How does one use 500 Mile Upgrades on AA In the most effective manner?

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As AA Platinum, your chance of getting upgrade on popular routes is slim to none, like what others said. My suggestion would be collect as many 500 mile upgrades while you are Gold or Platinum and when you get to Platinum Pro or higher, use those upgrades to upgrade your companion. If you are getting a complimentary unlimited upgrades (Platinum Pro or above), you don't earn any 500 upgrades and if you want to upgrade your companion, you have to purchase 500 upgrades. Note that this only applies on North America (including Hawaii), Central America, the Carribean and Bermuda and any other international flights requires other form of upgrades (systemwide upgrades and miles).

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Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

Ideally for flights with mileage closest at or below multiples of 500

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On flights whose mileage is just under a multiple of 500. For example, from here in Philly, MSP is 980 miles and would require 2 500 milers and MCI (Kansas City) is 1,038 and would require 3.

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Great to know, thanks.

Honestly depends where you fly from most. Because my answer is “literally any chance to use them I do” because at Platinum and going in and out of Dallas all the time I don’t get that many upgrade opps

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Exact same. I’m platinum going in and out of Dallas too. I request an upgrade every time and the highest I’ve gotten on the upgrade list is like 15! Haha...so you’re sayin there’s a chance?!

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You’ll have a fat chance of getting upgraded to anywhere outside of DFW being Plat. I’ve been Plat for a year and fly through there and there’s just too many CKs PPs and EPS to stand a chance

Honestly...whenever you think you have a chance. If out of DFW, chances are most likely very slim...

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Yeah fly off times and small destinations and you have a chance from DFW. But honestly the best way is to become exec platinum ;)

Dallas based and the smallest upgrade list I have seen on and off consulting hours is 24 lmao

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