How do American Airlines 500 mile upgrades work? It seems like they’re automatically requesting them for me. Do they use up miles I already have and if so is that a good use of miles?

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They don’t use up miles, they’re complimentary, and it depends on first seat availability and your status vs others

They are also gone now

2-3 weeks ago they were converted to 250 LPs

500 mile upgrades are gone now. All complimentary upgrades across all elite levels are now automatically requested plus a companion just like United. All unused 500 mile upgrades were converted to 500 Loyalty Points two/three weeks ago.

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