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About American Airlines

American Airlines

A founding member of oneworld®, American Airlines flies to 250 destinations in almost 40 countries with affiliates AmericanConnection^ and American Eagle+.

When flying on eligible American Airlines® fares and flights with an AA flight number, you can:

Earning Points

Earn points when flying on eligible fares and flights.

  First Business Economy Discount Economy
Booking class AFP DIJ BHKY GLMNSV
Points Base earn rate (per mile or 1.609km) 1 1 1 0.5
Cabin bonus 50% 25%  -  -
Status bonus
Platinum
Gold
Silver

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%

100%
50%
25%


Note

  • Points are not earned when travelling in classes other than those specified.
  • The Status bonus and Cabin bonus are applied to the base earn rate for each individual flight you take.
  • Status credits are earned on all eligible booking classes.

Minimum points guarantee

  • 500 points when flying on eligible fares.

Claim missing points

Using Points

American Airlines plane

You can use your points on American Airlines for a:




Book an Award flight




Popular Routes

From To Cabin Booking
class
Minimum points
earned
One way Classic Award
flights from
New York (JFK) London (LHR) Economy BHKY 3,440 25,000 points*
New York (JFK) Paris (CDG) Economy BHKY 3,643 30,000 points*
Los Angeles Tokyo Economy BHKY 5,458 36,000 points*
New York Las Vegas Economy BHKY 2,235 18,000 points*


* Surcharges, fees and taxes are payable by an Accepted Payment Card in addition to the points required on Partner Classic Award flights. These are quoted at the time of booking and are subject to change.

^ AmericanConnection flights are operated by Chautauqua Airlines Inc.
+ American Eagle service includes flights operated by Executive Airlines.rtner Classic Award flights. These are quoted at the time of booking and are subject to change.

Last updated 11 October 2011.

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