American Airlines

Every time I see a line forming on the jet bridge for valet bags, I think I understand how lines work. Then someone just walks straight to the front and stands there like that’s completely normal. No hesitation, no eye contact, just… new system I guess.

I recently took a 9 hour international flight in business class that I booked using 140k miles. I was traveling alone and was hoping to actually sleep using the lie flat seat. About 20 minutes after takeoff, my seat suddenly reclined completely on its own without me touching...

Booked a ticket on AA.com for my daughter to travel from Germany to Austin for a wedding. The itinerary was Frankfurt to Munich to Charlotte to Austin, and I even used a systemwide upgrade for the Munich to Charlotte segment. The only concern was the one hour connection in...

Honestly still pretty upset thinking about this. My family flew Buffalo to Chicago yesterday on the way to San Diego for my daughter’s spring break. My job is extremely stressful and my husband rarely gets time off, so this trip meant a lot to us. The first leg started going...

Booked four first class tickets for spring break about two months ago for myself, my wife, my daughter, and her friend. Each ticket was around $1800. The friend just told us she can’t go because she doesn’t want to be away from home that long. I called American Airlines and got...

Had my first real seat standoff on a flight today. Boarded and someone was already sitting in the priority seat I paid extra for. I politely mentioned it was my seat and they just refused to move at first. Got a little tense and the person started getting mildly hysterical about...

Ran into a situation that made me question whether booking round trips is even worth it anymore. I flew the outbound of a trip and needed to move the return flight LAX → BOS (Flagship First on the A321T) by one day. When I called to change it, they told me it would cost an extra...

Looking for any advice because this situation is getting ridiculous. I was on a JAL flight (booked through AA) and my phone slipped inside the lie-flat seat during the flight. When we landed, I tried to retrieve it but couldn’t reach it. A flight attendant noticed and called...

I’m based in Germany and don’t fly American Airlines very often, but I booked them for a summer trip since the price was decent. Outbound will be FRA → CLT → MCO in Economy. On the return I’m flying MCO → CLT in First and then CLT → FRA in Business. What’s confusing me is the...

Had a really strange interaction on an American flight from MSP to PHX and I’m trying to figure out if I did something wrong. About 90 minutes into the flight I spilled apple juice on my lap and tray. I saw a flight attendant standing near the front by the first class curtain,...

Booked a round trip MIA → DFW → NRT → HKG through American for me and my son. At booking he was 11, but he’ll be 12 by the time we actually travel. The AA flights (MIA–DFW–NRT) are on American metal, and the NRT–HKG segment is on Cathay Pacific. When I tried entering his...

Had one of those weird AA moments today. I was first on the upgrade list at boarding but the app showed zero seats left in first, so I just went to my seat and figured it didn’t clear. Then the last passenger boards, looks confused, talks to the flight attendant, and she just...

I saw this story and honestly… that is some next level airline luck. Guy volunteers to give up his seat on a PHX to MIA flight for $300. Gate agent says whatever the last volunteer gets, everyone gets. It climbed all the way to $2000 and he got the full amount. Then it gets even...

Took an American Airlines flight recently after mostly flying Delta for years, and noticed something interesting during boarding. Their scanners apparently alert the gate agent if someone tries to board before their group is called. The agent just tells them to wait until their...

Flying domestically with American Airlines and will have about a five-hour layover at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The last visit there was many years ago while the airport was still under construction, so not sure what it’s like now after the renovations. Curious if...

Just read a rough story from someone flying Philly to Glasgow with American Airlines. They had a connection through Heathrow and somehow the Heathrow to Glasgow flight plus parts of the return trip were cancelled in the system without any notice. They only found out while...

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