Originally Posted by polkacat
On a personal level, this really sucks. Although I have enjoyed using miles to upgrade Transatlantic, it's not worth $250 on TOP of miles for me to do it. I'd rather keep that $250 to spend at my destination
My thoughts exactly!
Originally Posted by polkacat
On a big picture level, I agree that AA is slowly carving away all of the features (MRTC, upgrades) that differentiate AA and Aadvantage from other airlines and FF programs. While no one feature may be the deciding factor for ALL flyers, at this rate, they're managing to eliminate one deciding factor after another....
Again, i agree. I live in ATL - a Delta stronghold - yet have managed to requalify for Plat on AA due to my willingness to fly connections and MRs because of the ability to upgrade int'l using miles w/o a fee and MRTC. If I lose these 2 key benefits, Delta will start getting more and more of my business