A fellow road warrior just received a promotion for the new Wi-Fi service American Airlines is introducing on all its 767-200 aircraft. You can try it out for free this summer using the promotion code listed below. Cheers!
The Promotional Email:
Our new onboard Internet connectivity is rolling out with more planes being completed every week. The service is now available on all Boeing 767-200 aircraft, and it’s currently being installed on select MD80 aircraft*. To celebrate our progress, we’re making the service available to you for free this summer!
If you fly on one of our Internet-equipped planes this summer, simply use your special promotion code to connect with your Wi-Fi enabled laptop or mobile device. Then kick back and check your email, use your VPN, send instant messages or just enjoy surfing the web.
This special offer is only valid from July 13, 2009, through August 23, 2009.
Promotion Code: AAWiFi76194A1
For more details about Wi-Fi on board, visit www.aa.com/gogo. Enjoy your summer. We look forward to seeing you on board soon.
Happy surfing.
From American’s promotion page:
“Qualify or re-qualify for AAdvantage Gold®, AAdvantage Platinum®, or AAdvantage Executive Platinum® status faster than ever with this special promotion. Just book your trip and fly on American Airlines, American Eagle, or AmericanConnection® between March 18, 2009, and June 15, 2009, and you’ll earn double elite-qualifying miles - the miles that bring you closer to AAdvantage elite-status membership - at an accelerated rate.”
Terms and Conditions:
Double elite-status qualifying miles are not redeemable for award travel, but do count toward qualification for AAdvantage Gold, AAdvantage Platinum, and AAdvantage Executive Platinum status. AAdvantage elite-status qualifying double-mile offer is valid only for travel on eligible purchased, published fare tickets on American Airlines, American Eagle, or AmericanConnection marketed and operated flights between March 18, 2009, and June 15, 2009. Promotion does not apply to travel on mileage award tickets or fares that are ineligible for AAdvantage mileage accrual. Flights operated by our codeshare partners or oneworld® alliance carriers are not eligible for this promotion. Offer applies only to new reservations booked between March 18, 2009, and June 15, 2009. Registration prior to travel is required. This offer does not increment the member’s elite-qualifying points, segments or award-eligible mileage balance. Double elite-qualifying miles will be calculated at 100% of the elite-qualifying miles earned for each applicable flight and will be posted to the account of the traveling AAdvantage member within six to eight weeks after the qualifying activity is posted to your account.
The promotions keep coming…
In yet another round of travel issues with American Airlines this year (you may recall the issues with their MD-80 fleet), the world’s largest airline had to delay and cancel flights at New York’s JFK Airport due to malfunctioning software that controls the baggage sorting conveyor belt.
About 30 flights — of the 69 scheduled to depart from the airport Wednesday — have been delayed as of mid-afternoon by an hour to 90 minutes. The airline’s employees are sorting bags by hand and delivering them to the gates.
The airline is informing passengers that they can choose to fly without their bags and that it will deliver the delayed luggage "once the issue is resolved."
"We have brought in internal engineers and technicians from the system developer to conduct diagnostics," the Fort Worth-based carrier said in a statement. "We regret the inconvenience and we appreciate our customers’ patience as we work through this issue. Though it is not our normal policy, we will be waiving first and second checked bag fees today."
This is what you’ll see today in American’s terminal at JFK:
American did say that it would waive the fees it charges to check a first and second bag on Wednesday. Perhaps now is time to consider saying goodbye to baggage claims and ship those bags direct to your destination.
If you fly American, you may appreciate the new feature. Southwest has had this feature for as long as I remember, but imitation is the highest form of flattery.
The link takes you to a flash demo of the upcoming feature.
One small catch – you need to fly in/out of Chicago O’hare (ORD). The promotion can be found here.
Promotion Summary
Trips Taken:
- 1st Trip = 5000 Bonus Miles
- 2nd Trip = 10,000 Bonus Miles
- 3rd Trip = 25,000 Bonus Miles
Here’s all you need to do to receive your bonus miles: * Book your trip between November 16, 2006 and January 31, 2007 * Register prior to travel and before December 31, 2006 with promotion code FLY06. * Travel between November 16, 2006 and January 31, 2007 †
With just three trips, you’ll earn enough miles for a free* MileSAAverSM award ticket for travel anywhere we fly within the continental U.S. and Canada! Use your award ticket to explore the charm of Nashville, Savannah or Key West. Or enjoy the excitement of cities like: Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco or Washington D.C. You decide where your miles will take you.
*Standard AAdvantage award terms and conditions apply. Any taxes and fees associated with award travel are the responsibility of the passenger and/or the AAdvantage member. Seats for award travel are subject to capacity controls and may not be available on all flights.
† First qualifying round trip must be completed by December 31, 2006, in order to be eligible for this bonus offer.
Enjoy.
I’m inclined to believe some judicial rounding took place when aggregating these survey results, especially since the purpose of the webpage is to attract advertisers. Still impressive.
Admiral Club Demographics:
- Men. (78%) Women. (22%)
- Affluent. Report an annual HHI greater than $250,000 (41%); Net worth $1 million+ (56%)
- In the prime of their life. Between the ages of 21 and 49 (44%)
- Spouses. Married (74%)
- Parents. Have children (40%)
- Leaders. Senior Management (24%); Owners (12%); CEOs (12%)
- Well-traveled. Spent $5000+ on hotels for business (68%)
- Breadwinners. Single-earned income household (55%)
- Real Estate Owners. Own real estate investments (81%); Own second home (38%)
- Investors. Own Stocks/bonds/mutual funds or Money Markets (85%);
- Spent $400,000 in real estate investments in past year (24%)
- On the go. In past year spent $5,000+ on dining (51%) or $3,000+ on entertaining out (83%)
- Big Spenders. In past year spent $10,000 on vacations (37%); Spent $3,000+ on jewelry/watches (41%); Spent $40,000+ on an automobile (58%); Plan to spend more on luxury items (somewhat likely or highly likely) in next year than last year (70%)
*SOURCE: 2005 Celebrated Living Online Reader Survey based on responses from 5,039 Admirals Club members. AC 1/24/06
So, where do you fit among your fellow flyers? It’s apparent that some flyers are well compensated for the road warrior lifestyle.
UPDATE: A colleague has pointed out that Celebrated Living is a magazine that is provided in the front seat pocket in Business and First class only – there’s your bias.