Following Delta’s partnership with LATAM, American Airlines was quick to announce its South America expansion plans. The airline will be increasing service from Miami (MIA) to Lima, Peru (LIM), Santiago, Chile (SCL), and São Paulo(GRU). Additionally, American Airlines goes after Delta in Boston with the announcement of daily Boston (BOS) to London Heathrow (LHR) beginning March 29. Per American…
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American Airlines 2020 Summer Expansion Announced
American Airlines announced some exciting new routes for next summer as they look to continue their Transatlantic expansion with several new routes. Highlight include starting service to Africa for the first time ever for American when they begin flying to Casablanca, Morocco (CMN), in June. American is also adding new service to Krakow, Poland (KRK), and…
American Airlines New Costa Rica and Jamaica Service from New York (JFK)
On the heel’s of American Airlines New Caribbean and Mexico Service, American Airlines is now adding even more new routes to the Caribbean and Latin America. Their smaller hub at New York’s John F. Kennedy will be growing as they add daily service to both Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ), and San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO). Additionally,…
American Airlines Just Increased Fares
Get ready to pay higher airfare just in time for the busy summer travel months. Ticket prices rose by $5 for one-way domestic flights on American Airlines, according to a new report from CNN. American Airlines isn’t the only airline raising ticket prices. Hawaiian Airlines raised prices and Southwest Airlines upped ticket prices in various markets…
How American Airlines Plans to Show Its 737 MAX Jet Is Safe
The Boeing 737 MAX jet remains grounded worldwide after two deadly crashes over the past 8 months, but American Airlines has a plan to rebuild public trust once the plane is back in the air. American Airlines CEO Doug Parker told investors earlier this week at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that staff, including executives,…
Hyatt and American Airlines Launch Loyalty Partnership
World of Hyatt and American Airlines have announced plans for a new partnership, where members of both programs will be able to earn miles, points and status through a new loyalty relationship. We first shared plans of their new loyalty partnership back in March, however as of today it’s now live! Eligible Platinum, Platinum Pro and…
American Airlines New Caribbean and Mexico Service
American Airlines has just announced plans to launch new service to Mexico as well as expand some Caribbean routes later this year. Highlights include adding new service to Huatulco (HUX) and Acapulco (ACA), Mexico. Additionally they’ll add five new Caribbean and eight new domestic routes beginning in December, 2019. Per American Airlines, American offers more service…
Redeeming British Airways Avios for American Airlines First Class Domestically
British Airways and American Airlines are both members of the oneworld alliance. This means that award points from British Airways can be used to book a flight on American Airlines in the United States. While most award charts for airlines are region based, British Airways uses a distance-based system. This presents some great opportunities for…
American Airlines Cancels More Boeing 737 MAX Flights
American Airlines has continued the cancellation of their 737 MAX flights through June 5th. As a result, about 90 American Airlines flights are being canceled each day. When it comes to flight cancellations, not every flight that was operated by a 737 MAX was canceled, as the airline is swapping out aircraft on certain routes. As…
American Airlines Stingy with Compensation
When it comes to airlines, usually airlines are pretty good when it comes to compensation for issues that are their fault such as mechanical delays and cancellations, however as you’ll see here that isn’t always the case. A Points, Miles, and Martinis reader shared their account: I’m primarily a Delta flier based in Los Angeles,…
American Airlines Cancels Boeing 737 MAX Flights
American Airlines has continued the cancellation of their 737 MAX flights through April 24. As a result, about 90 American Airlines flights are being canceled each day. When it comes to flight cancellations, not every flight that was operated by a 737 MAX was canceled, as the airline is swapping out aircraft on certain routes. As…
Hyatt and American Airlines New Loyalty Partnership
World of Hyatt and American Airlines have announced plans for a new partnership, where members of both programs will be able to earn miles, points and status through a new loyalty relationship. Through this strategic collaboration, elite members in both program will have access to the following loyalty benefits: AAdvantage In addition to World of Hyatt…
Drastic Changes to American Airlines Flight Attendant Bases
American Airlines has officially completed their merger with U.S. Airways, and as a result flight attendants from both airlines can now fly with each other. Previously, only pre-merger U.S. Airways flight attendants could fly together, and the same for pre-merger American Airlines flight attendants. As a result of this change, the airline is able to…
How to Access American Airlines Admirals Clubs
American Airlines operates two lounge products, Admirals Clubs and Flagship Lounges. The Flagship Lounges are branded as a premium offering and only located in a select hub cities. There are numerous ways to access an Admiral Club when flying on American Airlines or oneworld Partner. Across the system, there are you can find these clubs at…
American Airlines New York City (JFK, LGA) Strategy
American Airlines recently announced they would be cutting their New York (JFK) to Orlando (MCO) route, which caused some questions on what American’s plan for New York is, and if they’re going in a “downward spiral”. In New York, there’s two airports which American Airlines primarily operates out of which are New York’s John F.…
American Airlines Passengers Choose Hotels for Delays/Cancellations
American Airlines has recently rolled out a new platform that will allow passengers to choose their own hotel when facing a lengthy delay or cancellation. In addition, passengers will be ale to choose meal vouchers as well electronically and be emailed the voucher. This is a great new initiative from American and can really save…
Why American Airlines Flight Attendants Are Pushing Credit Card Applications So Much
Have you flown American Airlines recently? Then you’ll know that they’re constantly hawking credit card applications inflight. It’s not uncommon to hear the offer upwards of four times during the flight, but you may wonder why. Well, American Airlines Flight Attendants receive a $75 referral bonus until January 31, 2019 for anyone they can sign-up…
American Airlines Up To 1,000 Bonus Miles
American Airlines is offering a bonus of up to 1,000 miles when you shop through their AAdvantage shopping portal between now and 1/10/19. If you have some shopping to do, check this deal out! 1/2/19 – 1/10/19 AAdvantage shopping portal Earn 1,000 miles when you spend $300 Earn 500 bonus miles when you spend $150 American…
Earn 120,000 Bonus American AAdvantage Miles
American Airlines has announced their latest Buy Miles promotion, which is running now through January 6, 2019, where you can earn up to 120,000 bonus American Airlines AAdvantage miles. American Airlines constantly offers promotions when purchasing miles, so I’m not the least surprised to see another one being offered. With this new offer if you wanted…
American Airlines Announces Several New Routes in 2019
American Airlines announced they’ll be launching 18 new domestic and international routes in 2019 as well as additional seats from Dallas Ft. Worth to Paris and Madrid. Highlights include a new destination — Kalispell, Montana (FCA) and a return to Halifax, Nova Scotia (YHZ). This comes on the heels of United Airlines Announce Several New SFO International Routes…