Originally Posted by
ESpen36
Here's my concern:
Kettle signs up for this promo. Then does as few as three MRs.... to HNL or EZE....10k EQMs each. Earns EXP status. Yikes! Could be a LOT of competition for eVIP upgrades next year...
How many kettles really do that? Other airline elites are the target of this. FT is a very distorted world. I can't see many people going from total no flying to 30k within 4 months, and then fly enough next year to use all of the eVIPs. However, other airline elites might take a look at AA due to this, and they are more likely to be the ones who will book 30k with AA. While there will be some opportunists sure, AA is clearly thinking that more of the valuable elites will be wooed to fly AA with this.