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Nov 18, 2015, 7:53 am

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Originally Posted by AAFlyerSPGStayer

Let's make our example then using AA's average yield of $0.16 / mile (per '14 10k).

1000 mile flight, $160 ticket

Member:
Current: 1000, future: 800

Gold:
Current: 1250, future: 1120

Platinum:
Current: 2000, future: 1280

Executive Platinum
Current: 2000, future: 1760

So, based on this math, yes it's a clear devaluation. BUT, that's based on mainline yield for all customers. Bake in regional yields ($0.28 / mile) plus that I'm sure AAdvantage members skew higher yield and that example hardly seems patently ridiculous at all.

AA landed a hard (and the hardest) punch on the chins of AA Platinums. Reminds me of DL and how they gutted the value DL's 50k-74k flyers got out of DL SkyMiles. But in some ways this AA move is a worse hit on AA Plats than that DL move was on DL's equivalent elites with a similar volume flying pattern.

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