RedSox

There is a yahoo group for AC meet-ups. Link

sdsearch

Tough to instantly learn the etiquette of each individual forum. Sorry, I'm used to fora where consolidating threads (and posting to consolidated threads) is far preferable to starting new ones (including, of relevance here, the AA forum).
No, I myself do not mean guesting. By meeting I mean stuff like "I'm going to be in XXX airport on YY/ZZ at NN:MM, anyone want to meet?" I know some people expanded that into guesting, but I'd be interested in meeting FTers I know from online even if only at the gate! (I'm no so picky that I always have to be in an AC! )

2millionquest

You might try posting to FlightConnect. You access it from the menu at the top of each page, under "Members." IIUC, it's more for people checking to see if other FTers are on their flight, but it's a start ...

Starting a new thread every time you're flying, or posting to some long, chaotic thread where loads of people are listing all kinds of times, airports, et cetera, probably won't be very useful. The reason it worked in January was because we were all flying between the same few cities, on the same small subset of flights.

sdsearch

It was the DEQ11 subset of cities/routes. And DEQ11 is still going on. Obviously, there's fewer people participating now that DEQAA (with which it stacked) is done, but I would assume some subset of the same people that were flying DEQ11 routes in January are still flying them in February and/or March.

That's why it seems to me that this thread is a better place than any other place I can think of for DEQ11 routes, while DEQ11 continues.

For other routes, or once DEQ11 is over, that'll be another story.

Anyway, for me this is more abstract than concrete at this point. I have only one more DEQ11-route flight booked, but it's an onward connection with not a lot of connection time, so not looking to "meet" anyway because of that.

ThunderStorm00

I'm still doing DEQ11 from LAX red-eying into ORD and doing a same day Roundtrip from ORD to SFO before flying back into LAX that evening.

Mar 6/7
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Sweet Willie

This thread is for discussions re: January runs, which are over. Thread will be closed if non-Jan discussions continue.

Flyer_70

Really?

HNL

Perhaps you would consider uploading your spreadsheet to Google Docs so others could access the data and see if they can mine it for trends. There are many excel junkies on FT.

jetsetr

+1

DBoy

Why?

I used this thread a lot in Jan and met some people that I will stay in contact with. Then I used it again in Feb (I guess I got away with it). I helped a few newbies, and got some AC access too. More good contacts. Good for me.

The subset that is mentioned is pretty specific: mostly people that live in ORD, SFO, LAX, DFW; and that are savvy AA flyers; and that are open to really lucrative mileage runs. Even though there were 200 of us in Jan, and less now, we all have a lot in common.

In fact, a lot of these people might be interested in the dinners that you organize (and organize well-I like them!).

I see this as the perfect thread to finish out this AA promotion. What's the downside???

SW, give it another 3 weeks. I won't be using it, but it's really valuable to those that will.

AA_EXP09

I don't even live in the same country as 98+% of the people and I participated....

aktchi

I don't have a horse in this race as I did all of my MRs for the year in January. However, here is what I think.

This thread was started with a specific purpose and therefore its title ("Admirals Club", "January", leaving out SNA, etc) is a bit too specialized and out-dated for future needs. The focus on January was in response to the exceptional overlap between DEQAA and DEQ11. Now DEQAA is gone, DEQ11 has been extended to June 30, a new city (SNA) has been added. Someone flying ORD-SNA in May, and with no interest in AC, will most likely not find this thread by searching.

However, as you said, the need to discuss fares, availability, upgrades, who will be on which flight, and what activities could be organized continues, and perhaps it would be best to start a new thread dedicated to DEQ11 promo.

(Experience also suggests it would be best to leave out the matter of guesting people into AC from public discussion. Those who know one another can coordinate privately. I still see a 30-day membership as the best option for most. The best $99 I spent in January.)

AA_EXP09

I used the SC in LAX in Jan.
There was a DM traveling alone.

teemuflyer

Like this one http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...xt-6-30-a.html

aktchi

The present thread is in Community Buzz, which many find natural for organizing meetups and get-togethers. The above-mentioned one is in AAdvantage; I suppose it could be adapted, I see no downside to that unless purists object.