American currently offers free Main Cabin Extra upgrades for AAdvantage and Oneworld elites and customers who buy full -
fare coach tickets.
First - class, business - class, and full -
fare coach tickets on American will earn additional EQMs as well.
On flights operated by American, AAdvantage members will earn 1.5 points per qualifying mile for first - class, business - class, and full -
fare coach tickets.
Executive Platinum and Platinum AAdvantage program members as well as customers purchasing full
fare coach tickets will be able to reserve Main Cabin Extra seats at no additional charge (Gold AAdvantage members will receive complimentary access through the end of 2013).
American's April 10 newspaper advertisement states that all tickets will be subject to a penalty of $ 25 if the passenger wishes to change his or her routing.In addition, First Class and full -
fare coach tickets will incur a $ 25 penalty if the passenger wishes to cancel and obtain a refund.Since First Class and full -
fare coach tickets have generally not been subject to penalties in the past, we would like to remind you of the requirements of 14 CFR 253.7 of our regulations.
Not exact matches
All airline
ticket rewards are for
coach class travel (unless otherwise noted) and confirmed at the airline's lowest applicable
fare in the market.
The confusion began when the new
tickets were booked in «Y» class instead of the original «T.» T is the common code used on award
tickets and Y usually indicates paid
coach fare.
«Deep discounted First class
fares are cheaper than your
coach ticket, would you like us to upgrade you?»
If you haven't amassed enough miles to get an award
ticket to Hawaii, consider the Alaska Airlines
Coach Companion
Fare.
First class
fares are displayed to the right in case you decide it's easier to just buy first class rather than upgrade a
coach ticket.
Used wisely, every companion
fare has saved me $ 300 to $ 700 per year on
tickets in
coach (not accounting for the ability to upgrade these
tickets using my MVP Gold Guest Upgrades).
After your first year of card membership, you'll also be eligible to earn a companion certificate that's good for a free companion
fare on any domestic round - trip
coach ticket.
All airline
ticket rewards are for
coach class travel (unless otherwise noted) and confirmed at the airline's lowest applicable
fare in the market.
Advanced
tickets on selected train services and low - cost
coach fares can provide cheap and economical travel, and the spread of hotels, B&B s, hostels and campsites throughout the country provides a wide range of accommodation options to suit all budgets and needs.
Companion
Fares issued beginning August 1, 2012 may be used for purchasing
coach class
tickets only.
The card also comes with an annual companion
ticket for
coach domestic travel in the cheapest
fare classes — this can easily save you a couple hundred dollars and the main
ticket still earns miles / upgrades (the companion does not).
Domestic first class companion
ticket (this works for
coach and discounted first class so it's actually pretty valuable) and elevated upgrade status — you outrank someone at your same Medallion level and
fare class if they don't have the card.
But downsides include having to pay expensive fuel surcharges and being unable to use the
ticket unless you buy one of the more expensive
coach fares.