Should I Buy Back My American Airlines Elite Status or Fly More? My big travel dilemma at the moment is whether I should pay to keep my American Airlines AAdvantage Executive Platinum status or just buy a ticket and fly somewhere. As… Johnny Jet , December 13, 2017
American Airlines Potential Holiday Pilot Shortage: Should You Worry? The news outlets jumped all over American Airlines this week and instilled fear into many travelers, including JohnnyJet.com readers. A quick recap: There was a computer glitch, which allowed American… Johnny Jet , December 2, 2017
Los Angeles to Tokyo in American Airlines’s Business Class Greetings from 36,000 feet! If you recall on November 1, I wrote a tip titled “LAX-Departing Flights May Not Serve Food for a Week in Wake of Listeria Outbreak.” I… Johnny Jet , November 26, 2017
Free Food on Some Transcon Flights One news story that caught my eye recently was from the New York Times where they wrote that complimentary meals have returned to some domestic flights. I experienced this the… Johnny Jet , October 29, 2017
American Airlines to Soon Operate All LaGuardia Flights out of Terminal B December 9 marks an important milestone for American Airlines in New York City. On that date, the airline will have officially consolidated all of its LaGuardia flights inside LGA’s Terminal… Team Johnny Jet , October 20, 2017
American Airlines Now Provides Snacks to Passengers on Delayed Flights On our flight from Denver to L.A. I couldn’t help but notice a huge blue tub filled with snacks (granola bars, chips and mini bottled water) next to the gate… Johnny Jet , August 17, 2017
American Airlines’ New Admirals Club Lounge at Toronto’s Pearson Airport Natalie, Jack and I flew from Toronto (YYZ) to New York’s JFK on American Airlines. Usually, we fly to LGA but the JFK flight was much cheaper. We showed up… Johnny Jet , July 26, 2017
You Can Now Earn 25,000 AAdvantage® Miles with Sprint This is a sponsored post. All opinions included here are my own. One of the best ways to travel for less money is to take advantage of travel-friendly credit cards… Team Johnny Jet , June 27, 2017
Airline Policies for Flying With Pets For many travelers, the thought of leaving their furry friends at home and taking a vacation is enough to give them anxiety. And it’s no surprise! For many pet-owners, their animals… Caitlin Martin Marker , March 10, 2017
American Airlines Will Piss Off Customers with Its New Basic Economy Fares It’s official: American Airlines is continuing its downward spiral. The airline just announced that it will indeed begin selling Basic Economy fares, essentially copying similar fares introduced by United Airlines,… Johnny Jet , January 18, 2017
American Airlines Drops the Hammer on Its Soon-to-Be-Former Award-Winning Mileage Program After Delta Air Lines announced miles would be based on ticket price instead of distance flown back in February 2014, and five months later United essentially copied and pasted their… Johnny Jet , June 6, 2016
New Uber-American Airlines Partnership Brings Convenience, Discounts A new partnership between American Airlines and Uber marks a step toward a more streamlined travel experience—and it includes a few worthwhile perks for the crowd with AAdvantage status. First up:… Ian Livingston , February 12, 2016
How to Get Free Checked Bags and Priority Boarding Bliss with American Airlines Are you not having fun anymore when you fly? Often the hassles begin when you’re charged an extra fee to check your bag, and then you have to scramble to… Jason Steele , February 12, 2016
How To Make Hawaii Happen With SPG Amex We receive compensation from our advertising partners for links on the blog. Here’s our full Advertiser Policy. People are constantly griping to me how expensive travel has become and how difficult… Johnny Jet , December 30, 2015
American Airlines Introducing Charter Service to Cuba from LAX As soon as Cuba and the US reach an agreement, American Airlines stands ready to offer service to Havana, Cuba’s José Martí International Airport (HAV) from LAX. The airline just announced… Caitlin Martin Marker , December 14, 2015