Springtime in New York Means Great Low Fares on American Airlines and American Eagle

NEW YORK, March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spring have got sprung in the
Big Apple, and American Airlines and American Eagle have sprung menu sales
for flights in and out of New House Of York airdromes with some menus as low as $54*
each manner based on a round-trip purchase. "There is no better clip than now for travellers to prehend the minute and
experience the great schedules, odd service, and low menus that
American Airlines and American Eagle now offering in and out of New York,"
said Chow Imhof, Frailty President - Passenger Service for Greater New York. "We wing to 53 finishes out of New House Of York -- 35 domestic and 18
international -- offering great options for concern and leisure time travelers
alike." These sale menus are effectual for domestic traveling through May 20. For
international destinations, traveling must get by May 15 and tax return no later
than May 20. Tickets must be purchased by April 7. Other restrictions
apply. For complete regulations and restrictions, see the footing and conditions
below, or visit American's Web site, AA.com. Following are samples of American and American Eagle's great low fares: sample sale FARE City Pair Fares Shown Are Each Manner Based on
Roundtrip Economy Class Purchase* New House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of House Of York City - Washington, D.C. + $54
New York City - Hub Of The Universe + $59
New York City - Orlando $79
New York City - Windy City $79
New York City - Miami $89
New York City - Los Angeles $129
New York City - San Francisco $139
New York City - St. Maarten, N.A. $135
New York City - Montego Bay, Jamaica $144
New York City - London, Heathrow $201
New York City - Barranquilla, Republic Of Colombia $235
New York City - Zurich $240
New York City - British Honduras City, British Honduras $245
New York City - Tokio Narita $385
New York City - Shanghai $409 *Fares shown are each manner based on off-peak round-trip Economy Class
traveling purchased on AA.com and are in U.S. dollars. Fares make not include
all government-imposed taxes and fees. + Service operated by American Eagle. Travelers can check up on agendas and menus and book flights by visiting
. There are no online engagement fees. In addition, on AA.com
you'll happen the absolute last menus available for American Airlines,
American Eagle and AmericanConnection(R) flights - guaranteed. For full
details on our Last Menu Guarantee, visit . For an further $15 per ticket, traveling agreements can also be made
by calling American's reservations figure at 1-800-433-7300 (en espanol
1-800- 633-3711) within the United States. Outside the United States, call
the local reserves number. For an further $20 per ticket, travel
arrangements can be made at an American Airlines Travel Center or Airport
Ticket Office. Tickets may also be purchased through a traveling agent. Travel
agents may enforce a service complaint for ticketing. A "Fly Now, Wage Later" postponed payment option on American allows
holders of the American Airlines Recognition Card(SM) business relationship to bask six
months of no payments and no involvement for tickets purchased on AA.com. For
terms and statuses and more than details, visit . AmericanAirlines Vacations(SM) have a figure of exciting and affordable
travel bundles available at finishes around the world. For more
information, visit . American Airlines is a initiation member of the oneworld(R) Alliance. *Fare Sale Footing and Conditions Fares shown are each manner based on off-peak round-trip Economy-Class
travel purchased on AA.com, and are in U.S. dollars. Fares shown to U.S.
destinations are valid for traveling Tuesday/Wednesday/Saturday. Fares shown
to international finishes are valid for traveling Monday-Thursday. Other
travel years are available at further cost. Fares are subject to change
without notice. International menus are subject to authorities approval. Fares make not include (a) a federal excise taxation tax of $3.50 per U.S.
domestic flight segment, defined as one takeoff and landing, of a
passenger's itinerary; (b) up to $18 per unit of ammunition trip in local airport
charges; and (c) September 11th Security Fee of $2.50 per enplanement
originating at a U.S. airport. For international/Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin
Islands destinations, authorities taxations and fees of up to $180, varying by
destination, are not included and may change slightly depending on currency
exchange rates at the clip of purchase. Tickets must be purchased at least 14 years prior to going or within
one twenty-four hours of making reservations, whichever come ups first, but not later than
11:59 p.m., April 7, 2008 (Central Time). Fares shown to U.S. finishes are valid for traveling through May 20,
2008. For international destinations, traveling must get by May 15, and
return no future than May 20. For U.S. destinations, a three-day minimum
stay or Friday and Saturday minimal stay is required. When going is
Sunday through Wednesday, then go from last stopover must commence no
earlier than 3 years after going of menu origin. When going is
Thursday or Friday, then go from the last stopover must commence no
earlier than the first Saturday after going from menu origin. When
departure is Saturday, then go from the last stopover must commence no
earlier than the first Lord'S Day after going from menu origin. For
international destinations, a Saturday-night lower limit stay is required, and
a 30-day maximal stay is allowed (90 years for Latin United States destinations). Advertised menus are valid lone on American Airlines, American Eagle
and American Connection and make not use to other codeshare flights. Seats
are limited. Fares may not be available on all flights. Schedules are
subject to change without notice. Fares are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Changes to your ticket may
be made if you ran into the limitations of the new menu and pay up to a US$100
fee ($150 for Latin and Asia destinations; $200 for Europe destinations)
plus any menu difference. Changes must be made before your ticketed
flight's scheduled going time. If you call off your flight prior to the
scheduled going time, the ticket will be valid for one twelvemonth from the
date of issue for an fresh ticket or one twelvemonth from traveling inception for
a partially used ticket. If you make not call off your flight prior to the
scheduled going time, the ticket have no value. A part of or all traveling booked on American Airlines may be operated
by American Eagle or AmericanConnection. American Eagle is operated by
American Eagle Airlines, Inc., Oregon Executive Airlines, Inc, which are wholly
owned by AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines. AmericanConnection service is operated by one of the followers independent
contractors: Trans States Airlines, Inc.; Chautauqua Airlines, Inc. To buy tickets on AA.com you must utilize a recognition card with a billing
address in the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada, the
United Kingdom, or choice Latin American and Caribbean Sea countries. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AAdvantage, AmericanAirlines
Vacations, and AA.com are Marks of American Airlines, Inc. oneworld is a
mark of the oneworld Alliance, LLC. American Airlines militia the right to
change the AAdvantage programme rules, regulations, traveling awardings and special
offers at any clip without notice and to stop the AAdvantage programme with
six months' notice. For complete AAdvantage programme details, visit
. For full inside information on our Last Menu Guarantee, visit
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Eagle and the AmericanConnection(R) air hoses function 250 metropolises in over 40
countries with more than than 4,000 day-to-day flights. The concerted web fleet
numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site,
AA.com, supplies users with easy entree to check up on and book fares, plus
personalized news, information and traveling offers. American Airlines is a
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its own. Together, its members function nearly 700 finishes in over 140
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Banks battle for Airmiles customers

Hundreds of thousands of NatWest customers will have to take out a Lloyds TSB credit card if they want to keep on collecting Airmiles while spending on plastic.

And the evidence so far is that they may well do just that, with 25,000 applying in just five days.

NatWest has dumped the Airmiles reward scheme after 19 years of letting customers collect miles via their credit card spending.

From 1 June, the bank is offering a new scheme called YourPoints, linked to the Ebookers travel website and Easyjet.

This will let members of the new scheme use their points to book flights on any airline available via Ebookers, including other low-cost airlines.

Less popular

NatWest will not reveal exactly how many of its credit card customers are members of the Airmiles reward scheme, other than to say that they are in the minority.

NATWEST CHANGES

Airmiles scheme: One mile for £20 spent - ends from date of June statement

Airmiles Mastercard: Stops working altogether from 31 July

YourPoints scheme: Starts from 1 June on offer to existing Airmiles scheme members - costs £3 a month unless you spend at least £1,000 a month

But its research has found that the scheme has become less popular with them over the years.

"There was a lack of flexibility to get seats on the days they wanted or the seats they wanted," said a NatWest spokeswoman.

When Airmiles, partly owned by British Airways, was first launched 19 years ago, the only flights available were on the big and expensive national airlines.

But the past decade has seen a revolution in international travel, with the advent of low-cost airlines flying passengers around Europe and now even further afield, as well as people using the internet to book their own flights.

New cards

From the beginning of next month, anyone still wanting a credit card that accumulates Airmiles will have to sign up for the new Lloyds TSB cards.

LLOYDS TSB SCHEME

Airmiles Duo: Offers one Amex card and one Mastercard

Amex card: One Airmile for every £10 spent

Mastercard: One Airmile for every £20 spent until 30 November, one Airmile for every £50 spent thereafter

These are branded as Airmiles Duo, as the bank will supply both an American Express credit card and a Mastercard credit card for the account.

NatWest customers who collect Airmiles through either a NatWest card or one issued by Coutts bank will not be able to accumulate them any more from the date of their June statement.

But they will still keep their separate Airmiles account, while any points still in them can be spent any time they like.

However, people with an Airmiles Mastercard credit card, also issued by NatWest, have a possible problem.

This bit of plastic will stop working altogether from 31 July, once NatWest breaks its link with Airmiles, and will be completely redundant.

NatWest says it will be issuing them with a new NatWest Platinum credit card, with the same account number and credit limit as their current card.

Again, the accumulated Airmiles will still be available to the card holders.

Better deal?

Lloyds TSB claims it will offer a much better deal, letting people run up twice as many miles for each pound spent as on the existing NatWest cards.

But that depends on which of its two cards you use.

Twenty-five thousand applications demonstrates the lure of Airmiles

Lloyds TSB

The Duo American Express credit card will indeed offer one mile for every £10 spent on it.

That is twice as good as the one mile for every £20 spent on NatWest credit cards.

But the Duo Mastercard will still accumulate one mile for every £20 spent, and only until 30 November 2007.

After that, the rate at which miles build up on the credit card will be much more meagre - just one mile for every £50 spent.

The bank explained that the Mastercard was really a back-up for customers who found themselves in the 20% of retail outlets that do not accept American Express.

YourPoints

The new YourPoints scheme now being offered to NatWest customers is not quite a direct replacement for the outgoing Airmiles scheme.

For a start, only people who are already NatWest Airmiles customers can join up.

And if they spend less than £1,000 a month on their card, they will be charged £3 a month for YourPoints membership.

The Airmiles business is now encouraging current NatWest customers to sign up for its new Lloyds TSB Duo offer instead.

It sent letters to all of them last Friday. As of Wednesday this week, it had received 25,000 applications from NatWest customers keen to keep racking up their miles.

A Lloyds TSB spokeswoman said this was a phenomenal response.

"Twenty-five thousand applications demonstrates the lure of Airmiles," she said.