After 10+ years as Comodoro (Black) I'm saying goodbye to LanPass.. I've managed to keep both LA Black and AA Exec Plat and to be honest I'd rather have 4 or 6 confirmed Upgrades on AA rather than playing Lan's roulette. This move is clearly to get rid of the Black's that made it without generating revenue to the airline and on the other hand they have boosted the Qualifying points in domestic flights in order to keep the loyalty of frequent fliers that are now tempted to fly on the new low costs in the region.
What I will miss the most in 2020 will be the possibility to change and refund award tickets for free..
Hope one day they will figure out how much the frequent flier community are overspending and basing our purchases due to these programs.. wouldn't be surprised if they step back.
My 2 cents.