RedElmo

So I lost my Elite Gold Status and am now just a member.

However my my boarding pass still shows group 4 and “Priority” will the Machine throw a hissy fit if I try to board in group 4?

I still have my economy plus seat. They never bumped me to the back after the status drop

MathMusic

No, you should be good to board with the group on your pass. your BP may in fact still say GOLD on it anyway if your reservation hasn't changed. I flew a couple days ago after dropping from PLT to GLD and I received all platinum privileges, including upgrades on 2/3 segments.

Oakshadow

Booked a 1-flight one-way as a Gold late last month for mid-February travel and now I'm a kettle. When I booked I paid for MCE at the Gold discount price and selected a seat. Out of habit I clicked the "request an upgrade" box (had/have enough 500 upgrade certs). There's no option online to "un-click" the upgrade request.

My concern is I will get the upgrade (it happens to Golds sometimes!), the GA realizes I'm a kettle and bumps me down to a regular economy seat and then offers me MCE at full price, should an MCE seat even be available. Could this actually happen?

My secondary concern is that I'm not upgraded, but the GA might see I'm a kettle and downgrades me from MCE to regular economy because I didn't pay the kettle MCE price. Is this a possibility of happening?

If either scenario happens, could I get a refund on my MCE reservation?

RedElmo

Just checked into my flight for tomorrow. Looks like I no longer have “status” I have boarding group 6. But my premium seat remain in tack.

MathMusic

I think your concern on the first point is more likely than the second one, in any case you are covered by the terms and conditions if that happens:

• American Airlines reserves the right to assign or reassign a Main Cabin Extra or a Preferred seat at any time, for operational, safety or security reasons. In situations where this occurs and you're not reseated into a like seat you will be eligible for a refund.

Antarius

Usually unless a change happens, your status is stamped as what it is when you book. For example, if you book as a PLT but then qualify for EXP before flying that trip, it still shows you as PLT (unless you call in and have them remove and re-add the FF#). Similarly, if you were PLT when you booked and lost status, barring a change, it will still show you as PLT.

RedElmo