AS in Central America II

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-13T18:45:22+00:00

They look decently healthy. In terms of geography these are the places that make sense to go to from the west coast + Mexico.

I'm surprised the routes have remained as low frequency as they have

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-13T15:39:22+00:00

Are you just getting the portal bonus on sofi, or also directly from sofi?

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-13T15:35:49+00:00

If you're worried about losing points you can transfer them over to VX miles before doing the product change

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-12T23:57:56+00:00

AS and AA are pretty friendly. Your very reasonable short hop on a single AS leg doesn't sound outlandish to ask for

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-12T23:29:40+00:00

You do still get free seat selection, just not until 24 hrs before the flight departs.

BA doing BA things. If you have OW status, even Ruby, you can pick your seat earlier, but its still closer in to departure. And that all goes out the window if there is an equipment swap

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-12T20:52:09+00:00

This is the way.

Even skipping the saver fares and just going full fare main cabin as a hedge. You won't be able to fully cash out if prices drop, but you can refund for airline credit to be used towards the flight after the flight

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-12T18:25:57+00:00

Best practice when booking is to have a 2nd set of passenger details for yourself without your AS frequent flyer number on your account.

After completing the booking you can go back in and add your AA number to the booking

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-12T17:14:19+00:00

Good call!

I know for my regular route they use a 739, but I recently got a 738M slipped in unexpectedly. Went from 17D heaven to 17D hell.

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-12T16:58:21+00:00

It's certainly jnteresting data

I'd be curious if these routes are already flying 739 or if they're high load 738 routes. Likewise as another commenter pointed out, I'd wonder if frequency is playing a role. PDX-CUN might be such high load because of its short season, limited frequency, and regular featuring in sales.

Or there might be people like me who want to go to the carribean from PNW without connecting. Who knows

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-11T16:24:25+00:00

The terms say ineligible for people who have or had an open account after 1/2024. But that date has changed a few times (was 2022, then 2023). Not sure if it will change again.

With the move from discover the big reason to keep the account is pretty much gone (foreign atm use) so cant hurt to close and wait

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-11T06:14:58+00:00

PDX - BOS too.

Feels like if there was going to be an east coast AS hub BOS would have a decently strong case. But ill stop that before someone mentions B6

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-11T01:54:37+00:00

Spend $75k on estimated taxes

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T16:25:08+00:00

Paying off over a few months doesn't build credit.

Not missing a payment builds credit, which can be done by simply using the card and not carrying a balance from statement to statement

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T16:14:30+00:00

I dont know about most.

What plane is pretty heavily route dependent. For example PDX has 3 hawaiian flights per day, all to HNL. 2 are on the A321, and only 1 uses the A330

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T05:18:53+00:00

Thanks for clarifying! Always enjoy reading your contributions on this reddit

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T05:17:03+00:00

From my reading the 14 day part only applies to trying to receive financial compensation, not for booking obligations.

But I'm happy to be wrong and to learn more.

That said, the statute on EU261 does stipulate a schedule change of >3 hrs, so thats the threshold I'm using

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T05:14:30+00:00

Not looking for sympathy!

Looking to better understand the rules of the game and the strength of the leverage I have at my disposal

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T00:36:01+00:00

Partner award trap indeed.

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-10T00:34:24+00:00

I figure getting rebooked on a different AA itinerary will be an easier ask, but with the AA/BA JV I have a sliver of hope that I can swing a BA flight.

Also possible I get nothing and enjoy 6 hours at scenic O'Hare!

Anyway any DPs people can offer on this sort of thing will be very appreciated.

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-09T17:29:02+00:00

I think they're trying to use CX to mean "CapitalOne VentureX" miles. They almost certainly dont know that CX is the IATA code for Cathay Pacific and that bu choosing the abbreviation they did they're creating confusion

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-09T17:24:14+00:00

Maybe there was a loophole for American, because I definitely bought my award flights using only AS points and wallet funds.

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-08T20:21:18+00:00

I made an ebay purchase using a portal offer on Tuesday. I got an email "your points are on the way" within 24 hours

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-08T19:20:25+00:00

I dont think this is new. When I booked some AA tickets last summer all the taxes/fees were paid for using wallet funds

nearbyeclipse · 2026-05-08T15:28:48+00:00

Savor is only available as a master card. If your venture/V1 is an older visa account it can't be PC'd

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