HURRY! Fly Etihad Business Class Between Atlanta And Israel, South Africa, And More From 70K AA Miles Each Way
Update: You can limit the award search to Etihad only by using the AA advanced search. Click on redeem miles, and select to add...
American: Fly Within The US, Canada, Caribbean, Or Central America From 5K Miles Or To Europe From 15K Miles
AA is having a pretty sweet summer sale with miles.
Fly within the US48, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, or Central America for 5K miles.
Excludes:...
American’s New 787 With Business Class Flagship Suites Launches Next Month, Here’s Where You Can Find And Book Them From Just 20K Miles!
American's newest 787-9 Dreamliner features the airline's new Business Class Flagship Suites with doors. The airline has received 2 of them and will start...
American Removes Award Holds On Close-In Flights, Reduces Award Holds On Other Flights
Once upon a time, most airlines allowed you to hold awards.
That made sense, as it took time to transfer points from Starwood to the...
[American Suing JetBlue After Refusal To Revive Partnership] Judge Orders American And JetBlue To End Northeast Alliance, Is This The End Of The Road,...
Update, 4/29/25: American announced that JetBlue has turned down all partnership proposals, including a "very attractive proposition," and that they are now suing JetBlue...
American Will Finally Launch Free WiFi Next Year, But It Won’t Include Flights Where You Want It The Most
American will offer free WiFi to AAdvantage members, sponsored by AT&T, starting in January 2026.
Unfortunately, that will only cover the 90% of its fleet...
[Now Live] Fiji Airways Will Adopt AAdvantage As Mileage Currency, Join OneWorld
Update: Fiji Airways has joined OneWorld and adopted AAdvantage as its mileage currency.
Last year, I noted below that likely meant we would see saver...
American: Fly Between The US And Punta Cana For Just 5K Miles Each Way!
American has award flights on sale between the US and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic for just 5K miles each way!
Book by 3/30, based...
[Ends Tonight] Buy Or Redeem Miles For Event Tickets And Earn Bonus AA Miles And Loyalty Points
Update: This offer ends tonight!
Originally posted on 2/18:
Buy Or Redeem For Event Tickets For Bonus AA Miles And Loyalty Points
American Airlines offers the ability...
[Register Now For Bonus Loyalty Points] While Other Airlines Keep Raising The Cost Of Status, American Won’t Change Elite Status Requirements In 2025, Will...
Update, 2/26/25: American's status year begins on 3/1.
You can register here for Ready, Set, Jet towards status and earn 500 bonus Loyalty Points per flight...
American: Discounted Award Tickets Between The US And Sydney, Australia
American is offering discounted award tickets down under.
I found awards between NYC and Sydney from 30K miles in coach, 50K in premium, 65K in...
First Major Domestic Crash In 16 Years: American Airlines Regional Jet Crashes With Military Operated Black Hawk Helicopter In DC
Update, 12:30am: President Trump has posted the following statement about the crash on Truth Social:
Update, 12:10am: No survivors have been found.
The US Army has confirmed...
[Partner Flights Bookable Again!] Is American Airlines Boycotting Israel?
Update, 1/23: American reached out to DansDeals to let us know that they are once again allowing partner bookings to Tel Aviv,
“American continuously evaluates...
How To Get American Elite And Card Benefits When Redeeming Mileage Awards Via Partner Airlines
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Master Chart: Here Are The Best Ways To Book Every American Or Alaska Award Flight Within The US And Canada!
Update: This chart has been updated with new rates after the Finnair devaluation.
Related posts:
Before You Book That Award Ticket, Be Sure To...
Citi Will Gain Exclusivity On American Airlines Co-Brand Cards
Most airlines have exclusivity with a single bank for issuing credit cards. That way they can negotiate a high rate of compensation for selling...
[Ends Tonight!] American Elites Can Register For A Hyatt Elite Status Challenge
Update: This offer ends tonight!
Originally posted on 8/6:
Back in 2019 American and Hyatt teamed up for reciprocal benefits.
You can link your AA and Hyatt...
American And Hyatt Remove Reciprocal Points Earning, Add Redemption Options
Back in 2019 American and Hyatt teamed up for reciprocal benefits.
One of the main values was that AA earned a mile per dollar spent...
Showdown At The Gate: Watching AA’s JFK Gate Agents Go On A Power Trip Against Flight Attendants And A Mom Over A Doona; Here’s...
I flew to NYC last Sunday to celebrate the engagement of my friend's son at a L'chaim in Crown Heights.
I had been booked to...
American: Fly Nonstop Between Philadelphia And Los Angeles For Just $79 Each Way
Bookable on Orbitz or Expedia. Tickets purchased today are refundable until tomorrow at 11:59pm MT.
Bookable on Priceline and refundable for 24 hours or bookable direct from the airline.
Limited seats...
AA Award Sale: Fly From 5K Miles Each Way
AA Award Sale: Fly From 5K Miles Each Way
Book by 7/2.
Travel August 19, 2024 – November 20, 2024 for Domestic, Mexico, Caribbean...
After NAACP Action And Lawsuit, American Responds To Kicking All Black Men Off Flight; Still No Response To Kicking All Visible Jews Off Flights
American is on a roll. And not in a good way.
The airline is being sued for kicking off 8 unrelated Black men who were...
[CCO Out, Brutal Miles Plan Canceled, Lower Fares Returning To Portals] American: Bag Fees Going Up And You May Have To Book Direct To...
Update, 5/29: AA CCO Vasu Raja, who has been with the airline since 2004, is no longer with the airline. He made an ill-fated...
American Still Hasn’t Responded To Accusations Of Anti-Semitism; Think You See A Safety Issue On A Plane? Here Is What I Would Do
Earlier this week, 2 unrelated Orthodox Jews, aged 17 and 21, were unceremoniously tossed off of their flight from Cleveland to Reagan National Airport.
American...
OUTRAGEOUS: American Airlines Ejects 17 Year Old Orthodox Jew From Flight Due To The Actions Of An Unrelated Orthodox Jewish Passenger
Background and a DansDeals special investigation
On Sunday, I read about an incident on American flight 4447 on the DansDeals Forums that seemed too strange...
Saver Award Space Availability On Etihad First/Shower Class Apartments From JFK To Abu Dhabi
Etihad has finally brought their A380s back online. Those planes feature first class apartments that have a seat and a bed, along with a...
[Final Day To Select 2023 Rewards!] American’s 2024 Loyalty Program Won’t Mess With A Good Thing, But There Is One Negative Change; Should You...
Update, 4/5: Don't forget to select your 2023 rewards by today!
Update, 3/1: The 2024 Loyalty points year starts today with new rewards that make it...
AA Award Sale: Fly Within The US, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, And Central America From 5,000 Miles Each Way
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
AA/Delta: Fly Business Class Nonstop From JFK To Buenos Aires For $2,398-$2,648 Or From 155.9K Hybrid Points Round-Trip!
Bookable on Orbitz or Expedia. Tickets purchased today are refundable until tomorrow at 11:59pm MT.
Bookable on Priceline and refundable for 24 hours or bookable direct from the airline.
Limited seats...
[Final Day To Finish 2023 Loyalty Point Spending] Should You Swipe Your Way To American Elite Status?
Update, 2/29: Today is the last day to spend your way to a higher status level or milestone. You can select 2023 milestone awards...
[Ends Today!] It’s Back: American Elites Can Register For A Hyatt Elite Status Challenge
Update, 11/30/23: Registration for this offer ends today!
Update, 9/12/23: This offer is back again, see the post below for details. Additional targeted Hyatt offers may...
American Replacing Generous Business Extra Program With Inferior AAdvantage Business Program
American currently offers small business rewards for flights with its Business Extra program, which I've written about several times in the past.
That program has...
American Suspends Service To Tel Aviv Through December 4th
All Amazon commission earned on Prime Big Deals Days will be donated to the charities supporting Israel listed here.
American Airlines provided the following statement to DansDeals,
“As...
DOT Fines American $2.05M For 43 Lengthy Tarmac Delays
The DOT is increasing penalties for airlines failing to allow passengers to deboard during lengthy tarmac delays.
Airlines must return to the gate before sitting...
American Announces New 2024 Routes, Reaffirms Commitment To A Northeast Alliance Added Route From JFK!
American will add several new European destinations, resume some discontinued routes, and change some seasonal flights to year-round service as follows:
Philadelphia-Copenhagen, Denmark 787-9...
[Starting Friday, Lower Tier Elites Will Be Eligible For Upgrades On Awards!] Finally: American Will Provide Complimentary Upgrades And Companion Upgrades To All Elites!
Update, 6/6/23: American confirmed yesterday's report and shared more details with DansDeals:
"American Airlines is creating more simplicity around the AAdvantage® program with enhancements...
American’s Banning Of Automated Reshopping Tools Is A Good Reminder To Reshop All Of Your Travel Plans To Save Big!
American Airlines has added a new clause to their conditions of carriage, banning the use of automated tools that rebook your flight at a...
American: Fly Nonstop From Tel Aviv To JFK For Just $514 Round-Trip!
Update: DEAD! Don’t miss it if this becomes alive again. Sign up for deal notification alerts here!
[Final Weeks For Award Chart And Earning 2022 Loyalty Points] American’s 2023 Mileage, Elite Status, And Award Chart Changes: The Good, The Bad, And...
Update, 2/15/23: Reminder that there are potentially just 2 weeks left for American's award chart, as the airline previously told DansDeals it will go...
