USAirways App--UPDATED--NOW LIVE
Aug 1, 2013, 6:54 am
#166
Join Date: May 2012
Location: BTV
Programs: US Airways Gold, DL Silver, Avis First, SPG Gold, Marriott Gold, Hyatt Plat
Posts: 121
I've been playing with it, it's a big improvement over the web app, that just plain sucked. I noticed I can't change my seat for an upcoming flight which seems basic. Overall it's ok, guess I expected more after waiting this long, hell they could have just "ripped" off the DL app.. LOL
Aug 1, 2013, 9:50 am
#167
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: USA
Programs: UA Platinum, 1MM
Posts: 13,460
Can you change seats during flight check in on the app? It is about time. You think being late, you'd just copy the best of the existing apps.
Aug 1, 2013, 4:41 pm
#168
Join Date: Aug 2011
Programs: AA Gold, Marriot Titanium
Posts: 65
It does allow you to change seats during checking.
Aug 3, 2013, 10:48 am
#169
Join Date: May 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP, UA *S, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Exp, IHG Plat, National EE, Sixt Plat
Posts: 648
Agreed! This has never made any sense to me, and I can't think of any logical/technical reason why they ever set their flight status pages up this way. It's such an unnecessary layer of complication.
Aug 3, 2013, 4:47 pm
#170
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 9
USAirways App--UPDATED--NOW LIVE
Well, we can always hope the merger isn't granted the rubber-stamp-of-approval, then the effort won't be for naught.
Aug 5, 2013, 5:50 pm
#171
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: CLT
Programs: DL DM, AA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 438
Just checked in for my first flight on the app. It's useless. Well, it is certainly no more helpful than the mobile website. Still have to enter an e-mail for a mobile boarding pass to then add to Passbook. Starting to wonder why they even bothered with it.
Aug 7, 2013, 5:55 am
#172
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: BOS / PHL
Programs: US Chairman
Posts: 61
Such a huge oversight, I assume this is user error as sometimes I am a moron with this stuff. Please tell me I am wrong and I don't have to enter confirm #!
Aug 7, 2013, 9:00 am
#173
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: BHM
Programs: AA Executive Platinum
Posts: 70
Just used the app to check in for the first time. I was actually pleasantly surprised. The app offered a check in link from the reservation without having to manually enter the confirmation number. As far as I could tell, all the functionality of checking in on the full website was available, including the seat map (which I didn't expect).
Aug 7, 2013, 12:36 pm
#174
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: CLT
Programs: DL DM, AA Gold, Bonvoy Titanium, Hyatt Glob, IHG Plat, Hilton Diamond, Amex Plat
Posts: 438
Not only that, but the only way I could check in was if I entered my confirmation number. Frankly, that is worse than the mobile site. It shows my trips, but won't let me check-in from there, and then I hit check in at bottom and only get a spot to enter confirm number (doesn't even give me ff# option).
Such a huge oversight, I assume this is user error as sometimes I am a moron with this stuff. Please tell me I am wrong and I don't have to enter confirm #!
Such a huge oversight, I assume this is user error as sometimes I am a moron with this stuff. Please tell me I am wrong and I don't have to enter confirm #!
Still, I find this to be slower than just clicking the link from the e-mail they send you that takes you to the mobile site. You still need to enter your e-mail to have them send you a BP. Pretty surprised that they didn't integrate the BP right into the App.
Aug 7, 2013, 7:30 pm
#175
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: BOS / PHL
Programs: US Chairman
Posts: 61
If you go to "My Trips" and "click" the trip you are trying to check in for, it has a check-in option from there that does not need the confirm.
Still, I find this to be slower than just clicking the link from the e-mail they send you that takes you to the mobile site. You still need to enter your e-mail to have them send you a BP. Pretty surprised that they didn't integrate the BP right into the App.
Still, I find this to be slower than just clicking the link from the e-mail they send you that takes you to the mobile site. You still need to enter your e-mail to have them send you a BP. Pretty surprised that they didn't integrate the BP right into the App.
Aug 8, 2013, 5:34 am
#176
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Programs: US-CP, UA, Marriott Rewards, HHonors, Avis,
Posts: 4,549
I just don't see this AA having been worth the wait. It's ok, but it's so basic in its functionality. 2 years should buy you lots of bells and whistles.
Aug 11, 2013, 12:45 pm
#177
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: PDX
Programs: AA Plat + SPG Plat
Posts: 235
I mentioned this in an unrelated thread, but will add here since it has to do with an app feature I believe is missing...
It's great to have an app (I'm not complaining per se), yet I'm really confused as to why there's no FC waitlist visibility in the app or online for that matter. It seems every other decent sized airline (even AS) has the capability to show the waitlist either in the app/online or at the very least on monitors at the gate.
Seems as if US IT really needs to pick up their game!
It's great to have an app (I'm not complaining per se), yet I'm really confused as to why there's no FC waitlist visibility in the app or online for that matter. It seems every other decent sized airline (even AS) has the capability to show the waitlist either in the app/online or at the very least on monitors at the gate.
Seems as if US IT really needs to pick up their game!
Aug 11, 2013, 6:54 pm
#178
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYR
Programs: US/AA-Platinum, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Gold, AVIS-Presidents Club, National-Executive Elite
Posts: 2,755
Because programming that would cost money, and there is little to no revenue generation from programming something like that. US is all about the revenue generation.
Aug 11, 2013, 10:41 pm
#179
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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That means you don't have to print the boarding pass at home anymore. From now on, I can downloaded US Airways app. I can have a eboarding pass. It's very easy for me and is more convenient for me. I can check-in online, check the flight status and check your miles as well. I am getting a new iphone sometime next week. I am looking forward to it.
Can I save the eboarding pass? I don't have to deleted the eboarding pass, am I correct?
Can I save the eboarding pass? I don't have to deleted the eboarding pass, am I correct?
Aug 12, 2013, 7:43 am
#180
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: SYR
Programs: US/AA-Platinum, Hilton-Diamond, Marriott-Gold, AVIS-Presidents Club, National-Executive Elite
Posts: 2,755
Correct, you can save your boarding passes in Passport (iPhone) if you want... Not sure if there's a limit. Does get confusing having so many in there. I eventually got rid of all of them.