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Dec 2, 2010 | 12:40 am

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Stripe

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: AUS

Programs: AA Exec Platinum/MM, DL Gold/MM, Hilton Diamond, Accor Silver, Hertz Five Star

Posts: 7,492

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Originally Posted by vasantn

Indeed. One can always buy stickers; something that I've never hesitated to do (in the distant past for myself, now for companions). Nowhere did I say that I was upgraded for free, and in fact I fully support the idea that people should pay for their upgrades.

Yes, an AA platinum can get upgraded on every flight if (1) they have a full fare Y ticket (Y or B fare) or (2) they buy upgrade stickers for $30 per 500 miles upgraded. DL elites contemplating a move to AA need to be clear on that. It's misleading to imply that once you complete a Plat challenge you can be upgraded on every flight. Until you make EXP, you will be upgraded for free on at most 20% of your flight miles.

If there is another trick that I'm missing, then I wish I knew about it while I was Plat at AA.

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