I apologize if this is the wrong thread, but I have a random opinion question/thought about upgrades.
I haven't flown much in the last few years because of Covid, but AA has extended Gold status. I have some travel plans, but I might not have even requalified for gold this year under the old system. But with credit card spend and the conversion of a bunch of 500 mile stickers, I'll definitely make Platinum, probably PPRO this year.
Is it reasonable to guess that a lot of people are in the same boat and upgrades will be even rarer for anyone below EXP soon?