Originally Posted by
Repooc17
I backdoored into AS status in 2021 flying with AA mostly - only flew AS 6 times (on paid segments). I agree, it's been tough ex-NYC on AS. I need to figure out my 2022 strategy.
Last year I had two trips (8 flights total) on AS. The rest was rollover (4 flights on AS the prior year). Probably the easiest (and cheapest) status I've ever obtained -- I think all of that flying was under $600 total.
-J.