I once came across a website that lists all current mileage promotions (e.g. double miles) if you enter in the route on which you are flying. Does anyone know of this website?

And if so, can you please post the link? Thanks :-:

i think www.milemaven.com

thanks ^

What a wonderful Thanksgiving Surprise

With all my flights coming up......... THANKS! ^

this is great -- thanks a lot!

many thanks!!

^ Thx.

I looked at this site. And noticed the Fare Class Availability. Not knowing the description of the the classes, I found it not very helpful. I clicked on the letters, but still it didn't give me any explanation. Can someone HELP ME?? I would like to know the fare codes for:

a. Upgrades on AA using ff miles
b. Available award tickets using AA miles for partners

thx

a. Depends on what type of plane (and plane configuration) you're on. If it's an AA plane where the next class up from economy is called Business (whether it's because it's a two-class int'l or a three-class domestic or int'l), the mileage upgrade code is C. If it's an AA plane where the next class up from economy is called First, the mileage upgrade code is A. (Note: Knowing the plane type alone isn't always sufficient, because on a few routes AA takes a two-class plane and sells it as one-class or takes a three-class plane and sells it as two-class, with AAdvantage elite members given free prioirity access to the "better" seats in a combined class.)

b. That would probably vary with each partner. I suggest you search on "partner fare code" or something like that in the AA-specific forum to see if you can find an existing post that describes that, otherwise ask there, mentioning which specific partners (AA has dozens!) and classes you're interested in. Also, be aware that it can be tricky with partners, as partners may only have access to a subset of the award seats, but I'm not sure if there's a separate code given to reflect that in all cases. Finally, AFAIK AA can only book awards in classes is "knows about": Specifically, AA doesn't have a "premium economy" fare award, so generally can't book an award into BA's World Traveler Plus "premium economy" class.

For those who participate in multiple programs, this is nice way to quickly check out several major programs without digging on each seperate website. Thanks!

WOW!!!!!!! I never dreamed it was so complicated. I was specifically looking for upgrades out of DFW-HNL. And TN for LAX PPT in Business Class.

Thanks again

Check out both aa.com and the AA Wiki here on FT (in the AA forum) for more details.

It's that complicated in part because US-based airlines (for historical reasons) insist on calling the marginal domestic improvement over economy "first class", even though the rest of the world consistently calls the the next class above economy "business class". (US airlines only call it "business class" on 3-class planes domestically, but bow to the worldwide usage on intercontinental flights where they compete with airlines that always use the worldwide usage.)

The other reason it's complicated is because there is no standard for fare codes worldwide. And as long as they stay one letter long, there probably never can be, because there are needs unique to each carrier, and thus each carrier tends to use up most of the alphabet but in different ways. To have standardized fare codes worldwide, you'd have to "reserve" huge portions of the alphabet, thus not leaving enough fare codes left over for things unique to an airline (like "premium economy" seating on airlines that have it or more special types of awards on airlines that have that instead).

And since allinaces and partnerships are eternally in flux, it's no more possible for all partnered airlines to standardize (without the whole industry standardizing). For example, Alaska partners with both AA and NWA and several other US airlines, each of which are in a different alliance; no way thus could Alaska have complatible fare code letters with all of their partners unless all the alliances were compatible with each other!

Thanks!