Originally Posted by
bomania
AA has invited me to purchase Gold status,
I plan to take at least one international round trip from JFK this year. Will gold status help me get free upgrades on international trips?
In other words, am I more likely to get upgraded from economy to premium economy or business if I have gold status?
No. I'm sure there's some freak scenario that happened to one lucky Gold member that benefited from their status in an oversold situation.
But, no, throw that money at a miles + copay upgrade for your flight and hope for the best.