American Airlines moved to protect its position at Boston's Logan International Airport, announcing it will give its frequent flyers three times as many miles when they fly nonstop between Logan and the West Coast. So any two roundtrip flights between the Hub of the Universe and San Francisco, Los Angeles, or San Diego by May 31 will get a flight free; three paid roundtrip flights will earn enough miles for a free roundtrip ticket between Boston and Europe. But this offer, along with a sale on fares (on all routes), is only good on Logan routes. So does America just like those friendly Bostonians or what?
Well, yes, but there's also Virgin America, which last month started flying nonstop between Boston and both San Francisco and Los Angeles. This isn't the first time a major has moved to stifle Virgin; personally, we hope it won't be the last. American begins its nonstops to San Diego on April 7; the sale is good for travel by May 21. American also competes with JetBlue and United on these transcontinental routes.
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