Starting my first travel project from SFO -> CLT for the next 7 months and flying AA. Any strategies on the fastest way to get AA status?

Sorry for the ignorance, I’m new to the whole points thing

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Enjoy the old A321s! God, worst flight possible

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First class doesn’t even get power. Anyone know a good light powerful portable charger

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Rip. Call and ask to status match or for challenge. TBH there is not much that is going to make your life better on a flight like that

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Sigh thanks. Is the flight that bad?

That’s a tough flight cause, as others have mentioned, it’s on legacy US A321 planes which have no IFE or outlets. Come prepared with portable chargers, would recommend getting a charger that can power your laptop as well

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That sounds miserable...Godspeed OP! Make
Sure you ask for remote weeks to avoid craziness

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Status challenge

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To be honest not much you can do. Your company may have a status challenge, but even then going to CLT you’ll need to be top of the top elite to even have a chance at an upgrade. Best you can hope for is getting aisle or window rather than middle in Econ.

Also, make sure you charge alllllll of your electronics ahead of the flight - no outlets.

Only redeeming factor will be that with such a long flight you will earn status relatively quickly. Won’t help much aside from getting window / aisle seats, but it’s better than nothing.

(Source: CLT resident, on road 50wks/yr)

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All of Americans Challenges require a payment to initiate; if I am not mistaken. Unless your firm has a side agreement of course

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7 months of SFO to CLT sounds draining. Good luck!

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Jesus. Fly anyone other than AA. Sorry bud

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I use to do this...you’ll get status in 3 months.

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Hahaha wow I didn’t realize it would be this bad... thanks all now I’m sad :(

Is your firm making you do Sunday/red eye flights? I don’t know how folks do this job living on the west coast (live in Chicago but love all those cities)

They are...

Many firms have free status challenges with AA. Check with someone in your Dallas office. If you have Hyatt Explorist or Globalist, link you’re accounts and you’ll immediately get AA gold or platinum status for three months and a free challenge

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