Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
Agree on AS, as they are a AA ff partner now. AS join OW March 31, 2021
You have a massive overlap of AA-AS-BA as they are ff partners. Except for the short time AS-AA were not ff partners
Time to burn those ff miles. They will lose value over time.
Lounge access comes with mid level status:- easy
First lounge access comes with top level status:- harder. But not that many first class lounges.
The AA exception for no lounge access in USA/regional will almost certainly be applied over to AS .
I guess I'll lose the OWS (AA LT PLT) status during the AS move but since most travel will be on a DONE fare I'll get lounge access. The 60% PLT mileage bonus on AA will be missed.