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AMERICAN AIRLINES

What does your airline owe you if your flight is delayed? Airline T & Cs those difficult contracts of carriages are often unclear.

Is this enough compensation? A mechanical flight delay, an automatic mileage credit

January 20, 2024March 15, 2011 by Christopher Elliott

What does your airline owe you when your flight is delayed?

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Codesharing, or allowing multiple airlines to sell tickets on the same flight as if it were their own, can lead to a lot of confusion.

Codeshare confusion: Whose baggage policy applies to my flight?

January 19, 2024December 8, 2010 by Christopher Elliott

Codesharing, or allowing multiple airlines to sell tickets on the same flight as if it were their own, can lead to a lot of confusion. And it’s more than just a matter of, “What flight am I on?”

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Josh Banta and his wife cashed in some of their hard-earned American Airlines miles to fly from New York to Miami for a funeral.

Are “expedite” fees for award tickets refundable?

January 19, 2024May 31, 2010 by Christopher Elliott

Josh Banta and his wife cashed in some of their hard-earned American Airlines miles to fly from New York to Miami for a funeral. But the tickets weren’t free; they paid $125 for the privilege of using their miles within 21 days. That’s a fee someone has yet to explain to me.

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American Airlines scrapped its program, which made flying in the back of the plane a more civil experience by adding more legroom.

Is American Airlines about to add another row of seats to its planes?

January 19, 2024May 27, 2010 by Christopher Elliott

It seems like just yesterday that American Airlines scrapped its More Room Throughout Coach program, which made flying in the back of the plane a more civil experience by adding a few extra inches of legroom. But that program was announced a decade ago and killed five years later.

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So you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, I'll lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of shame?

Tarmac delay hall of shame: Delta, American — please take a bow!

January 19, 2024November 9, 2009 by Christopher Elliott

So you think that after criticizing the tarmac troopers recently, I’ll lay off my monthly series on the tarmac delay hall of shame.

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