Originally Posted by
Perdita
What happens if you book a refundable flight on AA using AA credit card, get the LPs for the cc spend in current qualifying year (ends 2/28) and then have to canceled the flight some months later and have the ticket price refund to the credit card? How would this effect ‘25-‘26 LPs especially if you are just past the next LP level? Also this assumes you would have equal or greater spend on the cc in the month you cancel, compared to the flight cost.
The answer is that they generally don’t claw back elite status once earned. I’ve had my LP balance (temporarily) dip back below the qualifying level for a new status and the status hasn’t reverted.