American Airlines has been rolling out the new transcontinental service and is now offering up to 15,000 bonus miles for nonstop round-trip travel between New York (JFK) and San Francisco (SFO).
This offer is valid for travel between March 6 and May 31, 2014, and applies to all other paid fares except O and Q.
You can access this offer on AA’s website and register for it here.
Note that the offer applies also for one-way travel that earns half the number of miles.
American Airlines currently has four daily flights (except 3 on Saturdays) between New York and San Francisco. Three of those four flights in April are operated by the new A321T aircraft.
Conclusion
This is a nice small bonus for direct flights between New York and San Francisco. The terms and conditions doesn’t exclude connecting traffic at the JFK or SFO ends. Only that the JFK-SFO has to be nonstop.
Here are the terms and conditions of this offer:
AAdvantage bonus mile offer is valid for round-trip travel on American Airlines marketed and operated nonstop flights between New York Kennedy (JFK) and San Francisco (SFO) from March 6, 2014, through May 31, 2014. Half the bonus shown will be awarded for one-way travel. Offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on eligible published fare tickets (excludes fares beginning with O and Q). Bonus miles will be awarded based on the booking class purchased. Bonus miles do not count toward elite status qualification or AAdvantage Million Miler status. Registration prior to travel is required.
