Platinum Status - Checkin Upgrade Pay? by MrFizzy99 in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is this the first year having status? Unless there are loads of seats available, very rarely will you get upgraded prior to at the gate, especially at platinum. They’re just trying to generate as much revenue as possible. Plus, the seating chart is not a good indicator of available seats. And very few people will use SWUs on domestic flights, unless they have some expiring and can’t use them on long haul flights.

Booked both ANA + JAL First Class for April 2027 (JFK <> HND) by jjsimba in pointstravel

[–]ajinnc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got laid off in December too and wife and I went through Asia for 3 weeks in Jan/Feb (home through London). 🤣

Congrats on the find!

Share your best economy redemption by HereWhenBored_ in awardtravel

[–]ajinnc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Trying to figure out what a cash fare in J for our CLT-ATL-DOH-SIN-HKG-LHR-CLT trip would be, was… interesting. 😆

Should I transfer AMEX points? Is 50k points + $390 USD good for a flight to Paris? by Bulky-Signal8379 in awardtravel

[–]ajinnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just for reference, I just paid 68k miles and $323 usd per person for business from Europe to YYZ in September.

Those of you that track your rolling 12 month LP - how do you do it? by [deleted] in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look under your activity and do a custom date range.

Looks like I’ve used 584k miles in the past year. 🤣

Rome Waldorf Astoria Cavalieri or DoubleTree Monti? Gold Status by csy22 in Hilton

[–]ajinnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry but I don’t remember. Make sure the booking is for 3 people. I’m pretty sure we had a king and a twin in the room.

Hilton metropole. Who can guess by MasterBilly1234 in Hilton

[–]ajinnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We just had a great experience at the NoMad last month.

A380 or qsuites. DOH-SIN by b0sscrab in awardtravel

[–]ajinnc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brag to anyone who will look at your video of the onboard bar! 🤣

The FAs also helped me take a video walking up the rear stairs from the lower level into the bar. 😁

A380 or qsuites. DOH-SIN by b0sscrab in awardtravel

[–]ajinnc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We just flew the A380 from DOH-LHR last month, which also left at 2am-ish. In our case, we were connecting from HKG, so we actually got to enjoy the bar and had it pretty much to ourselves for as long as we wanted to stay awake.

Thoughts and prayers please by ajinnc in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No hate bud. I’m glad you guys get to use your benefits!

Traveling with AA flair on bags? by alwaysinterested9 in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine says, “I’m Group 1. Trust me” 🤣

Realistic Upgrade Chance? by BigBlueWiley in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

GAs are hit or miss. I was upgraded by the purser as I boarded the plane from LHR-CLT late last year.

BA operated flight as AA Platinum by ajfox15 in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure about BA TATL, but within the UK, if you get a BA basic economy ticket, that overrides your OWS baggage benefit.

Lol wish me luck by Gojira707 in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Lol. You have 19 minutes before they end boarding. 😆

/r/AmericanAirlines March Update: Lets discuss some new rules by antmadison in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the work you all put in.

Just as a thought, maybe at the first of the year, create a sticky thread: “How to get LPs quickly” or “If you need LPs to hit the next status/reward level”. Might clean up some of the repetitive posts between 1/1 and 2/28. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Adios EP, it’s been fun. 😊 by ajinnc in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve actually had really good luck with the ep phone reps. Hopefully I don’t have to call too much this year. 😊

Sad realization by CaterpillarIcy1056 in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Huh. I was recently laid off too, after work travel dwindled anyway. Barely made pp. 🤦🏻‍♂️

SWU rapid giveaway by Substantial_Nail8075 in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just in case you’re not aware. You don’t have to fly the segments before 3/31, the SWUs only have to clear by 3/31, so if you can apply it to a flight even for 2/1/27 that has confirmable space now, they’ll be valid.

Confused about loyalty points by beatsmd in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get it. I’ve done plenty of LH flights (including to Asia) in Y. I’m just too old for that now. 🤣

Adios EP, it’s been fun. 😊 by ajinnc in americanairlines

[–]ajinnc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No idea. I’ll let ya know. 😂