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APRIL 15, 2012
AA.COM/AMERICANWAY
AmericanAirlines supports FAA
efforts tokeeppassengers and
crew safewhen traveling.
What’s inYourBaggage?
Common items used everyday
may seemharmless. However,
when transportedbyair, they can
becomedangerous. Duringflight,
variations inpressureand tem-
perature can cause items to leak,
generate toxic fumes or ignite.
The list of itemsprohibited
by theFAA includes:
aerosols,
pepper spray/Mace, fireworks,
blackpowder,model-rocket
motors, explosiveprimers, strike-
anywherematches, fuels, camping
gas, lighter refills, paints, solvents,
alcohols, nail polishes/removers
over half anounce, bleaches, drain
cleaners, acids, lead-acidbatter-
ies, flares, gas-powered tools and
self-heatingmeals. Such items
are confiscatedby theTSAand
reported to theFAA.
Lithiumand lithium-ionbatteries
catchfirewhen improperlyhan-
dledandareprohibited inchecked
baggage. They‘reallowed incarry-
onbaggageonly, not exceeding
160watt-hourseach (limit two
over 100wh). Safetravel.dot.gov
providesbattery-sizeguidance.
Carrybatteries inoriginal packag-
ing, in separateplasticbagsorwith
electrical tapeoncontacts.
Do
notuseaircraftpowerports to
chargebatterieswhennot inuse.
Carryingprohibited itemson
aircraft violatesU.S. federal law.
Violators are subject to imprison-
ment andpenalties of $250,000
ormore. Formore information,
consult anagent or visit
Safetravel.dot.govorAA.com.
Federal law prohibits passen-
gers from threatening or in-
timidating the flight crew or
interfering as crewmembers
perform their duties.
ThingsYouNeed toKnow toMakeYour TripSafe andComfortable
The electronic-device policymay vary onAmerican
Eagle andAmericanConnection. Please see aflight
attendant for specifics.
Check-in
We advise customers
to check in 90 minutes before their
scheduled departure for domes-
tic flights when checking bags, 60
minutes with no bags and two hours
for international flights. (Please re-
fer to the Travel Information section
on AA.com for cities where earlier
check-in is recommended.) This will
help ensure your reservationand seat
assignment. Pleasebe onboardand in
your seatwithyour seatbelt fastened
10minutes prior todeparture time.
Luggage
For domestic economy-
class tickets (including to and from
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Is-
lands) purchased on or after Feb. 1,
2010, a $25 charge applies for the
firstcheckedbaganda$35chargeap-
plies for the second checked bag. The
samechargesapply foreconomy-class
tickets between the United States/
Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands and
Canada purchased on or after March
29, 2010. For economy-class tickets
between the United States/Puerto
Rico/U.S. Virgin IslandsandEuropeor
India purchased on or after Sept. 14,
2009, the first bag may be checked
at no charge and a $50 charge ap-
plies for the second checked bag. For
economy-class tickets between the
United States/Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin
Islands, Europe or India andMexico
purchased on or after May 3, 2010,
the first bag may be checked at no
charge and a $30 charge applies for
the second checked bag (exceptions
apply for all baggage charges). Pas-
sengers may carry one piece of lug-
gage and one personal item onboard.
Carry-on items, including laptop com-
puters,mustbeplaced intheoverhead
binorunder theseat in frontofyou.To
avoid additional charges, all luggage
must meet size and weight require-
ments. Liability for loss, delayor dam-
age to baggage is limited, so carry
valuables onboard with you. Visit
formore.
Beverage Service
Only alcohol
served by a flight attendant to
customers age 21 or older may be
consumed onboard. By FAA rule, we
may not serve alcohol to customers
who appear intoxicated.
Smoking
is not permitted. Also,
smokeless/e-cigarettes may not be
used at any timewhile onboard.
Seat Belts
Turbulence is air move-
mentthatcannotbeseenandthatoften
occurs unexpectedly. Whilewe do ev-
erythingpossible toavoid turbulence, it
is themost likely threat toyour in-flight
safety. Unlessyoumust leaveyour seat,
keepyourseatbeltfastenedatall times,
evenwhen theseat-beltsign isoff.
Disability Assistance
Customers
who need assistance with disabili-
ties, including obtainingwheelchairs,
should contact anAA representative.
Per government regulations, service
animals traveling in the cabin to as-
sist passengerswithphysical or emo-
tional needsarenot required to travel
in a kennel. If you are in a bulkhead
seat, you may be asked to move to
another seat to accommodate a ser-
vice animal. To give feedback on how
well American provided disability-
related services, call (817) 967-3000.
Carry-on Pets
must stay in their
closed and/or zipped kennels and
under the seat in front of you at all
times. AAassumes no liability for the
well-being of carry-onpets.
Powerports
On most aircraft,
there is a DC cigarette-lighter-style
outlet at each seat in first and busi-
ness class and in select rows in the
main cabin for powering approved
electronic devices. For information
about powerports, visit AA.com.
New B737 aircraft offer 110V AC
power outlets in every row. Only
one device per outlet is allowed.
Electronic Equipment/Personal
Devices
Personal electronic devices
may be used during boarding until
the flight attendant’s announce-
ment to switch them off. After the
announcement, all portable electronic
devices must remain off and properly
stored (electronic devices include but
are not limited to e-books). During
this period, noise-canceling headsets
may be worn while switched off and
devices without power switches (e.g.,
somePDAs)mustbestoredandremain
in the sleepmode. During flight, your
flight attendant will inform youwhen
approveddevicesmaybeused. Cellular
PDAs (provided they are in airplane/
flight mode) are permitted. Audio and
videoequipmentmaybeusedonlywith
headsets, andnoise-cancelingheadsets
may be activated. The use of still and
video cameras, film or digital, is per-
mitted only for recording of personal
events. Unauthorized photography or
video recording of airline personnel,
other customers, aircraft equipment or
procedures is strictly prohibited. Never
activate two-way pagers, radios, TV
sets, remote controls, cordless com-
putermice or commercial TV cameras.
All devices with transmitting capabili-
tiesmust be switched off exceptWi-Fi
802.11. Wi-Fi 802.11 devices may be
used (whenauthorized)onlyonaircraft
equippedwith in-flightInternetservice.
If in-flight Internet service is provided,
it is intended for customer access to
the Internet, email and VPN only. Any
voice, audio, video or other photogra-
phy (motionorstill), recordingor trans-
missionwhileonanyAmericanAirlines
aircraft is strictly prohibited, except
to the extent specifically permitted by
AmericanAirlines. Before landing, your
flight attendant will announce when
to switch off and store all electronic
devices. These devicesmust remain off
until the plane is at the gate and the
seat-belt signhasbeenswitchedoff.
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