DisAAdvantage

This is mostly for my own benefit, just because I want to keep track of everything that is happening with American during their merger with US Airways.

I will continue to update this post (though hopefully not frequently…).

Note: I do not really care about the US Airways side of things, only how they affect American.

On April 8, 2014 (with no advance notice):

• American has eliminated distance-based Oneworld Explorer awards
• American has eliminated stopovers at the North American “gateway” city on AAdvantage awards
• American has created multiple tiers of AAdvantage standard award levels
• AAdvantage Gold members and Dividend Miles Platinum and Gold members will receive one fewer free checked bag. American Executive Platinums still get 3 free checked bags and Platinums get two. Golds now get only one
• Flights to and from South America won’t have second bag charges
• Full fare tickets and AAnytime awards do not get free checked bags
• Phone ticketing fee increased to $35 from $25

(Hopefully not) To be continued…

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