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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Apr 9, 18, 6:16 pm
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Platinum pro award ticket upgrades
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Carteeb
I’m EXP and it’s a crapshoot. May 75% domestic
I’m EXP and it’s a crapshoot. May 75% domestic
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Mar 30, 18, 6:33 pm
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Speculation: (inferior) AA website/app overhaul?
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Carteeb
Deltas app is miles ahead too
Deltas app is miles ahead too
Forum:
South
Feb 25, 18, 12:50 pm
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Unmarked planes at RSW
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Carteeb
There are four base white DC10s there today. No...
There are four base white DC10s there today. No L1011s. Don’t know the last time I saw one of those flying
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Travel Products
Feb 5, 18, 3:01 pm
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Electronics in India - Travel Adapter
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Carteeb
depends what you’re trying to do. If you’re...
depends what you’re trying to do. If you’re trying to adapt (change the plugs from one type to another) then your needs are simpler than if you’re trying to convert (change voltage 110 to 220 or vice...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Feb 1, 18, 5:13 pm
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Adios, adeus, ilā al-liqā', tschüss - abandoning EXP / Executive Platinum.
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Carteeb
Great to hear the stories — thankful for this...
Great to hear the stories — thankful for this thread, actually. Maybe my last year of EXP, just disillusioned with the whole thing and have been thinking about status matching to something else I’m...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 26, 18, 2:18 pm
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Two AA pet peeves -- upgrade list and 6 seat FC CRJs
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Carteeb
when all of the MD80s are gone 😜
when all of the MD80s are gone 😜
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Jan 26, 18, 12:12 pm
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Two AA pet peeves -- upgrade list and 6 seat FC CRJs
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Carteeb
yep. Longer would be more painful ... like...
yep. Longer would be more painful ... like watching lottery balls get pulled over a day instead of minutes, hoping a CK or employee doesn’t snatch a slot above mine.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Dec 27, 17, 9:30 am
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Group 1 Boarding for U.S. Military with military ID
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Carteeb
Rainbows — wow that brought back memories. As an...
Rainbows — wow that brought back memories. As an AF vet, I don’t mind active duty getting this one recognition for a miserable job. Normally I hear the announcement as “active duty in uniform”...
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Japan
Dec 23, 17, 6:58 am
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Best apps for Japan - Tokyo/Kyoto/Okinawa
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Carteeb
Waygo for translation. Klook for points of...
Waygo for translation. Klook for points of interest and deals. Maps.me is the way to go for navigation, as has been said.
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Dec 16, 17, 6:06 am
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Horrible experience in TUS: ignorance/lies by TSA, inconsistency by AA
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Carteeb
yep
yep
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Dec 14, 17, 5:12 pm
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2 SWU @ at 150k, 200k EQM; Worth flying more to get them?
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Carteeb
There’s wisdom in the replies here. I was 3,000...
There’s wisdom in the replies here. I was 3,000 miles shy of my last two swus this year so I upgraded two segments in domestic to first. Cost a couple of hundred bucks, but made the 200000 and got...
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Asia
Dec 14, 17, 4:58 pm
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TPE Landside
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Carteeb
sorry .. meant if you want to get landside
sorry .. meant if you want to get landside
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Asia
Dec 14, 17, 4:57 pm
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TPE Landside
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Carteeb
Depends on what you’re looking for. TPE is...
Depends on what you’re looking for. TPE is actually in Taoyuan, which is a 30 minute (in good traffic) from Taipei. There’s not much to see in Taoyuan, though. So if you just want to get airside for...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Dec 3, 17, 8:30 pm
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Asked for Boarding Pass for Shower Key at DFW Admirals Club
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Carteeb
Pretty standard. Flagship lounge in Chicago a few...
Pretty standard. Flagship lounge in Chicago a few weeks ago made the same request. No skin off my nose; picked it back up when I handed in the key. Not a big deal.
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British Airways | Executive Club
Nov 18, 17, 6:59 am
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JAL award availability on BA following JAL's system upgrade
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Carteeb
This “upgrade” to their system is a wonderful...
This “upgrade” to their system is a wonderful case study in how not to do a systems upgrade on a production system. I spent a total of one hour with EXP desk at AA trying to unknot the damage done to...
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Korea
Nov 15, 17, 8:14 am
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5
Hop on hop off
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570
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Carteeb
It would be really tight. You could take the...
It would be really tight. You could take the train in to Seoul Station. Figure 40 minutes for that. Go out front to where the busses load. At the first and last peninsula there are different hop on...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Nov 5, 17, 1:09 pm
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ARCHIVE: 2017 FAQ: What's a Systemwide Upgrade / SWU / eVIP / VIP? master thread
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Carteeb
so they should have already deposited the SWUs in...
so they should have already deposited the SWUs in your account a couple of days after hitting EQD and segments. Sounds like a call to the desknis in order
Forum:
American Airlines | AAdvantage
Oct 29, 17, 8:08 am
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Weird Upgrade Clearing
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2,383
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Carteeb
Wrote the VP of Customer Experience. Received a...
Wrote the VP of Customer Experience. Received a phone call back offering bonus miles for the “inconvenience” and an acknowledgement that employees sometimes get valuable incentive coupons to upgrade...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Oct 28, 17, 9:25 pm
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Weird Upgrade Clearing
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2,383
Posted By
Carteeb
Happened to me last week: ICN to DFW. Two class...
Happened to me last week: ICN to DFW. Two class 789 on AA. My wife and I were number one and three, some other person number two. Then a number four and five show up on the list. They get cleared...
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Korea
Oct 22, 17, 8:46 am
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Seoul with the Family
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2,031
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Carteeb
Just returned from a good week at the Four Points...
Just returned from a good week at the Four Points Sheraton. Didn't have kids with us though. Great hotel with laundry facilities. Best feature: five minute walk to Seoul station so everything...
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Asia
Oct 18, 17, 11:16 pm
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CA to Cambodia/Laos -- best transit airport in Asia?
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Carteeb
I've usually transited through BKK, primarily...
I've usually transited through BKK, primarily because it's an easy airport to transit through and Bangkok air has flights very often through the day (cheap too) to Phnom Penh.
Bye make sure you get...
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American Airlines | AAdvantage
Oct 14, 17, 7:24 pm
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Confirm upgrade with Miles + Copay, switch to SWU later?
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4,748
Posted By
Carteeb
Same situation earlier this year -- was going to...
Same situation earlier this year -- was going to requal for EXP two days before the trip I wanted to upgrade so wouldn't have the SWUs in my account until just prior to the flight. Many calls to the...
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Emirates | Skywards
Oct 6, 17, 6:03 am
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Emirates A380 hard landing at dusseldorf in storm (great job)
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8,736
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Carteeb
Welcome to Düsseldorf, ladies and gentlemen,...
Welcome to Düsseldorf, ladies and gentlemen, where I'm going to have to get some laundry done
Forum:
British Airways | Executive Club
Oct 2, 17, 6:14 pm
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54
Pre-Flight Club and First Dining Removed from PHL
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11,794
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Carteeb
Probably anticipating the opening of the AA...
Probably anticipating the opening of the AA Flagship lounge soon just down the concourse. I just stopped into the Galleries first a couple of weeks ago: frankly I don't think I'll miss it
Forum:
Asia
Sep 30, 17, 2:01 am
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11
Overnight layover in TPE - hotel options?
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2,745
Posted By
Carteeb
agree with the advice about Novotel. Best airport...
agree with the advice about Novotel. Best airport stay in taoyuan. And it's literally five minutes by their free shuttle
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