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Update 3/20/25: Available again.
The Offer
- Sign up for the AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard and receive a signup bonus of 70,000 AAdvantage miles after you make your first purchase in the first 90 days and pay the $99 annual fee
Card Details
- No foreign transaction fee
- Annual fee of $99 is not waived the first year
- First checked bag free, for the primary cardmember and up to 4 companions on eligible bags when traveling on domestic itineraries operated by American Airlines
- Group 5 boarding, for the primary cardmember on domestic itineraries operated by American Airlines
- 25% inflight savings on food, beverages, and headsets on American Airlines-operated flights
- Earn 2x miles on all eligible American Airlines purchases
- Earn 1x points on all other purchases
Our Verdict
Not as good as the 75,000 point bonus. The upside is this is available via referral so if you can refer a friend/family member and effectively split the referral miles then this offer is actually better. You can see how being added as an AU affects your credit by reading this post. We will add this to the best credit card bonuses, but keep in mind if you’re not using a referral from somebody you know it’s probably better to wait for the 75k bonus to return. This is also the best offer on a card with no minimum spend. Read through these things you should know about Barclays credit cards before asking any basic questions in the comments.
Post history:
- Update 2/2/25: Still live
- Update 1/31/25: Last day.
- Update 10/25/24: Available again.
- Update 8/26/24: Bonus still active.
- Update 7/30/24: Deal will end tomorrow.
- Update 6/14/24: This offer is now available via public link. The public version gets 70k directly and does not need the authorized-user card added. (ht dealdad)
Randomly found this link (maybe from reddit?) 50k + waived 1st year AF https://cards.barclaycardus.com/banking/credit-card/american-airlines/mastercard-mastercard-world-elite/out-of-home/e59d423b-4ccd-40d4-8f6e-42617c2ffc6c/
It’s legit, I just found it on google in case anyone is skeeved out by random links. I just searched barclay american airlines and it was like the third or fourth link down in Chrome incognito mode
can call 866-951-7197 and ask for 70K offer, though may need a promo code
This worked. I didn’t have a promo code and they asked for the date when I last travelled on AA and gave the 70k offer. I unfroze TransUnion and they asked me to do all 3 and I did experian (but equifax had error) but still submitted and got approved for 22k.
Did they confirm the last time you flew with them or no? Thinking of doing this but I flew AA last year so might be too long ago
Did you call before or after you applied for the card at the current offer?
I’m going to call this number once I get the card and ask them to match this bonus. I flew on AA back in February.
This worked!! TYSM!! I had a flight attendant code from a flight in January that I used. They also asked for the date of the flight which I gave them. Had to call recon afterwards but Recon never verified any of my AA details. Approved and the 70K offer shows in app. TYSM!! I had procrastinated in late May after flying back on Qatar QSuite.
When you say shows up in app, do you mean the Barclays app? This will be my first AA/Barclays card so I don’t have an existing relationship with them but I would love to get this offer if possible. Even better if I don’t have to give out my SSN over the phone.
Do you have a promo code I can use?
Same experience, thanks for sharing!
I was offered 70K upfront with a $99 annual fee, not waived in the first year. I was asked for a promo code (I used a random code found on Reddit), the date I travelled last time (it was in 2018), and address\ssn stuff. Got approved for 22K. Last time I opened the same card on 06/23 and closed on 06/24
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Val , 
Val Just to understand … any random code will work? And you tell CSR that you have a code for the 70K offer, last flight in 2018 and it worked?
Thanks for this! I guess I have to find a promo code now 🙂
Did this today and I didn’t even need to ask for 70k. Just provided a 6 digit promo (employee) code i found on a travel blog from a little less than a year ago.
Calling the number worked today(July 3). Applied and was approved for the 70k offer without any issues. They asked for a promo code. When I said I didn’t have one anymore they asked for the date I last flew. I gave a date, but they didn’t require any further proof or even ask for a destination.
I’m kicking myself I didn’t go through with the application on 5.31 I still have screenshots of the 70k on my device. Unfortunately I didn’t apply till yesterday. I do have the silver no fee AAviator card since 2014. I applied anyway because I have seen other posts where you can have the no fee and the red card at the same time. Anyway… app ended with a “7 to 10 business days for decision” message. However this morning the Credit Department called asking me to call back to finish the application. I did and after speaking to them and another department they approved my application with credit reallocate from another Barclay Card. Cool! Still worth 50k AA miles even though you have to pay the $99 fee. Can’t wait to purchase a black coffee at Sheetz! Lol
I’m in the same boat. I saw it active before going to bed early the morning of the 1st and thought “I’ll just wait until I wake up to apply.” When I did, the link had expired.
You still have to pay the $99 annual fee upfront even with the link myaviatorcard that said you didn’t have to for the first year?
You’ve always had to pay a $99 annual fee with this card. I had to in 2014
tried the link just now and it says expired 🙁
only 50k bonus on their page, anyone knows if there’s a new link for the 70k offer?
Offer appears to be dead as of 6/1
Link no longer working and only seeing 50k throught the website
Anyone know how to pay the annual fee?
with a bank account ach transfer?
I waited till it posted after two weeks of opening the account and just paid it.
Applied and received instant approval of 30K Trans union credit score around 770. P2 was denied with higher credit score.
I applied for this card and received a “pending review” screen with a link to check application status. When I opened the link 5 minutes later, I saw that I was denied. Called reconsideration and they said there was nothing they could do. Reason was that I had too many recently opened accounts. They were unable/unwilling to provide any additional details or clarification.
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Was hoping to score the bonus before this card goes away for good, but oh well…
6/24 is why you were denied. Barclays has a strict 6/24 rule.
I had this card between 1/2023 and 1/2024. My application is pending review. I also applied HA card, which is also under review.
Called the recon department. HA was approved during a call after a few questions. AA was recommended for approval already but requires some security verification. I had to fax some documents. It has been a really long time I had to do so, also I already had the same card 2 years ago.