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Who's in and who's out of American Airlines' new preferred agency program to date? The deadline extension seems to indicate their are some hiccups along the way.
American Airlines was poised to stop enabling customers of certain travel agencies to earn loyalty points on the airline's bookings starting May 1, but said Tuesday it is extending that deadline until July 11.
The issue relates to American's preferred agency program, and the requirement that a minimum of 30% of a travel agency's bookings come from American's New Distribution Capability fares.
These fares largely bypass global distribution systems, and is a cheaper and more efficient way for the airline to make its content available to travel agencies.
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