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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Sep 4, 19, 12:21 pm
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AA MD-80 requiem - final 2019 routes and 4 Sep 2019 final flights
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The Super 80 looks way sharper after 35+ years at...
The Super 80 looks way sharper after 35+ years at AA than he’s handling his 6 years of AA since the merger.
I think the wrong one of the pair is being retired!
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Aug 21, 19, 4:32 pm
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AA MD-80 requiem - final 2019 routes and 4 Sep 2019 final flights
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Just booked 9/4 RDU-DFW in F. No longer an ExPlat...
Just booked 9/4 RDU-DFW in F. No longer an ExPlat or loyal to USAir dba AA but super excited to relive and remember the good old AA days. Couldn’t position into STL or get a seat on AA-80 but...
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Germany
Oct 24, 18, 10:50 pm
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City recommendations S. Germany/Austria/other
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schertz
You could also consider venturing further into to...
You could also consider venturing further into to Allgau or even into Switzerland. Alternatively try some of the lakes between Munich and Austria. Chiemsee for instance.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Oct 23, 18, 9:17 pm
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Admirals Club rates increased, new restrictions: 1 Nov 2019
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schertz
The non-rev restriction is tied to access by...
The non-rev restriction is tied to access by virtue of cabin (J/F) and NOT tied to access by membership by reading and seeing where the fine print is associated with. This is not a change in non-rev...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jul 17, 18, 10:58 pm
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Why does AA print their boarding passes on ticket stock?
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schertz
The green is thicker and has the magnetic strip...
The green is thicker and has the magnetic strip on the back for the pre-QR code gate scanners ... remember those?!?!
I prefer AA’s pass because it has much more info than many other carriers...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
May 12, 18, 1:23 pm
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Complimentary drink & snack in economy for EXP & CK, also Emerald (consolidated)
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schertz
I like to carry my physical EXPLAT card for the...
I like to carry my physical EXPLAT card for the rare instance when this happens ... easy to just hand it as ‘payment’ to be discreet/not give off a DYKWIA vibe to my neighbors or come off as...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Apr 26, 18, 12:20 am
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Time for row renumbering?
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schertz
I believe the 737 and the MD80 seat numbering...
I believe the 737 and the MD80 seat numbering scheme came out of a long-ago attempt at standardization. From the then ‘standard’ domestic 757 AA configuration of 24 F, to align the seat numbers for...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Apr 7, 18, 10:13 pm
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LHR / London Heathrow Int'l. Airport AA Flagship Lounge (master thread)
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schertz
I had a similar experience just in Jan of this...
I had a similar experience just in Jan of this year...they did a fantastic job all the way around! I hope they don’t lose that with the renovation :)
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Apr 3, 18, 8:32 pm
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AA vs Latam
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schertz
I’m not experienced in Latin America but TATL in...
I’m not experienced in Latin America but TATL in deep discount economy generally codeshares/partners generally work out slightly better than AA flights for EQD and you take a EQM hit. TPAC the EQD...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 13, 18, 2:07 pm
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SYR Early Morning 5am removed
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schertz
Absolutely...I suppose what I didn’t say there...
Absolutely...I suppose what I didn’t say there was that it seems like they (AA) don’t think they need a dense schedule out of ORD given their priorities. I’ve watched the schedules to ORD get hacked...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 13, 18, 1:39 pm
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SYR Early Morning 5am removed
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schertz
It seems like for some time AA has been treading...
It seems like for some time AA has been treading water at ORD. They know they can’t give up but they seem to recognize that for the business traveler they are an ‘also ran’ to UA. I would love to...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 10, 18, 11:11 pm
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Is having an Admirals Club Membership effectively paying for good CS?
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 10, 18, 11:10 pm
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Is having an Admirals Club Membership effectively paying for good CS?
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schertz
...and they know how to ‘work’ the rules/system. ...
...and they know how to ‘work’ the rules/system. A good LAA AAngel in native SABRE could work wonders. I’ve been re-booked with multiple ‘protects’ and standbys by the time the gate agent has begun...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 10, 18, 5:09 pm
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Is having an Admirals Club Membership effectively paying for good CS?
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schertz
Absolutely. Always has been. Now though the...
Absolutely. Always has been. Now though the club AAngels are hamstrung by QIK but the general CS has deteriorated so badly that the differential is still quite high.
Legacy AA stations tend to...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 8, 18, 9:53 am
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GUIDE: Admirals Club membership inc. Citi AA Executive card; 1 Day Pass
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schertz
RE: Priority Pass — there is also a T2 (Plaza...
RE: Priority Pass — there is also a T2 (Plaza Premium iirc) Arrivals Lounge. Not awful to go from T3-T2 Landside to use if you don’t have access to the AA T3 lounge. With this new Priority Pass T3...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 20, 18, 11:41 am
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Speculation: Widebody Business Class reductions coming?
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schertz
I completely agree with the comment about BA long...
I completely agree with the comment about BA long haul ... it seems to me that they have done a better job thinking through and segmenting what 4 service classes should look like. The rest of the...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 14, 18, 10:19 am
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1,515
Predeparture Drinks / Beverage (PDB) - When, What and Why Not? (consolidated)
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443,937
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schertz
2/14 AA 5710 PIA-DFW Mesa CRJ-900. Full PDB by a...
2/14 AA 5710 PIA-DFW Mesa CRJ-900. Full PDB by a new trainee stew on her first flight working first. Great service throughout by her and the trainer/mentor paired with her in the cabin.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 10, 18, 6:37 pm
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ARCHIVE: AA 737 MAX 8 SSW / 7M8 aircraft in service Nov 2017 (discussion)
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schertz
It isn’t about the auto upgrades. It is about the...
It isn’t about the auto upgrades. It is about the revenue management. What price point and what market for F. AA is behind the curve here, but improving. And EU/UK don’t do upgrades and their F is in...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 10, 18, 6:27 pm
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When does AA pay / reimburse lodging / hotel in misconnects / OSO / IROPS (“IRROPS”)?
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schertz
The Citi Exec MC which gives Admirals Club...
The Citi Exec MC which gives Admirals Club Membership has excellent delay/cancellation protections. Much better than AMEX Plat (I have both but AMEX is worthless for IRROPS). I would strongly...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 10, 18, 6:18 pm
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Light Coach Loads on AA to Europe this winter - particularly to LHR
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schertz
Yes anecdotes are not data but for a long time...
Yes anecdotes are not data but for a long time the TATL economy world was defined by what the main line airlines did. Now with ME3 for onward transit plus the Norwegian/WOW/etc we *may* be beginning...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 1, 18, 3:52 pm
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16
Adios, adeus, ilā al-liqā', tschüss - abandoning EXP / Executive Platinum.
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3,196
Posted By
schertz
I seem to remember that AA just recently...
I seem to remember that AA just recently announced PPRO get same day flight change...so not all benefits are lost!
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Marriott | Rewards
Jan 31, 18, 11:00 am
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19
Physical Membership Cards
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7,311
Posted By
schertz
Often someone else’s name, or is a goofy...
Often someone else’s name, or is a goofy corporate or event booking that doesn’t play well with the web, or even occasionally under a third party corporate lodging-type account that doesn’t play well...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 31, 18, 10:51 am
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Maximum Domestic Connection Time and AA.com
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2,416
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schertz
Yeah the problem is UA is the only carrier that...
Yeah the problem is UA is the only carrier that reasonably works in this direction and AA is the only one that works going the other direction. Looks like driving it is!
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 31, 18, 7:06 am
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12
Maximum Domestic Connection Time and AA.com
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2,416
Posted By
schertz
Thanks! That gets to the heart of my question —...
Thanks! That gets to the heart of my question — which is does the 4 hour max connection rule apply when there is no connection within 4 hours? Sounds like the answer is yes!
in which case AA.com...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 31, 18, 12:10 am
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12
Maximum Domestic Connection Time and AA.com
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2,416
Posted By
schertz
Thanks! I didn’t think of the multi city tool for...
Thanks! I didn’t think of the multi city tool for AA.com. Google was putting the random 3 connection oddball flights at the top so I probably didn’t dig down as deeply into it as I should have. And...
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