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)
Mar 23, 2021, 12:01 pm
#1666
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: CVG, AMS, BKK
Programs: Delta Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 185
Thanks mia
I just checked that thread and there's only one comment about this in the past 5 weeks. I assumed everyone would jump all over an offer for 20x points, but maybe I was wrong because there's not much concern from others.
I just checked that thread and there's only one comment about this in the past 5 weeks. I assumed everyone would jump all over an offer for 20x points, but maybe I was wrong because there's not much concern from others.
Mar 23, 2021, 12:36 pm
#1667
Moderator
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Miami, Mpls & London
Programs: AA & Marriott Perpetual Platinum; DL & HH Gold
Posts: 48,954
If the offer was valid for spending November through January, why would you expect to see discussion in February and March, after it had ended? I would expect peak discussion just after it was announced as people debated the merits of diverting spend from other cards.
Last edited by mia; Mar 23, 2021 at 12:44 pm
Mar 23, 2021, 12:47 pm
#1668
Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 1,815
Thanks mia
I just checked that thread and there's only one comment about this in the past 5 weeks. I assumed everyone would jump all over an offer for 20x points, but maybe I was wrong because there's not much concern from others.
I just checked that thread and there's only one comment about this in the past 5 weeks. I assumed everyone would jump all over an offer for 20x points, but maybe I was wrong because there's not much concern from others.
Th oneI got was something like 3 or 5x up to 2500.
Mar 24, 2021, 7:46 am
#1669
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: CVG, AMS, BKK
Programs: Delta Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 185
I would have expected discussion in February and March as that is when the points could/should have started posting.
Apr 11, 2021, 6:01 pm
#1670
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 15
Has anyone (recently) been successful at doing a retcon call to 8664084064 and getting approved for a 2nd AAviator advantage? I was a US Airways converted card member to Barclays and never got the 60k offer. On 4/5, I applied for a 2nd card and was rejected due to already having a card. Thought I'd ask before calling this week and making my case.
May 15, 2021, 9:14 pm
#1671
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Intermountain West
Programs: Too many to list
Posts: 12,082
Last had this card in 2017/18. Barclays canceled it in late 2018 for non-use. Instant approval today. CP from TU.
May 25, 2021, 8:55 am
#1672
Join Date: Oct 2018
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 223
Has anyone downgraded recently? Any experiences with that?
May 30, 2021, 11:40 am
#1673
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Per some previous reports in this thread, you may need to talk to a supervisor to just get the option to downgrade. Most people who only ask the first agent they talk to are told no downgrade is available.
Many people aren't aware of that fact, and thus never get the option to downgrade.
Many people aren't aware of that fact, and thus never get the option to downgrade.
Jun 28, 2021, 7:55 am
#1674
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: The Dakotas
Posts: 608
Closed my Aviator Red card in January- it was converted over from the US Airways card. Missing the ability to use the reduced mileage awards and the new welcome bonus offer (60K with first purchase and first year fee waived) has me interested. Any recent experience of something like this being successful (card approval and welcome bonus received)?
Jun 29, 2021, 11:22 am
#1675
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,133
I closed my Aviator Red card in late June last year because of the pandemic and me having Gold status from flying (Barclays did not give me a retention offer or offer a downgrade). AA just announced a way to extend status by spending $15k by end of 2021. I would prefer this one over the Citi card because of the wifi credit, but I wonder if they will let me reapply a little after a year after closing the same product. I don't really care about the bonus. Anyone have experience with reapplying after a year?
Jun 30, 2021, 5:31 pm
#1676
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: AA EXP and Marriott Titanium
Posts: 776
I closed my Aviator Red card in late June last year because of the pandemic and me having Gold status from flying (Barclays did not give me a retention offer or offer a downgrade). AA just announced a way to extend status by spending $15k by end of 2021. I would prefer this one over the Citi card because of the wifi credit, but I wonder if they will let me reapply a little after a year after closing the same product. I don't really care about the bonus. Anyone have experience with reapplying after a year?
Closed my Aviator Red card in January- it was converted over from the US Airways card. Missing the ability to use the reduced mileage awards and the new welcome bonus offer (60K with first purchase and first year fee waived) has me interested. Any recent experience of something like this being successful (card approval and welcome bonus received)?
It's going to be very YMMV on this. Barclays's terms are a bit vague with the "You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program" but there are DPs that ~2 years was enough to get the bonus again. In my opinion, 6 months probably too soon and a year might be okay; however, there's no real way to know unless you apply and see what happens.
Jul 1, 2021, 7:28 am
#1677
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,133
It's going to be very YMMV on this. Barclays's terms are a bit vague with the "You may not be eligible for this offer if you currently have or previously had an account with us in this program" but there are DPs that ~2 years was enough to get the bonus again. In my opinion, 6 months probably too soon and a year might be okay; however, there's no real way to know unless you apply and see what happens.
EDIT: Was approved after doing fraud alert verification.
Last edited by MASTERNC; Jul 1, 2021 at 8:13 am
Jul 6, 2021, 1:06 pm
#1678
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: many
Posts: 1,437
Had the card previously and closed the account Oct 2018
Applied for new card June 2021 with instant approval.
Applied for new card June 2021 with instant approval.
Jul 10, 2021, 3:19 pm
#1679
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,133
Does anyone know how Barclays considers services like Plastiq? Trying to plan how I will get $15k in spend between July 15 and November 15 to maintain AA status. I have a few purchases that will help but thinking I might need a mortgage payment or two to help, if it works.
This is what the T&Cs say:
This is what the T&Cs say:
For cards issued in the U.S., purchases exclude balance transfers, cash advances, checks that access your credit card account, items and services returned for credit, unauthorized charges, interest and account fees, traveler’s checks, purchases of foreign currency, money orders, wire transfers (and similar cash-like transactions), lottery tickets, and gaming chips (and similar betting transactions).
Jul 15, 2021, 5:47 pm
#1680
Join Date: Sep 2008
Programs: American AAdvantage
Posts: 1,045
Considering switching from Citi
I have had a Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select for decades. I am also a Lifetime Gold. The Citi card is backup when abroad and merchants do not accept the Amex Platinum, my primary card.
Would the Barclays Aviator Red card offer better benefits than the Citi especially when abroad?
Thanks in advance.
Would the Barclays Aviator Red card offer better benefits than the Citi especially when abroad?
Thanks in advance.