Worth buying AA gold status for $435? I should be platinum, however I was on multiple projects flying to Delta hubs, therefore couldn’t fly AA for 17 segments.

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To me, no but all depends on what you're looking for from a status perspective - free checked bag, access 24 hours to premium seats, slightly higher mileage rewards earn rate, then maybe.... if you're looking for upgrades or any additional benefit. just wait until next year and pay for a status challenge to platinum, its cheaper @ ~$250

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You could do a platinum status challenge which also give you plat right now for 3 months for $520. Or you can do it without temporary plat access during the challenge for $220

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Depends. As a 6’6 individual, to me it’s worth it bc of the complimentary main cabin extra upgrades. More legroom and free drinks feels worthwhile to me. Depends on what you value though

I wouldn’t for Gold. Platinum worth it for time-of-booking MCE seating.

Does K not have a preferred seating option? With ACN we get preferred seating to economy+ through our company for AA and Delta.

If you’re after preferred seating and boarding, use the company partnership with AA site. The link is on Concur.

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