American Airlines next year will introduce a new "Main Select" fare targeting business travelers on its high-frequency business routes, the carrier announced.
The fare type will be refundable and will include priority boarding and check-in, access to all Main Cabin seats including Main Cabin Extra and free same-day flight changes. Routes that will feature the fare include New York's LaGuardia Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.; LaGuardia to Chicago O'Hare; Boston to Reagan National; and Dallas/Fort Worth to Los Angeles.
Main Select fares replace American's Shuttle product, which offered such benefits as dedicated check-in kiosks and boarding gates close to security checkpoints. The Shuttle product currently is available only on select routes in the Northeast, and American will retire the product with the introduction of Main Select fares.
American introduced the fare as part of its overall Northeast Alliance with JetBlue, and it is a counterpart to JetBlue's Blue Extra fares, which also include priority boarding and free same-day changes. JetBlue offers those on its high-frequency routes, such as between LaGuardia and Boston.
American doesn't yet have a planned rollout date for Main Select, according to a carrier spokesperson.