Complimentary upgrades for members of the American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flier loyalty program who have earned elite status will now extend to one companion for travel effective as of tomorrow, Thursday, July 14, 2022.
Complimentary upgrades apply to travel on all purchased fares which are published by American Airlines within North America — they include award tickets for members who have earned AAdvantage Executive Platinum elite status — and complimentary upgrades for existing reservations will be automatically requested by tomorrow, Thursday, July 14, 2022 as follows: Members of the American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flier loyalty program who have earned Gold or Platinum elite level status with American Airlines AAdvantage are no longer required to use 500-mile electronic upgrade certificates effective as of Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in order to be upgraded for a domestic flight within the United States — or between the United States and Canada, Mexico, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the Caribbean, or Central America.Complimentary Upgrades For One Companion With American Airlines
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These latest developments are all part of a bold move which arguably pioneers a simpler way of qualifying for earning elite status in a frequent flier loyalty program: Loyalty Points were introduced to American Airlines AAdvantage effective as of Saturday, January 1, 2022 — which means that gone are the days of accruing Elite Qualifying Miles, Elite Qualifying Dollars, and Elite Qualifying Segments to qualify for elite status, as members of the program may now earn elite status with additional ways to do so.
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