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AA sucks
What are these upgrades? Basically these are required for upgrade to 1st class?
Gold (25k) and Plat (50k) on AA require stickers to upgrade on flights longer than 500 miles. Kinda like United's old system. I only have AA status because I'm forced to fly BA (which is also awful) 20 times a year.
You’ll get upgraded more frequently on AA though. As an EXP, I get upgraded on almost every flight (and don’t have to use 500-mile upgrades) and the Systemwide upgrade for long haul flights that are valid on any fare are great
Yah the point is, all status levels for for delta and united get automatic upgrades, without a sticker. AA is the only one that segments it’s elite status holders, which is really just lame af
There are pluses and minuses to AAs approach. It’s kind of like Marriott SNAs or Hyatt Suite upgrades where you have a greater chance of getting the upgrade on flights when it matters more to you. Someone with the lowest status on AA (Gold) has far better upgrade chances when using 500-milers than someone with the lowest status on UA or DL (silver) does using free unlimited upgrades.