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Understanding American Airlines fare structure is one of the most common confusions while booking American Airlines. American's cabin experience is not as straightforward as some carriers, which have just two tiers; it's actually a variety of cabin experiences, with multiple “fare buckets” determining what's included.

• Basic Economy: No seat selection, no changes, and lowest price, last to board.
• Main Cabin: Standard economy with selection of seats and carry-on bag.
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• Premium Economy: More leg space, plus a larger seat, improved meals on international flights.
• Flagship Business: Lie flat seats, top-notch cuisine, lounge privileges, and priority for everything.

Important Point: Comparnost analyzes the prices in real time for American Airlines and then compares those prices with similar flights on other airlines, thus becoming one of the quickest methods of finding cheap flight tickets without having to open up several different windows. In less than a minute, you can determine whether or not you are getting a fair deal or whether you are losing out financially. The fares for Business Class differ from passenger to passenger by 40-60%, while the prices for Premium Economy and Main Cabin do not differ much if the travel time is less than three hours.

Most airlines use numbers when discussing their networks. America's network is a different story — one of strategy. Instead of pursuing the greatest number of passengers on a few mega-routes, American has strategically placed its hubs to maximize service to the widest possible number of passengers throughout the continental United States, and has five anchor cities that each support unique regional populations.

• Dallas / Fort Worth: Largest hub. Gateway to Latin America and transatlantic routes.
• Miami: Experienced Caribbean and South America specialist who has visited 30+ countries.
• Charlotte: Southeast connector. Growth centre for travel on the East Coast.
• Chicago O'Hare: Midwest anchor with transatlantic connection to Europe.
• Philadelphia: Frequent and direct transatlantic connections to the UK and Europe.

The net effect of this hub structure in practice is amazing connectivity for smaller cities. A traveler from Lubbock, Texas, or Burlington, Vermont can fly to Tokyo, Cape Town, or Buenos Aires on a single ticket — often with just one stop — thanks to American's feeder network, which is the airline's regional arm that connects passengers from cities across the country to its long-haul international flights.