Air Travel Preferences

Air Travel Preferences is an expandable/collapsible section of the Travel Preferences tab that displays the air travel preferences from your Profile and lets you change the preferences for the current search.

Note: Not all of your air travel preferences appear on the Travel Preferences tab. Your profile includes additional air travel preferences that are not necessarily trip specific, such as AAirpass settings, seat map preferences, or airport defaults. Setting your travel preferences from Air Home affects only the current search. To change the travel preferences in your profile, see Travel Preferences.

To Set Your Air Travel Preferences

This screen appears when you begin a new air travel search.

  1. Before you finish an air travel search, review the Air Travel Preferences section of the Travel Preferences tab.

  2. Make any changes to the preferences that you want for this trip. See Air Travel Preferences Options below for a description of each field and control. These changes are not saved for future trips.

  3. Continue with your search.

Air Travel Preferences Options

The following table lists the fields and controls typically found in the Air Travel Preferences section of the Travel Preferences screen.

Field or Control

Description

Departure

 

Class of Service

Your preferred class of service for the departure flight (e.g., Coach/Economy).

Note: Premium economy is offered on Virgin Atlantic and British Airways only.

Accept penalty fares

Check this box if you will accept penalty fares.

Accept connections

Check box if you will accept connections.

Search for AAirpass fares

Check this box to search for AAirpass fares.

Search for company contract fares

Check this box to search for fares compliant with company contracts.

Search for Internet fares

Check this box to search remote airline web sites during availability.

Search for lower fares

Check this box to search for the lowest priced air fares.

Search for fares using multiple airports

Check this box so that when the system searches for the best fare to a destination with more than one airport, it will display options for all local airports in addition to the one specified.

Search for US Government contract fares

Check this box to search for government fare codes and display resulting options with the appropriate icon on the Air Availability screen.

Search preferred airlines

Up to three airlines on which you would prefer to travel.

Note: Company-specified preferred airlines override traveler preferred airlines.

Use excluded airlines during fare search

Check this box to use excluded airlines when searching for fares.

Time Search Window

The time variance, earlier or later than the requested time of a flight, you are willing to leave (between 1 and 12 hours).

Seat Preferences

Your preferred seat location (e.g., aisle, window, etc.)

Meal Preference

Your special meal preference, if any (e.g., Diabetic, Kosher, Vegetarian, etc.).

Note: All special meals may not be offered on all airlines.

Airline Tickets - Default Method of Payment

Your default method of payment for air tickets, such as a credit card stored in your profile.

Preferred Passenger Type

Your appropriate passenger type, if applicable.

Maximum Number of Connections

The maximum number of connections you are willing to accept for a flight.