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American Airlines delivers passenger and cargo aviation services and offers multiple cabin classes. Operating from hubs including Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami and Chicago, it serves destinations across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Pros
  • Timely flight departures
  • Iin-flight entertainment
Cons
  • Poor customer service experiences
  • High baggage fees

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed May 22, 2026

    American Airlines has to the new Spirit. Customer service is lousy, and so many gate changes and cancellations. I fly almost weekly, and my flights are cancelled at least twice a month due to staff shortages or missed connections. Save your money and fly another airline that cares and appreciates your business. They don’t!!

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    Reviewed May 21, 2026

    After the airline made changes to my flight I tried to cancel my tickets. The rep said, "Oh you have to create AAadvantage account," so I did. She said it may take a couple hours to show in the system. I then called back a couple days later for them to tell me because I booked through a 3rd party there are no refunds. Then I reached out to the 3rd party who directed me back to American... Still no cancellation or refund.

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      Customer Service

      Reviewed May 21, 2026

      Customer service so bad and rude, she just step at side and don’t say or explain anything and just closed gate. Left us.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

      Reviewed May 20, 2026

      Horrible experience. DO NOT RECOMMEND. Delays. No customer service. Cancel flights. Change of airports. This airline is the new Spirit. Will not recommend. Spare yourself of one of the worse experiences ever. And to top it off (the cherry) we landed and parked 1 mile away from the terminal because there was no space for us. And during all the flight and wait not even a glass of water was offered.

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      Reviewed May 20, 2026

      I booked a flight for my elderly father in law reserving wheelchair assistance. They never gave him that assistance causing him to be lost in the airport with no assistance. Horrible experience.

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      Reviewed May 20, 2026

      If I could give no stars, I would. Never fly with AA.

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      Timeliness

      Reviewed May 20, 2026

      The worst airlines ever. I have traveled a lot in my life, but AA OMG, they cancelled the flight with reason of a weather, so no any accomodation provided. It means I was stranded the whole freaking night at the airport. Then they rebooked me from 2.5 hours direct flight to New York becomes 12 hours flight the next day to Indianapolis then NYC.

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      Customer ServiceRefunds & PayoutsHonesty & Transparency

      Reviewed May 19, 2026

      My daughter and I flew from Dallas to Tokyo on American Airlines. I paid for two reserved seats and was put in the center of four. The seats had no legroom, a large bar where your feet go, so you could not have your bag with you. They were small and cramped and horrible. Didn't think things could get worse until we took off. There was no on board entertainment or Wi-Fi for 14 hours. I will repeat that, there was NO ENTERTAINMENT OR WIFI FOR 14 HOURS. I could not easily access my bag that had to be put above in storage bins because of the crappy seats. I could pay almost $2000 each to upgrade, otherwise too bad for me. I honestly thought the flight would never end. I hoped at one point it would. I contacted American when I returned home. I had five emails and four phone calls and was basically told, "Too bad." Unless it's delayed or some other terrible thing.

      THIS WAS TERRIBLE! You do not always get what you pay for. Sadly, in this case I paid for a trip from hell. I paid a lot of money for a trip from hell. I'm divorced and this is now the worst regret of my life, flying American Airlines. Biggest regret of my life! Instead of being concerned on how they treat their mileage members or customers in general, they take the money and run. Take my advice and absolutely do not ever fly this crappy airline. They are the absolute worst.

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      Staff

      Reviewed May 18, 2026

      American Airlines hub in Chicago is the worst hub anywhere. Workers in Knoxville laughed at me, a veteran with ALS, when I asked for help. I never want to fly American or through Knoxville again. I can barely speak, and they laughed about it.

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      Reviewed May 13, 2026

      I’m completely fed up with American Airlines and their credit card bait-and-switch. They took away the free bags. Now the second bag costs $100. Economy flights don’t earn miles anymore, only main cabin. And on top of that, we pay over $100 a year in fees, for what? At this point, I’ll just cancel and fly Delta. They actually reward loyalty, not take it for granted. I’m done.

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      American Airlines author review by Erika Armstrong

      American Airlines is the world’s largest airline by fleet size and revenue. With headquarters in Ft. Worth, TX, they have an extensive international and domestic network with 953 aircraft making it the largest commercial fleet in the world.

      • Track your bags: From check-in to carousel, you can track your bags from your smartphone, laptop or tablet.

      • Business Extra: Travel reward program that earns your company points toward traveler awards while the employee continues to earn his or her AAdvandage miles.

      • Oneworld: American has an alliance with the world’s leading airlines which gives their customers access to 1,000 destinations in 150 countries.

      • Global Support: If your flight is delayed and your connection is in jeopardy, the Oneworld Global Support will do their best to allow you to use dedicated fast track lanes through immigration or security.

      • Travel with your pet: If you follow the rules, you can travel with your pet to all 48 contiguous United States.

      by Erika Armstrong Airlines Advisor

      From the front desk of a busy FBO to the captain's seat of a commercial airliner, Erika Armstrong has experienced everything aviation has to offer. She is the author of A CHICK IN THE COCKPIT and her aviation articles can be found at Consumer Affairs, Plane & Pilot, Flying.com, Disciples of Flight, NYC Aviation, Contrails, Mentor, General Aviation News and Business Insider.

      American Airlines Company Information

      Company Name:
      American Airlines
      Website:
      www.aa.com