AAdvantage or American Airlines Advantage is the frequent flyer program offered by American Airlines. It is considered to be the largest frequent flier programs of any airlines of the world. The
American Airlines Frequent Flier program is a computer based travel awards program, which was introduced in May 1 of 1981.
How does AAdvantage Work
In the American Airlines Frequent Flyer program, members of the program are awarded with mileage points or “miles”. The points depend on the miles covered by the frequent flyers. These points can be redeemed for free reservations on American Airlines flights. Various types of awards like Business/First Award, MileSAAver Award, First Award, AAnytime Award and Upgrade are offered by the AAdvantage program.
A member of the American Airlines Frequent Flier, who has earned 25,000 miles, gets a free flight reservation in the Economy Class to any destination in the Continental United States. Rewards are also available for First, Business or Premium Class travel. One can also get rewards for flights outside the Continental United States. However, these flights would require more mileage points.
How Points are Awarded
Members of AAdvantage program earn points, whenever they travel by flights of American Airlines, American Connect, American Eagle or other partners of the American Airlines. On purchasing tickets of First or Business Class entitles member to earn bonus mileage points. An American Airlines Frequent Flyer Program member can purchase up to 40,000 mileage points.
Members can also earn “miles” from car rentals, hotel reservation and dining, if they avail of the facility from the car rental agencies, hotels and restaurants, which are participants of the AAdvantage program.
How Points are Redeemed
The members of AAdvantage program can get free flights or flight upgrades on American Airlines and its alliances in exchange of the mileage points. Members can also redeem points in hotels, car rentals and restaurants, which are partner organizations of the American Airlines. One can also redeem mileage points on vacation packages, magazine subscriptions, retail services and college savings programs.
For further information you can call the AAdvantage Desk at 1-800-882-8880 or visit the official website— www.aa.com.
