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Old Oct 29, 2014, 5:34 pm
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veliger
 
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Originally Posted by JonNYC
You're aware-- I assume/hope-- that AA does not actually call them "stickers"-- that it's an FT short-hand? And, yes, AAdv is "clinging" to the AAdv system-- the smarter system of the two where people have to actually pony up a bit for their free upgrades and thereby hopefully aren't subjected to US Air slop (an experiment tried and, thank god, resoundingly failed) in first class.


One day we'll sit down over some Zimas and I'll tell you the somewhat interesting story of "just how close we came..." (to 4 AAdv elite levels.)
What slop?

I'll bite, what was the decisive argument that swayed AA to 3 instead of 4 levels?
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