define the contrasts and is respectful to those FA's (AA FA's in particular) who enjoy reading these boards? Perhaps as opposed to something like "you will run into a much more senior group of FA's on AA's transatlantic flights by and large" or whatever.

Thereby leaving I.Q and dinosaurs out of it entirely?

Edit to add: For the most part, the best BA FA's I've had have been the more senior ones.