Originally Posted by
swag
. And the fee ($35?) is lower than many airline cards..........I'm not aware of any airline credit cards here in the US that give you airline status just for having the card.
The fee for SPG amex is free for the first year and then $45 annually (which is lower than most airline cards such as Delta, AA, UA).
As far as airline status, I believe that AMEX Centurion does give you status on some airlines, but you have to have at least $250k annual spend on AMEX platinum b/4 you can get Centurion, AND the annual fee is exorbitant at $2500 (plus there's a $5k initiation fee).