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Old Jul 10, 2018 | 5:55 pm
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Originally Posted by JBG89
I just made EXP with AA and feel like I am being penalized with not being able to earn 500 mile upgrades anymore. I often book travel for work and book my SO on an economy ticket and request to place her on the upgrade list. When this does clear, I end up having to use several 500 mile vouchers. However, as I am no longer earning them with EXP, I assume i would now have to pay out of pocket the $40/voucher?

Thanks for any clarification.
Yes. The trade-off for no longer earning 500-mile upgrades is that you get auto-requested complimentary upgrades on all domestic flights, and higher priority for those upgrades. It's a good trade-off.
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