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When Does Airline Credit Card Free Checked Bag Benefit Start?
I have an American Airlines flight tomorrow.
I got approved for an American Airlines Business Card last week and have not received it yet.
Is there any way I can take advantage of the 1st bag free from the credit card benefit?
Talked to a few American agents and they claim they don’t have any benefits like that which is frustrating.
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6 Replies
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If the card is attached to your AA account, it doesn’t matter if it’s physically in your possession or not.
When you log into aa.com and go to your account summary, do you see “AAdvantage card member” under your name?
If so, the benefit is to live with or without the card.
If not, having the card may not help you.
If you don’t see “AAdvantage card member,” I’d contact Citi and ensure it’s associated with your AAdvantage number.
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Did you specify your AAdvantage number during the card application process?
If so, log in to your account (web or app) and on the details page, near the number of miles you have, look for the phrase “Primary AAdvantage credit cardholder”.
If that appears you’re all set.
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This may not apply but the free bag is only valid for domestic flights.
I didn’t look closely when I applied and wasn’t able to check a bag for free when flying to Costa Rica.
The agent was super nice about it and said a lot of people make the same mistake.
Enjoy your trip!
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Nope, the same happened to me it was loaded in the app but never arrived in time.
I couldn’t use it for the 25 percent off wifi because I needed a physical card.
But luggage free.
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As long as you put in your AAdvantage number when you did the application you should be all set.
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You don’t need the card physically.
It’s just associated with your AA#.
So it may update on AA side by then but YMMV.
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