Citi and American Airlines have a boosted welcome offer on the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select World Elite Mastercard. This is a terrific, in-flight offer that gives you 80,000 bonus miles after spending only $1,000 in the first three months. That matches the highest welcome bonus we’ve seen on this card (but at a lower spend than we’ve seen), and it also comes with a waived annual fee the first year.
Since this is an in-flight offer, you need a code to apply. You can either get one from an actual flight attendant, or just use a random six-digit number like 000000.
The Offer & Key Card Details
| Card Offer and Details |
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 ⓘ $1103 1st Yr Value EstimateClick to learn about first year value estimates 80K Miles Non-AffiliateThis is NOT an affiliate offer. We always present the best offer even when it means less revenue for Frequent Miler 80K miles after $1K spend in first 3 months. Ask flight attendant for a code or enter 000000$0 introductory annual fee for the first year, then $99 Information about this card has been collected independently by Frequent Miler. The issuer did not provide the details, nor is it responsible for their accuracy. Recent better offer: This is the best we've seen in recent times FM Mini Review: Excellent choice for a great intro bonus. Plus it offers the usual collection of perks for flying AA (free checked bag, priority boarding, etc.) Earning rate: 2X restaurants ✦ 2X gas ✦ 2X AA Card Info: Mastercard World Elite issued by Citi. This card has no foreign currency conversion fees. Big spend bonus: $125 AA Flight Discount with $20K membership year spend Noteworthy perks: ✦ First checked bag free ✦ Priority Boarding ✦ Save 25% on inflight food and beverage purchases |
Quick Thoughts
The current public offer on this card is only 50,000 bonus miles. This version provides an additional 30,000 miles AND also waives the annual fee for the first year. That’s a terrific deal.
If you’re looking for AAdvantage miles, this is a no-brainer, but make sure that you’re eligible before you apply. You might not be approved if you’ve earned a welcome offer for this specific card in the past 48 months. If you earned the welcome bonus for the CitiBusiness AAdvantage Platinum Select card or the Barclays Aviator Red card in the past 48 months, you’ll be fine.
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Anyone have an actual code? All zeros seems like a good excuse for them to say you didn’t have the real offer.
I used 123456 and it worked.
Do we know when it expires?
if u get approved, does this mean u will get bonus even if within 48 months from last SUB?
Where is the link? I clicked on everything and it doesn’t take me to an offer.
Any risk to Citi or AA shutdown if I apply using the dummy code and did not fly?
Nice applied had to confirm through text I requested it and instantly approved! Also approved for the Barclays Aviator Red during the 70K offer.
Just applied and was instantly approved. I picked up the 70k Barclays Aviator Red card a few months ago as well.
Dangit I just completed a SUB for Citi Strata, there’s no way they approve me for another card so soon.
No harm trying to apply. I was declined for Strata in August (despite several recon calls), ended up applying for 2 more cards from other banks since, and tried my hand at this offer expecting to be declined, but shockingly was approved.
The harm is that some banks are inquiry-sensitive, so even a denied application can hurt future approval chances.
Not going to happen! Citi is notorious for denying apps. Both my wife and I applied for this exact card last month and got denied for “low credit utilization”. We have no issues with any other bank. Just know if you apply, likely to waste an inquiry.
Citi has become very sensitive to personal credit card applications. I am 6/24 and twice in the past 18 months I applied for this card and I got denied for too many new accounts in the last 24 months.
Same! I think one of the reasons for declination may have been too many inquiries – ironic since I’ve had 2 inquiries from Citi in the last 6 months for this card with no new account.
If my husband got the Citi Strata card one year ago, would he be able to apply for this card? Or does the 48 month rule apply to all Citi issued cards? Thankyou!
Could y’all please add the eligibility requirements in your ” Offer & Key card details”
I almost pulled the trigger on this and would not have been eligible for the SUB. TY!
Can you refer a friend or P2 ?
Unfortunately not – Citi doesn’t offer that as an option right now.
Is it worth going for this SUB if currently at 3/24 with my current Chase being the Sapphire Preferred, Ink Unlimited and Freedom Unlimited? The Barclays Aviator is my only AA earning card and I have no Citi cards.
If I applied just 2 weeks ago, does you know how I can match to this increased offer?