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Mar 27, 2014, 9:29 am

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Originally Posted by chrisdeaner

After being an EXP for many years, I had to stop flying AA due to routing issues with my projects. I finally ended up on a prime AA route (SFO-DFW) only to have my last bit of gold status drop after my first week. Even though VX also flies this route, I'm an AAL stockholder and wanted to see how things were going and what improvements had been made (which is a topic for another thread...). I called AAdvantage CS to see what they could do and found out they were only status matching to United 1K right now (I didn't fly much last year so am only UA Gold right now) but they were happy to offer me a gold challenge for $120.

Question - is AA the only major carrier that charges for a challenge?

As AAdvantage is still operating as a distinct programme, this question is being moved over to the relevant thread in the pre-merger American Airlines forum.

Please note the sticky at the top of the consolidated thread which is titled Welcome to the New American Airlines Forum! PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING. With all of the changes about, it is important to know where to post, and reading that thread before posting (as the title suggests

) will help get you in the right place.

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