r/americanairlines is a subreddit with 139k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses flight, airline, american, worst, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review luggage, airline, and lounge.
This is the subreddit devoted to American Airlines. We are not affiliated with the airline
Popular Themes in r/americanairlines
#1
Pain & Anger
: "AA ruined my birthday trip by bumping my husband down a class"
9 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Anyone successfully standby on an earlier AA flight booked with Qantas Points?"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Customer Service help"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "FeatureRequest: Ping me when a seat comes free"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/americanairlines
#1
Flight
: "Family of 3 removed from Flight and denied baggage access"
46 posts
#2
Airline
21 posts
#3
American
17 posts
#4
Worst
15 posts
#5
Annoying
14 posts
#6
Looking For
11 posts
#7
Frustrating
11 posts
#8
Struggling
11 posts
#9
Baggage
: "Family of 3 removed from flight and denied Baggage access"
10 posts
#10
American Airlines
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/americanairlines
Luggage
23 reviews
#1
Rimowa
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Travelpro
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Peak Design
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Airline
12 reviews
#1
Delta Airlines
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
American Airlines
3.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
British Airways
3.5★ from 2 reviews
Lounge
6 reviews
#1
Qantas
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Cathay Pacific
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Virgin
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/americanairlines
#1
General Airline Discussion
: "$3600 to take a bump yesterday"
72 posts
#2
I Need Help!
: "AA reassigned seats for family traveling with baby, won’t change them back"
48 posts
#3
Trip Reports & Insights
: "Its so awesome that we have AI now to make up for customer service shortages"
43 posts
#4
Humor
: "I got on a plane and just sat there and it took off and we landed at the destination. Crazy"
20 posts
#5
AA News & Updates
: "American Airlines Passengers Are Losing First Class Seats Due To Cabin Issue Employee Says Is Ongoing"
10 posts
#6
Points - Question
: "LAX to London Heathrow Business Class 73.5k points, good redemption?"
5 posts
#7
Points - Brag
: "AA Owns Me for At Least Another Year"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/americanairlines
Yearly
+40k members(39.9%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026