Dec 28, 2016, 7:23 pm
Last edit by: philemer
Personal Card
Click here to get the same offer (see below) with the annual fee waived the first year. First try entering code 999999 in the box at the top of the page. Apparently this offer is from an AA employee selling the card inflight, but it seems to be open to everyone. But publishing that employee's code online could get the employee in trouble. If 999999 doesn't work, use employee code 356467. Note: You will NOT get a $99 Companion Certificate as part of your bonus when the annual fee is waived.
Language from the web offer page: Anniversary Companion Certificate: Each anniversary year; earn a Companion Certificate good for 1 guest at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after spending $20,000 on purchases and your account remains open for 45 days after your anniversary date. There is NO LANGUAGE in this offer regarding a "complimentary" companion certificate.
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
1. 70K offer https://cards.barclaycardus.com/cred...0-8f2f74651285 DEAD
2. 60,000 bonus miles and $99 Companion Certificate after first purchase and paying the $99 annual fee
Offer landing page: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/card...astercard.html
The offer fine print:
The primary cardmember will earn sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the AAdvantage®bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
In addition to the sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles, the primary cardmember will earn one (1) domestic economy fare American Airlines introductory Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate after the qualifying purchase has posted to your card account and the annual fee has been paid. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
There are data points indicating that this is not always enforced: See posts 439, 496, 514, 516, 517, 538, 835
As of Sept. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, "instantly" by a computer, if they already have an Aviator card open. As of Dec. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, even by recon, if they already have an Aviator card open. It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)
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Business Card, see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-card-50k.html
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RECON. PHONE NUMBERS
Reported phone numbers to call for reconsideration include 866-371-4787, (post 303), 866-205-5973 (post 659), 866-408-4064 (multiple posts), 866-408-4065 (from post #2 in recon thread), 866-369-1283 (from post #7 in recon thread). Other posters have called the general customer service number and asked to be transferred to a credit analyst.
Sign Up Bonus Info:
It appears that if your SUB includes the $95 AF (annual fee), Barclays doesn't post the AF until the 2nd statement. Thus, it will be a min. of 2 statements before you see your SUB points. This is only if the SUB requires the AF (as opposed to some SUBs that just have the $x,xxx in purchases with no AF).
There have been at least two cases in July 2023 where Barclays posted the AF prior to the first statement. In both of those cases, the cardholder paid the AF and other balance prior to the closing date. The SUB was issued as of the first statement for one these accounts. It may be the second one was too close to the closing date.
Posting of points from Barclays SUB to AA seem to take 3-7 days after the SUB posts on the Barclays Statement.
Language from the web offer page: Anniversary Companion Certificate: Each anniversary year; earn a Companion Certificate good for 1 guest at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after spending $20,000 on purchases and your account remains open for 45 days after your anniversary date. There is NO LANGUAGE in this offer regarding a "complimentary" companion certificate.
AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite Mastercard
2. 60,000 bonus miles and $99 Companion Certificate after first purchase and paying the $99 annual fee
Offer landing page: https://cards.barclaycardus.com/card...astercard.html
The offer fine print:
The primary cardmember will earn sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 4-6 weeks for the AAdvantage®bonus miles to be deposited into your AAdvantage® account. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
In addition to the sixty thousand (60,000) AAdvantage® bonus miles, the primary cardmember will earn one (1) domestic economy fare American Airlines introductory Companion Certificate redeemable for one (1) companion ticket at $99 (plus taxes and fees) after a purchase is made on the card account within ninety (90) days of card account opening and the annual fee has been paid. Please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate after the qualifying purchase has posted to your card account and the annual fee has been paid. Balance transfers and cash advances do not qualify as purchases. This offer may be canceled at any time without notice.
This one-time offer is valid for eligible cardmembers. You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program.
There are data points indicating that this is not always enforced: See posts 439, 496, 514, 516, 517, 538, 835
As of Sept. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, "instantly" by a computer, if they already have an Aviator card open. As of Dec. 2017, most people applying for an Aviator card are being denied, even by recon, if they already have an Aviator card open. It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185, 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
Business Card, see this thread:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/cred...-card-50k.html
__________________________________________________ ___________________________
RECON. PHONE NUMBERS
Reported phone numbers to call for reconsideration include 866-371-4787, (post 303), 866-205-5973 (post 659), 866-408-4064 (multiple posts), 866-408-4065 (from post #2 in recon thread), 866-369-1283 (from post #7 in recon thread). Other posters have called the general customer service number and asked to be transferred to a credit analyst.
Sign Up Bonus Info:
It appears that if your SUB includes the $95 AF (annual fee), Barclays doesn't post the AF until the 2nd statement. Thus, it will be a min. of 2 statements before you see your SUB points. This is only if the SUB requires the AF (as opposed to some SUBs that just have the $x,xxx in purchases with no AF).
There have been at least two cases in July 2023 where Barclays posted the AF prior to the first statement. In both of those cases, the cardholder paid the AF and other balance prior to the closing date. The SUB was issued as of the first statement for one these accounts. It may be the second one was too close to the closing date.
Posting of points from Barclays SUB to AA seem to take 3-7 days after the SUB posts on the Barclays Statement.
Barclays AAdvantage Aviator PERSONAL Card (2016 - 2023)
Dec 2, 2018, 9:36 am
#1216
Moderator: Travel Safety/Security, Travel Tools, California, Los Angeles; FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2009
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My daughter, a resident physician at a major midwest university hospital with a FICO score of just under 800, was rejected due to her student loans from medical school (she's on an income-driven repayment plan, so her monthly payments are relatively low). You'd think that with her future income potential, they'd want her as a customer.
Dec 2, 2018, 12:27 pm
#1217
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
The business card is separate, so presumably they won't hold that against you having recently had the personal card.
Dec 6, 2018, 3:30 pm
#1218
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 9
You have to wait a long time, and you have to monitor this thread to see how long it is. All we know so far is that Barclay has gotten way way tougher than it used to be.
The business card is separate, so presumably they won't hold that against you having recently had the personal card.
The business card is separate, so presumably they won't hold that against you having recently had the personal card.
Dec 10, 2018, 12:05 am
#1219
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LAX
Posts: 556
You have to wait a long time, and you have to monitor this thread to see how long it is. All we know so far is that Barclay has gotten way way tougher than it used to be.
The business card is separate, so presumably they won't hold that against you having recently had the personal card.
The business card is separate, so presumably they won't hold that against you having recently had the personal card.
Dec 11, 2018, 7:08 pm
#1220
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
"It had been that current and previous Aviator Red (US Airways Converted) cardmembers were not subject to the 24-month restriction. This seems to have changed as far as current card holders applying for a second, concurrent card. (See posts #185 , 193, 194, 195, 198, 199, 211, 220, 247, 290, 527, 529, 532)"
"Had been" and "were not" are past tense, so that sentence is not describing the current situation.
But you can just read back on the last few pages of posts, and find lots of cases where people are denied after waiting way more than 1 or 2 months after cancelling.
But if you think you can buck the trend, you're welcome to become a new datapoint (please report your results back, thanks.).
Last edited by sdsearch; Dec 11, 2018 at 7:14 pm
Dec 21, 2018, 4:04 am
#1221
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 730
if you apply and get approved will you get the bonus miles if you had the card recently? The terms and conditions state you"may" not be eligible for this offer
Dec 21, 2018, 6:27 am
#1222
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: BDL, JFK
Posts: 658
There are no data points for someone not getting the miles if they were approved.
Dec 21, 2018, 5:32 pm
#1223
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 590
I can't even get Barclays to approve me for this damn card. I've got credit score of over 700 too.
Dec 22, 2018, 8:39 am
#1224
Join Date: May 2018
Location: Chicago
Programs: AA Plat Pro, HH Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 124
I just opened a new Red a couple of months ago. Does anyone know if the inflight applications with the unique code allow you to apply and receive the bonus again, basically waiving the 24 month rule?
Dec 22, 2018, 8:51 am
#1225
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,784
AFAIK, no. Forget 24 months, the fact that you currently have one open would probably disqualify you right there. But if you aren't worried about another HP, you could always try. May you'll get lucky.
Dec 24, 2018, 8:43 am
#1226
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,535
They seem to be sensitive to number of hard inquiries in the past 12 months.
Did they state the reason why they denied you?
Dec 24, 2018, 10:43 am
#1227
Suspended
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 590
Either way, it's always something with these guys. AMEX and Citi approve me willy nilly.
Dec 25, 2018, 4:35 am
#1228
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 730
my question is still do you get the bonus miles if approved if you had the card in the last year and cancelled it?