Originally Posted by
RJpilot94
I have a rewards card that accumulates American miles. I don't really need the miles, but what I used to get was priority boarding, EVEN as a nonrev. It seemed to be tied to my name, not the nature of the listing. I got it when I as D2 as well as D1, etc. When the airlines merged, that went away, and now I board 6. I am now doing a hub to hub commute and I was thinking that I would pay several hundred dollars a year to get a better boarding priority. Does anyone have a good card that allows for that? Thanks.
If you're a pilot with the airline, why not just walk up, show your ID, and ask the gate agent to board early?