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News Archives - December 2005 |
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Welcome to the American Airlines web pages for travel agents.
This is the AA News page for the month of December 2005.
Please use the links below to navigate to the topic of your choice,
and the links on the right to return to the Homepage, or to
navigate to other areas of the website.
Thank you for your continued support.
December 2005
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01 December: Storm Policy
For information on American Airline's policy during weather related
(or other) events, please click on
Storm Policy. This page contains instructions
on what travel agents may do in the event of Storms or other travel disruptions.
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01 December: AAdvantage Promotions
For up-to-date information on all new and current Promotions being
offered by American Airlines AAdvantage® programme (e.g. Bonus
miles or double Miles promotions), please go to our
website: www.aa.com* and click on the "Offers" section.
*Please note: By clicking on the above link you will be taken to a page which is outside the
Agency Reference pages. If you want to return to Agency Reference please click
the "back" button on your browser.
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01 December: In-flight Entertainment
Click on Movies to discover
AA's selections of inflights movies in December.
Thank you.
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02 December: Reminder, no firearms can be checked to Manchester
Please be reminded that the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) will no longer allow
any shooting equipment to be checked to Manchester.
Thank you for your attention.
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12 December: Reminder, Special Meals Change
As a reminder, AA discontinued many special meals effective October 1 and also many markets
no longer offer any special meals. Customers holding reservations that were booked before October
1, or customers who book with travel agencies may not be aware of the changes. Where possible,
please verify that your passenger has the correct meal in their reservation. For all information
and to see a list of meals that American Airlines currently offers, please go to our
Meals Page.
Thank you for your attention.
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12 December: Baggage embargoes during holiday season
In anticipation of increased holiday travel to and from certain cities in Latin America, Mexico
and the Carribbean, American Airlines and American Eagle will once again implement a holiday policy
limiting the size and number of checked bags and prohibiting checked boxes.
The limits will be in effect between Dec 2. 2005, and Jan 9. 2006. During this period,
boxes will not be accepted, and baggage will be limited to two checked items and one carry-on.
The baggage and box embargo applies to:
South America
Cali and Medellin, Colombia
Maracaibo, Venezuela
La Paz and Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Quito, Ecuador
Central America
San Salvador, El Salvador
San Pedro Sula and Teguciagalpa, Honduras
Carribbean
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Puerto Plata, Santiago
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Mexico
Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Leon, Guadalajara, San Luis Potosi and Mexico City, in Mexico.
All American Eagle flights to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico in the
Carribbean are also included.
There is a year-round box embargo for passengers travelling from or through New York's Kennedy
Airport to all Caribbean and Latin America destinations.
Excess, oversize, and overweight bagage will not be acted for flights to the destinations
covered by the bag embargo. passengers will be limited to a maximum of two checked bags,
with each not exceeding 50 pounds and 62 linear inches, (computed by adding the length,
width and ehight of the bag). One carry-on bag will be allowed with a maximum weight of 40
pounds and a maximum size of 45 linear inches. In addition, one personal item such as a purse,
or briefcase is also allowed. Sports equipment such as golfbags, bikes and surfboards,
can be accepted as part of the total checked-bag allowance, although additional charges
may apply.
For full details about American Airlines baggage policy, please go to our
Baggage Page. Thank you.
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15Dec: 2006 Elite Buy Back Offer
Effective January 26, 2006, the AAdvantage® program will once again
be offering AAdvantage Platinum® and AAdvantage Gold® members who
do not requalify the opportunity to renew their elite status through
February 28, 2007 for a one-time fee.
A two-tiered pricing structure will again be offered, allowing
members who have made more progress toward Elite Status
requalification during 2005 to benefit from lower prices to extend
their status.
Members can be referred to www.aa.com/elite
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15 December: IET With All Nippon Airways
Effective, 13 Dec 2005, American Airlines will launch an interline
electronic ticketing agreement with All Nippon Airways (NH).
All eligible flights operated by All Nippon will include
the /E indicator. VCRs issued by NH will begin with 205. The
e-ticketing
page will be updated with this information.
Thank you for your attention.
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