Basic American Airlines flyer? No more miles for you.

[hardcorestitch]

AA basic economy passengers will no longer be able to earn frequent flyer miles or points towards status. Elite status passengers are still able to earn domestic seat upgrades.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Interesting. Just booked a couple weeks ago flight on AA. Need to figure out a way to use these FF points we have and be done with them. They are almost worthless to us.

 

[chicagodisneyguy]

I've been in the points and miles game for along time and at this point i find AA miles yield the most value of any of the major airline miles. A lot depends on your location, but I routinely redeem for $0.03 to $0.05 per mile (domestically). Worst case if you have a small stash can use them towards upgrading to extra leg room or first class. But it never hurts to have a small stash of all airline miles just in case.

 

[VGCgroupie]

Just realized it’s basic only so much like Delta. I guess we will still keep earning on these flights for work with no real way to use our miles earned. AA is terrible for flying in and out of my international airport.