Originally Posted by
MarkOK
1.2 cents/mile seems generous. I wouldn't consider buying miles for more than 0.5 cents/mile.
What is interesting to me is that Aadvantage puts the value of Platinum Pro over Plat at $2245.
There's an existing very long thread on the buy-up/buy-back program for 2019 --
Buy Back and Boost / Buy Up Status for 2019
These offers are based in large part on how short you were from the next status level. You are reading too much into the offer amount.