I paid 30K miles + $150 to confirm an upgrade for an upcoming fight from JFK-LAX on AA for me and my companion. I completely forgot about the airline fee reimbursement. My Platinum card had AA set up as my airline.
Then noticed the $150 fee was reimbursed. A nice surprise
Also the flight is now down to F2J2 so I am glad we didn’t wait out to play the upgrade lottery.