American Airlines flights and information

Airline Overview

American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported. It is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, as well as flights to Latin America, Western Europe, and Japan. American has five hubs: Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, Miami, San Juan, and St Louis. American also has major operations at Boston, New York LaGuardia and JFK, and Los Angeles. It operates maintenance bases at Tulsa, Kansas City, and Fort Worth Alliance. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld alliance.

Telephone

Reservations: 020 7365 0777 (Mon-Fri 7am-7pm; Sat-Sun 8.30am-5pm)

Website

www.americanairlines.co.uk

How to find the best deals for American Airlines flights

The Low Fares page on American Airline's website lists out current sale prices from various departure points in the UK.

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Check-in

For domestic travel (other than Hawaii or US Virgin Islands) with no baggage to check, passengers must check in 60 minutes prior to scheduled departure. If checking baggage, check-in is 90 minutes prior. For domestic travel departing Hawaii or US Virgin Islands, check-in is two hours prior. For international travel (departing other than Nassau, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, or Aruba) check-in is two hours prior to scheduled departure. For international travel, departing Nassau, Port-au-Prince, Port of Spain, or Aruba check-in is three hours prior.

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Baggage

Hand luggage: One carry-on item limited to 114 linear cm (45in), and one personal item. Maximum weight per carry-on item is 18kg (40lb).

Checked: Two items for flights within the 50 States and between the United States and Canada. Items may not exceed 158 linear cm (62in) (length + width + height) each. The maximum weight per checked bag is 23kg (50lb).

For international flights and flights to and from Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, the maximum amount of baggage allowed free of charge for each ticketed passenger is two pieces checked and one carry-on. Maximum size is as above, maximum weight per checked item is 32kg (70lb) and the maximum weight per carry-on item is 18kg (40lb).

Excess: checked baggage in excess of the free baggage allowance will be charged as follows: $80 per piece for the first three additional pieces; $105 per piece for the fourth, fifth, and sixth additional pieces and $180 per piece for the seventh and any additional pieces.

Excess: Overweight items: for travel within the 50 United States and between the 50 United States and Canada, checked bags weighing over 50 lbs (23 kg) but not more than 70 lbs (32 kg) will be charged at the rate of $25 per piece. For travel within the 50 United States and between the 50 United States and Canada, checked baggage weighing over 70 lbs (32 kg) but not more than 100 lbs (45 kg) will be charged at the rate of $50 per piece. These items will also be identified with a special tag to alert handlers. Items weighing more than 100 lbs (45 kg) will not be accepted.

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Legroom

Seat pitch: 31-35 inches.

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Pre-assigned Seating

Available.

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Passenger Change Details

Once a reservation has been booked online, changes can be made provided you log into the American Airlines website with your AAdvantage number and password. Passengers can change the reservation name, cancel the entire reservation and select/change seats. Changes can also be made by telephone: contact the reservations centre (number listed below).

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Child Fares

Infants under two years of age who travel within the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands seated on an adult's lap travel free. For domestic travel (plus Canada, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Hawaii), children two years of age and older must purchase a ticket at an adult fare.

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Senior Fares

American Airlines, American Eagle, and American Connection may offer senior fares in some domestic markets for seniors 65 years or older. For further information, call American Airlines Reservations.

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Pets

Pets travelling with passengers must be checked in at the ticket counter. No curbside or self-service check-in is allowed. Allow extra time beyond standard check-in guidelines, but not more than four hours prior to your flight time. Checked or carry-on pets (cats, dogs, or household birds) are allowed on domestic flights only.

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Carrying Musical Instruments

Standard baggage allowances apply. A seat can be purchased to carry a large or fragile musical instrument instead of checking it. In this case, an instrument must travel in a window, bulkhead seat, with the customer in the adjoining seat. Due to their size, bass fiddles are not accepted in the coach cabin and are only accepted on certain aircraft types.

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In-flight Service

American Airlines' new main cabin snack service replaces complimentary food previously offered on all domestic (plus Canada) flights greater than four hours in length as well as transcontinental and Hawaii routes. Complimentary meal service is provided in the main cabin on Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, Japan, and some Mexico flights longer than four hours within traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner meal windows. On flights where only beverages are served, AA invites customers to visit any of the airport concessions and feel free to bring food purchases on board.

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Air Miles

American's frequent flyer plan is called AAdvantage.

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Airline Food Link

Full details of meals available on every type of flight can be found online at American's website.

See photographs of meals and read reviews by fellow flyers at AirlineMeals.net.

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In-flight Magazine

American Way Magazine is published fortnightly and is available on every flight as well as online.

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Airline Alliances

American is a member of the oneworld alliance.

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