American Airlines Just Extended Elite Status for 2020 Great news for American Airline Elites! I just received the following email from Bridget Blaise-Shamai, President of AAdvantage Loyalty Program, regarding American Airlines elite status: As an American Airlines AAdvantage®… Johnny Jet , April 13, 2020
You Can Fly LAX to Miami for $50 For The Rest of 2020 You know the airlines are hurting when they’re offering Los Angeles (LAX) to Miami (MIA) flights for $50 each way. And no, this isn’t on low fare carriers like Spirit…. Johnny Jet , March 14, 2020
Take Advantage of Offers That Will Help You Earn 2020 Airline Status With the start of a new calendar year, your progress toward status with individual airlines has also reset. Your earnings toward 2020 airline status minimums—in dollars, miles flown, segments flown,… Johnny Jet , January 14, 2020
Why I’m Not Buying Back My American Airlines Executive Platinum Status American Airlines (AA) just sent me an email (screenshot below) encouraging me to buy back my AAdvantage Executive Platinum status. I appreciate them giving me ample notice, but the offer… Johnny Jet , November 7, 2019
All 3 Major U.S. Carriers Now Offer Boarding Alerts With Their Free Apps As I wrote in my post on my trip to Florida (where I flew into Kennedy Space Center!), last week I tried out a new feature included with the free… Johnny Jet , October 29, 2019
My Mom’s Name Is on an American Airlines Plane It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost 19 years since I lost my mom to cancer. My mom was my world and it took me years to get over… Johnny Jet , September 21, 2019
American Airlines was Just Awarded 5 Stars by Apex – What a Joke! Yesterday, Friday 13th, American Airlines (@AmericanAir) tweeted: “All the stars! We’ve been named a Five Star Global Airline by @theAPEXassoc — ratings are based on feedback by more than one… Johnny Jet , September 14, 2019
How to Avoid Travel Disruptions This Summer Amid American Airlines’s Issues Scott McCartney of the Wall Street Journal recently wrote a very informative article (available without a subscription here via MSN.com) on how bad American Airlines’s on-time performance has been this… Johnny Jet , July 11, 2019
What My Memorial Day Adventure Taught Me About American Airlines Perks I almost always spend Memorial Day Weekend and my birthday (May 31) in Connecticut, where I grew up, with my East Coast friends and family. However, I didn’t think I… Johnny Jet , May 30, 2019
What’s Better: A Shorter Flight With Turbulence, or a Longer Flight With No Turbulence? On Saturday, my wife, son and I flew from New York (JFK) to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 300. Our flight was scheduled to depart at 8pm. We pushed… Johnny Jet , May 23, 2019
Video: Ramp Agent Dance-Guiding a Plane at Toronto Pearson On December 23, American Airlines passenger Ekaterina Irko filmed a Toronto Pearson International Airport ramp agent dancing while guiding her plane around the tarmac. The video, via her Instagram post,… Johnny Jet , January 2, 2019
Johnny Jet’s 2018 American Airlines Year in Review A few days ago American Airlines sent me an email with the subject line “John’s 2018 year in review.” I think they sent it to all of their elite members… Johnny Jet , December 23, 2018
How to Redeem American Miles to Get to South Africa This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. For an explanation of our… Ramsey Qubein , November 26, 2018
U.S. Airlines Are Offering Change Fee Waivers to Flyers Affected by the California Wildfires Yesterday, in the shadow of the still-raging wildfires in California, we shared a list of suggested dos and don’ts for people moving back home after evacuating. Meanwhile, the Camp Fire… Johnny Jet , November 13, 2018
Why I Probably Won’t Be Retaining My AA Executive Platinum Status in 2019 Last week, American Airlines (AA) sent me an email with the following subject line: “Elevate your 2019 elite status.” I was happy to see it so early because I’d been… Johnny Jet , November 12, 2018
