CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World MasterCard® Travel Benefits

You work hard, so you deserve to enjoy the journey while you reap the rewards. With the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® card, you not only earn American Airlines AAdvantage® miles to redeem for travel, but you receive great benefits that make the trip more enjoyable.

First Checked Bag Free

The first checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines and US Airways flights for you and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.*

Boarding Privileges

Enjoy preferred boarding on American Airlines flights and Zone 2 boarding on US Airways flights – extra time to prepare for your flight!1

25% Discount on Eligible In-Flight Purchases

Save 25% on purchases of drinks, snacks and headsets made on American Airlines and US Airways flights using your CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® card2

Companion Ticket

Earn an American Airlines Companion Certificate each year of cardmembership in which you spend $30,000 or more in purchases and renew your cardmembership. Redeeming the certificate costs $99 for the ticketing fee plus $21.60 to $43.20 in government taxes and fees based on itinerary.3

Reduced Mileage Awards

Use your miles to book Reduced Mileage Award travel and fly on American Airlines and US Airways for up to 7,500 fewer AAdvantage® miles round trip to select destinations. Find the most up-to-date list of Reduced Mileage Award destinations at aa.com/reducedmileageawards 4.

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  • *First Checked Bag Free: For benefit to apply, the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® account must be open 7 days prior to air travel AND, reservation must include the primary cardmember's American Airlines AAdvantage® number 7 days prior to air travel. If your credit card account is closed for any reason, these benefits will be cancelled. Eligible CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® primary cardmembers may check one bag free of charge when traveling on domestic itineraries (i.e., all flights on the same itinerary must be domestic flights) marketed by American Airlines or US Airways and operated by American Airlines or US Airways, or on itineraries marketed by American Airlines or US Airways and operated as American Eagle® flights by Compass Airlines, LLC, Envoy Air Inc., ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., Mesa Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, LLC, or as US Airways ExpressSM flights by Mesa Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, LLC., PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, or Air Wisconsin Airline Corp. This benefit will not be available for travel on codeshare flights booked with an American Airlines or US Airways flight number but operated by another airline. For the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® card, up to four (4) customers traveling with the eligible primary cardmember will also get their first checked bag free of charge if they are listed in the same reservation. Benefit does not apply to overweight or oversized bags. This benefit cannot be combined with any existing AAdvantage® elite program benefits, including any waiver of baggage charges. Please see aa.com for baggage weight and size restrictions. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
  • 1. Boarding Privileges: For benefit to apply, the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® account must be open 7 days prior to air travel AND, reservation must include the primary cardmember's American Airlines AAdvantage® number 7 days prior to air travel. If your credit card account is closed for any reason, these benefits will be cancelled. This benefit will not be available for travel on US Airways flights or on codeshare flights booked with an American Airlines or US Airways flight number but operated by another airline. Up to four (4) customers traveling with and listed in the same reservation as the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® primary credit cardmember are eligible for Group 1 or Zone 2 boarding. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Group 1 Boarding Eligible CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® cardmembers will have preferred boarding on domestic flights marketed by American Airlines or US Airways and operated by American Airlines, or on domestic flights marketed by American Airlines or US Airways and operated as American Eagle® flights by Compass Airlines, LLC, Envoy Air Inc., ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., Mesa Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., or Trans States Airlines, LLC. The preferred boarding benefit on your CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® card will display at the top of your American Airlines boarding pass as Group 1. Zone 2 Boarding Eligible CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® cardmembers will have Zone 2 boarding on domestic flights marketed by American Airlines or US Airways and operated by US Airways, or on domestic flights marketed by American Airlines or US Airways and operated as US Airways ExpressSM flights by Mesa Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, LLC., PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, or Air Wisconsin Airline Corp. Zone 2 boarding will only be printed on the top of the boarding pass of the eligible CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® primary cardmember.
  • 2. 25% In-Flight Savings: CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® cardmembers will receive a 25% savings on in-flight purchases of food, beverages, and headsets on flights operated by American Airlines and US Airways when purchased with their CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® card. Savings do not apply to any other in-flight purchases, such as wireless internet access, SkyMallTM and DutyFree. This benefit is not available on codeshare flights booked with an American Airlines or US Airways flight number but operated by another airline. Offer is available on eligible flights as long as supplies last. Savings will appear as a statement credit 6-8 weeks after the transaction is posted to the cardmember's credit card account. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.
  • 3. Companion Certificate: The primary cardmember will earn a $99 domestic economy fare American Airlines Companion Certificate provided that: (1) $30,000 or more in eligible purchases are made with the CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® card during the cardmembership year (each 12 month period prior to the account anniversary date) and (2) the account remains open for at least 45 days after the anniversary date. After these conditions are met, please allow 8-10 weeks for delivery of the Companion Certificate. When used according to its terms, the primary cardmember will pay a $99 companion ticket fee plus $21.60 to $43.20 in government taxes and fees, depending on itinerary, for one round trip qualifying domestic economy fare ticket for a companion when an individual round trip qualifying domestic economy fare ticket is purchased and redeemed through American Airlines Meeting Services. Travel must be booked and purchased in select Main Cabin inventory. The certificate will be valid one year from issue. Valid for travel on flights within the 48 contiguous United States on flights marketed and operated by American Airlines, or on flights marketed by American Airlines and operated by Envoy Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc. For residents of Alaska and Hawaii, the companion certificate is valid for round-trip travel originating in either of those two states and continuing to the 48 contiguous United States. Applicable terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Details, terms and conditions, certain restrictions, and restricted dates apply and will be disclosed on the certificate.
  • 4. The Reduced Mileage Awards program allows Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers to redeem American Airlines AAdvantage® miles for round trip or one-way travel on MileSAAver® awards to destinations selected every other month. The MileSAAver® discount is 7,500 American Airlines AAdvantage® miles round trip or 3,750 one-way for this CitiBusiness® / AAdvantage® Card. Redemption of Reduced Mileage Awards applies only to bookings made by phone through American Airlines Reservations or through airport or city ticket centers. A $20 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage® award reservations ticketed by our Travel Centers; or a $35 USD award service charge per person applies to AAdvantage® award reservations ticketed by our Airport Agents. This payment does not apply to AAdvantage® Executive Platinum members and AAirpass® customers. All such additional amounts are subject to change. Flights and availability are subject to change without notice. For the complete list of Reduced Mileage Awards, visit aa.com/reducedmileageawards.

American Eagle® service is operated by Compass Airlines, LLC, Envoy Air Inc., ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., Mesa Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., or Trans States Airlines, LLC.

US Airways ExpressSM service is operated by Mesa Airlines, Inc., Republic Airline Inc., SkyWest Airlines, Inc., Trans States Airlines, LLC., PSA Airlines, Piedmont Airlines, or Air Wisconsin Airline Corp.

American Airlines, AAdvantage, AAirpass, American Eagle, the Flight Symbol, Admirals Club, Million Miler, American Connection and AA Cargo are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

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