The upgraded food was announced to soften the blow of the Citi Exec AF and annual lounge membership fees going up, yet 6 months later, it’s only been rolled out to a few select locations. I have to wonder whether it’s logistical issues that are holding things up, or just AA’s typical half hearted approach to everything.
I'd like to think that the reason why current cardholders (at least myself) were grandfathered in to the old pricing of $450 with no AU fee for another year was because AA recognized that the rollout was taking much longer than expected and it would be ridiculous to increase the price for effectively nothing.