Since they were short economy
flights on AA I just used AVIOS for those, but would have rather not.
American Airlines AAdvantage American Airlines (AA) is a member of the oneworld alliance so you can use American Airlines miles to book
flights on AA or any other oneworld partners.
When looking for
flights on AA you can search any of the sites listed to find award space.
For domestic
flights on AA / Alaska and short hops internationally BA is great!!
We got the British Airways Signature Card a while back and used it to fly to Europe (making sure to book
flights on AA to avoid the high fuel surcharges, per your recommendation).
This makes your 2x earnings equate to 2.2 x, assuming you're using the miles to redeem
flights on AA!
This makes your 2x earnings equate to 2.2 x, assuming you're using the miles to redeem
flights on AA!
We got the British Airways Signature Card a while back and used it to fly to Europe (making sure to book
flights on AA to avoid the high fuel surcharges, per your recommendation).
I * did * book
a flight on AA (my first since January 2009) to take advantage of the 1.6 cents point redemption before it vanished ¹, but since — clearly — I don't fly American very often, this isn't a great loss to me personally; neither is the Admiral's Club access, and since I don't play golf...
For a LAS - DFW
flight on AA that means British Airways Avios.
Not exact matches
An
AA spokesman
on Monday said management believes the problem is occurring primarily among the 8,000 or so U.S. Airways legacy
flight attendants who joined the ranks of
AA flight attendants when the two carriers merged in 2012.
Upon arrival in St. Kitts, despite filling out a form
on the
AA Eagle
flight — we had to fill out three immigrations forms and stand in line.
American Airlines is part of the oneworld alliance, so if you're going somewhere American doesn't fly, you can use your
AA miles to book
flights on any of its partners.
Cardholders receive a 25 % discount
on eligible in -
flight food, as well as greater rewards rates
on select roundtrip
flights with
AA.
Users get 2 miles per $ 1 spent
on American Airlines purchases, including US Airways codeshare
flights booked with
AA.
The CitiBusiness ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Mastercard ® is one of the few cards to qualify for
AA's reduced mileage redemptions, which give a 7,500 mile discount each time you book a
flight with AAdvantage miles,
on select destinations.
When paying for in -
flight snacks, beverages, and headsets
on AA and US Airways
flights, the primary CitiBusiness ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Mastercard ® users will receive a 25 % discount.
Earnings Formula for the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ®: Spend $ 500
on a roundtrip
AA flight x 2 miles per dollar = 1,000 AAdvantage miles.
You can then redeem your
AA miles for airfare
on flights with American Airlines or American Airlines partners like British Airways and Cathay Pacific.
You also get preferred boarding for your
AA domestic
flight and an automatic 25 % discount
on your
AA in -
flight food and beverage purchases.
The
AA card also has some features that are hard to value, like discounted mileage offers
on promotional
flights.
Additionally, even if your goal happens to be short
flights on American Airlines within the U.S.,
AA has sharply reduced their saver award space (which is the space open to partners such as British Airways) so Avios are less useful for those awards.
Boarding privileges — Group 1 boarding privileges applies to
AA flights and ensures you get
on the plane first amongst non-status members.
This benefit is available
on AA flights, but not
flights that are codeshared (
AA miles are earned but operated by another airline).
Bottom Line: The Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ® earns 2x points
on all
AA flights and services and 1x points everywhere else.
You also earn AAdvantage miles at a rate of 2x
on AA flights and services.
@Beth — You can use
AA miles to upgrade from coach to business class
on AA flights.
Apart from collecting miles
on your
AA and
AA partner airline
flights, there are various other avenues for accruing miles with the AAdvantage frequent flyer program.
You will also be eligible for these
on American Eagle
flights as well as
on code share
flights for
AA and American Eagle and other partner airlines.
RPU / GPU / SWU trading could get you upgraded
on longer
flights with United /
AA.
Using yesterday's example, if there were no Saver level awards
on AA we would be stuck without a
flight to book with BA Avios.
What this means is we have to take the
AA Flight on 2/4 (in First) because we're not going to be able to connect within 24 hours if we take the 2/5 flight unless we get crazy with the ro
Flight on 2/4 (in First) because we're not going to be able to connect within 24 hours if we take the 2/5
flight unless we get crazy with the ro
flight unless we get crazy with the routing.
AA adds fuel surcharges
on some
flights to Europe:
For the
AA Flight I transferred 21,000 American Express Membership Reward points to 25,000 British Airways Avios (there is currently a 20 % bonus
on transfers).
There were plenty of great options, and I'll spare you the detailed accounting of each one, but needless to say, I had a matched pair — an outbound
flight with UA miles and a return
on AA (with Avios).
That means two awards» worth of points will be required for travelers who must fly through an
AA hub
on a connecting
flight.
For example, domestic
AA flights that show availability at the Saver Economy level of 17,500 AAdvantage miles
on AA.com will be bookable using Avios, though the number required will vary based
on distance.
On AA.com keep an eye out for Hawaiian
flights — they are an
AA Partner only and can not be booked with Avios.
This assumes that you are (1) willing to fly
on the
flights that are available, (2) able to avoid British Airways operated planes (since they have exorbitant taxes) and (3) are able to fly in the October to April when it only costs 20K
AA / way from North America to Europe.
Today I'll step through exactly how to book
AA flights with Avios
on BA.com.
Bottom Line: The Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ® earns 2x points
on all
AA flights and services and 1x points everywhere else.
Apart from the 2 Icelandair
flights, it can be all done
on AA or partner airlines.
Boarding privileges — Group 1 boarding privileges applies to
AA flights and ensures you get
on the plane first amongst non-status members.
As with EQMs, the most straightforward earning is
on American Airlines
flights and
AA - marketed codeshares.
This benefit is available
on AA flights, but not
flights that are codeshared (
AA miles are earned but operated by another airline).
Flights from the west coast can often make it under the 7,500 threshold and therefore are
on par with
AA.
Previous to the joint business with
AA - BA - IB being launched, our AAdvantage members would not have earned miles
on a British Airways
flight between SFO and London.
If you're a frequent American flyer but don't have status, additional perks that come with this card like first free checked bag
on domestic
AA itineraries, preferred boarding
on American
flights and 10 % of your redeemed
AA miles back (up to 10,000 miles each year) can be extremely valuable.
AA is the ONLY US airline to offer
flights on the B777 - 300!
Members of the British Airways Executive Club (i.e., anyone who collects Avios points) can earn up to 200,000 bonus points when they fly full - fare trans - Atlantic tickets in any cabin
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