Aug 10, 2013, 9:26 pm
Last edit by: MDtR-Chicago
For questions on NEW applications for US Airways cards please use this thread:
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
30k + 10k anniversary + no annual fee for the first year (now says "Offer expired"); terms and conditions include offer specifics
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
30k at signup, 10k anniversary bonus, 10k with balance transfer, no fee first year - Landing Page (Ended 4/30/14)
Older 35K Link (older link not working)
Newer 35K Link (click on terms and conditions to see 35K bonus after first purchase, first year fee waived, and 10K anniversary bonus)
1) I applied for this card but got the message
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K Bonus; AF not waived
Official: 10k annual bonus for existing cardholders will continue beyond 2014
Note: All links are expired
Related threads:
US Airways CC / Companion Certificates discussion thread
Barclays Retention Offers
Forced conversion to Aadvantage Mastercard
We will leave this thread open for questions from existing cardholders who applied using offers with the perpetual annual 10k bonus. Otherwise, please post on the ongoing thread on standard offers:
Current Offers: USAirways cards with no annual mileage bonus
Current Links:
[NOTE: Barclays is erratically enforcing the restriction "for Preferred members only," especially for those who leave off a membership number on the application. See recent experiences reported in the thread.]
There is a separate thread for a 40k+10k offer with $89 annual fee, no anniversary bonus: USAirways CC special Offer 40K + 10K BT Bonus; AF not waived
Expired Links:
1) I applied for this card but got the message
We apologize for the inconvenience, but our website is experiencing technical issues.
Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
What does this mean? What should I do?Please contact us at 1-866-419-6437 or try again later.
Check your application status by visiting http://www.myapplicationstatus.com/
At Barclays, if you already have an online account, the card can also show up there before you get a notification from them. Obviously, that won't work if you don't yet have an online Barclays account from another card. But if it's not your first US card, you presumably do have an online account already.
2) What's the reconsideration line number?
866-408-4064. Only open M>F, 8am>5pm, Eastern.
3) How long after my first purchase does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles for the first-purchase bonus post with the statement showing the initial purchase.
4) For those people who got the targeted offer, how long after spending $750 in each of the 3 months does it take for the bonus miles to post in my account?
Miles posts two months after the end of the promotion period. For example, if your promo was to spend in June, July and August, the 15k bonus would post with October statement.
5) How can I get the anniversary 10K bonus points without paying the annual fee?
The annual bonus posts on the statement date of the month of anniversary. No need to "kick out" a statement. But if you are worried, you can put a few bucks on the card during that cycle thus generate a statement but it is NOT necessary.
AF is billed the last business day of the month of the anniversary (much better than Chase practice which is on the 1st day of the month). You have 60 days to cancel the card for the AF to be reversed. You also can use SM to cancel card and no need to call.
Note: I called to cancel the card (June, 2014), told them it was because the AF was too high, and they waived it. Still got the 10,000 points and the Companion Certs!!
[EXPIRED] Fee waived, US Airways Card, 30K + 10k @ anniversary
Jul 8, 2013, 2:00 pm
#3721
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 756
If trying for 3rd card then I am unsure as I want to but have not done so and waiting word from others here with more experience on this matter to advise me if I should pull the trigger next month (or not and save a hard pull for something else instead). I prefer this card as it has no minimum spend.
Jul 8, 2013, 6:51 pm
#3722
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 104
Jul 8, 2013, 8:15 pm
#3723
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,756
So the 15K posted 2 months after the period ended
Based on the several posts on the Mar-Apr-May offer that they just see their bonus posted in Jul - we can make an assumption that the bonus posts on the 6 to 8 weeks after the month when the promotion ended.
Did y'all put on any additional charges once you fulfilled your spend requirement? I try to determine if you need to have some charges to kick out a statement in order to trigger the bonus posting. (Citi's often requires this - no statement, no posting even you have earned the bonus.)
Did y'all put on any additional charges once you fulfilled your spend requirement? I try to determine if you need to have some charges to kick out a statement in order to trigger the bonus posting. (Citi's often requires this - no statement, no posting even you have earned the bonus.)
Jul 8, 2013, 9:22 pm
#3724
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 4,166
Based on the several posts on the Mar-Apr-May offer that they just see their bonus posted in Jul - we can make an assumption that the bonus posts on the 6 to 8 weeks after the month when the promotion ended.
Did y'all put on any additional charges once you fulfilled your spend requirement? I try to determine if you need to have some charges to kick out a statement in order to trigger the bonus posting. (Citi's often requires this - no statement, no posting even you have earned the bonus.)
Did y'all put on any additional charges once you fulfilled your spend requirement? I try to determine if you need to have some charges to kick out a statement in order to trigger the bonus posting. (Citi's often requires this - no statement, no posting even you have earned the bonus.)
Jul 8, 2013, 10:10 pm
#3725
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: SFO
Programs: OZ *G; HH Diamond;
Posts: 1,644
Companion Tickets
I read the small prints 3 times and I am still confused whether the companion certificates coming with USAir M/C require the cardholder to travel.
Could someone who have done this enlighten me please?
Thanks!
Could someone who have done this enlighten me please?
Thanks!
Jul 8, 2013, 10:35 pm
#3726
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 42
Jul 9, 2013, 8:21 am
#3728
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 445
anyone else get this offer? received by email regarding my first us air card which I opened 1.25 years ago. After completing the 15k bonus requirements, I have a monthly cell phone bill and no other charges on this card, so it's not high usage. I registered for the offer and will update at next statement.
(subject line: "Earn bonus miles in three easy ways", from emailAToffers.usairwaysmastercard.com)
Dear [NAME],
Use your US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard July 1 through September 30, 2013 and earn 5 bonus miles for every $1 you spend—up to 2,500 bonus miles—on purchases you make every day in the following categories¹:
• Grocery store purchases
• Drugstore purchases
• Electronics store purchases
Best of all, this is in addition to the miles you already earn for using your card every day.
You must activate this offer by August 1, 2013 to receive bonus miles!
To manage your account online, just visit usairwaysmastercard.com.
¹ This bonus offer is for select US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard cardmembers and is not transferable. Qualified cardmembers who activate by August 1, 2013, will earn 5 bonus miles for every one dollar ($1) in new purchase(s) at grocery stores, drugstores and electronics stores (that are not later returned or rescinded) that post to their account between July 1, 2013, and September 30, 2013, up to a maximum of 2,500 bonus miles. Eligible grocery store, drugstore and electronics store purchases are defined by merchant category codes. Each merchant designates a category code to assign to purchases at its establishment. Although most grocery store, drugstore and electronics store purchases will use merchant category codes selected for this offer, it is possible that some grocery store, drugstore and electronics store companies have designated a merchant category code that is not classified as a grocery store, drugstore or electronics store company and therefore any purchases made will not qualify for the miles. To be eligible for this offer, the cardmember's account must be open and in good standing and they must have activated this promotion by August 1, 2013. Purchases made during periods when the cardmember's account is delinquent, their balance exceeds their credit line or their account is otherwise not in good standing do not qualify for this offer. The bonus miles will appear on the cardmember's statement up to 6-8 weeks after the end of the promotion.
Email intended for: [NAME] and sent to: [EMAIL].
For card ending in: XXXX
Dear [NAME],
Use your US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard July 1 through September 30, 2013 and earn 5 bonus miles for every $1 you spend—up to 2,500 bonus miles—on purchases you make every day in the following categories¹:
• Grocery store purchases
• Drugstore purchases
• Electronics store purchases
Best of all, this is in addition to the miles you already earn for using your card every day.
You must activate this offer by August 1, 2013 to receive bonus miles!
To manage your account online, just visit usairwaysmastercard.com.
¹ This bonus offer is for select US Airways Dividend Miles MasterCard cardmembers and is not transferable. Qualified cardmembers who activate by August 1, 2013, will earn 5 bonus miles for every one dollar ($1) in new purchase(s) at grocery stores, drugstores and electronics stores (that are not later returned or rescinded) that post to their account between July 1, 2013, and September 30, 2013, up to a maximum of 2,500 bonus miles. Eligible grocery store, drugstore and electronics store purchases are defined by merchant category codes. Each merchant designates a category code to assign to purchases at its establishment. Although most grocery store, drugstore and electronics store purchases will use merchant category codes selected for this offer, it is possible that some grocery store, drugstore and electronics store companies have designated a merchant category code that is not classified as a grocery store, drugstore or electronics store company and therefore any purchases made will not qualify for the miles. To be eligible for this offer, the cardmember's account must be open and in good standing and they must have activated this promotion by August 1, 2013. Purchases made during periods when the cardmember's account is delinquent, their balance exceeds their credit line or their account is otherwise not in good standing do not qualify for this offer. The bonus miles will appear on the cardmember's statement up to 6-8 weeks after the end of the promotion.
Email intended for: [NAME] and sent to: [EMAIL].
For card ending in: XXXX
Jul 9, 2013, 9:29 am
#3730
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Florida
Posts: 29,756
Got similar offer 3 months ago on the card opened Aug last year. The categories are Gas Station, Restaurants and something I could not remember. Same cap. Promotion ended in June but no bonus in sight.
Jul 9, 2013, 11:57 am
#3732
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: SEA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold
Posts: 539
Datapoint:
Early February 2013: Applied for the 40K card, instantly approved for 8.5K credit limit
7/9/13: Applied for the 35K card, instantly approved for 6K credit limit (didn't even see a technical difficulties screen--used the THIRD link on post 2206)
In the time between the 1st and 2nd cards, I applied for the AA Plat, the AA Gold, and the Rapid Rewards Premiere, all of which I was approved for instantly.
Early February 2013: Applied for the 40K card, instantly approved for 8.5K credit limit
7/9/13: Applied for the 35K card, instantly approved for 6K credit limit (didn't even see a technical difficulties screen--used the THIRD link on post 2206)
In the time between the 1st and 2nd cards, I applied for the AA Plat, the AA Gold, and the Rapid Rewards Premiere, all of which I was approved for instantly.
Jul 9, 2013, 12:25 pm
#3733
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: The Phoenix Desert
Programs: Hilton Cubic Zirconia, Marriott Fools Gold
Posts: 1,692
Originally Posted by mpeterson78:21067724
Datapoint:
Early February 2013: Applied for the 40K card, instantly approved for 8.5K credit limit
7/9/13: Applied for the 35K card, instantly approved for 6K credit limit (didn't even see a technical difficulties screen--used the THIRD link on post 2206)
In the time between the 1st and 2nd cards, I applied for the AA Plat, the AA Gold, and the Rapid Rewards Premiere, all of which I was approved for instantly.
Early February 2013: Applied for the 40K card, instantly approved for 8.5K credit limit
7/9/13: Applied for the 35K card, instantly approved for 6K credit limit (didn't even see a technical difficulties screen--used the THIRD link on post 2206)
In the time between the 1st and 2nd cards, I applied for the AA Plat, the AA Gold, and the Rapid Rewards Premiere, all of which I was approved for instantly.
Jul 9, 2013, 1:03 pm
#3735
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 105
Is now the time to get a US Airways card?
With the coming merger of US and AA, have they announced how their frequent flyer programs will be merged? I was wondering if now would be the time, if one hasn't gotten one before, to get a US Airways card in hopes that the miles from that will be added to an AAdvantage account once the merger is complete. Sorry if this has been asked once before.