本文总结各个航空卡的航空福利。本文侧重于航空公司的福利,所以开卡奖励,刷卡回报啥的不在本文讨论之列。
Checked bags | Priority boarding | Companion luggage | Use cards to buy tickets? | PQD/AQD/MQM | Other Privileges | |
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Citi AAdvantage Platinum | 1 | Group 5 | 4, domestic only | No | 10% miles back up to 10k | |
Citi AAdvantage Executive | 1 | Group 4 | 8, domestic only | No | Priority check in; AA Admiral Club Membership; 10% miles back up to 10k | |
Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red | 1 | Group 5 | 4, domestic only | No | 10% miles back up to 10k | |
Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Silver | 1 | Group 5 | 8, domestic only | No | $25k spending, $3k PQD; another $25k spending, another $3k PQD; | 10% miles back up to 10k |
Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Card | 1 | Group 2 | 1 | Yes | $25k spending, PQD waived except for 1k. | 2 United Club Passes; XN Class for reward booking |
Chase United MileagePlus Club card | 2 | Group 2 | 1 | Yes | $25k spending, PQD waived except for 1k. | UA Club Membership; XN class for reward booking |
Amex Gold Delta SkyMiles | 1 | Zone 1 | 8 | No | ||
Amex Platinum Delta SkyMiles | 1 | Zone 1 | 8 | No | $25k spending, 10k MQM; another $25k spending, another 10k MQM; | Main Companion Certificate |
Amex Delta Reserve | 1 | Zone 1 | 8 | No | $30k spending, 15k MQM; another $30k spending, another 15k MQM; | Main or First Companion Certificate; Delta Skyclub Membership |
BoA Alaska Airlines | 1 | N/A | 6 | No | Companion Certificate | |
Barclaycard JetBlue Plus Card | 1 | N/A | 3 | Yes | ||
Barclaycard Hawaii Airline | 1 | N/A | No |
大家注意到除了UA和Jetblue,其他所有卡的托运福利和登机福利都是和常客号绑定的,所以大部分信用卡你并不需要用该卡购买机票就可以享受到福利。Chase的UA信用卡则为例外,必须用该卡在官网购买UA的机票或者通过UA官网出里程票并用该卡付税费才能享受到托运行李的福利,同样的还有Jetblue信用卡。提前登机的福利则和UA常客号绑定,不需要用卡购买机票也能享受。如果比如国泰或者BA出了AA的里程票,或者法航出了DL的里程票,只要值机时更改你的常客号为AA或者DL就照样可以免费托运啦!
AA更改了登机顺序的组名,把原来的优先登机细分为Group1-4,原来的信用卡优先登机Group 1则顺延到了Group 5,之后才是General Boarding,其实真正的登机顺序并没有改变。AA官网有登机顺序细则。要注意的是,AA卡限定了托运行李和优先登机必须是国内航班,所以如果你坐飞机去墨西哥或者加拿大,就很不幸不能免费托运了(哪怕你第一段是国内航班),这也是我觉得非常不合理的地方。其他航司的信用卡托运福利都是全球有效的。
西南航空任何人都可以托运2个箱子,登机都是抢座位,所以Chase的西南航空联名卡并不能给你带来额外的航空福利。
如果你要冲击高级会员,Chase UA可以帮你减免除了1k以外的PQD要求(当然更好的办法是改为海外地址)。AA不能通过海外地址免除EQD要求,所以强刷Barclaycard银色飞行员几乎是你唯一的选择。Delta的Platinum和Reserve则提供了慷慨的减免MQM的条件。强刷两张卡可以拿到50k MQM,等于不飞也可以拿到达美金卡!另外这两张卡的基友票我也觉得是很不错的福利,住在Delta hub的同学可以很轻松的利用起来。
Citi AAdvantage Platinum, Chase United MileagePlus Explorer Card, Barclaycard Jetblue Card都有Business版本,对应的航空福利和个人卡也是一样的,这里就不赘述了。