do you get 500 mile upgrades when dropping from EXP to PLT
Dec 25, 2019, 10:19 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: Starwood Gold, Hilton Gold, Mariott Gold, AMEX Plat, US CP
Posts: 273
do you get 500 mile upgrades when dropping from EXP to PLT
I'm just wondering if AA puts a certain number of 500 mile upgrades in your account when you drop from EXP to PLT or do you just start with zero?
Thanks
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Dec 25, 2019, 10:31 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: BOS, LAX
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 804
You will have as many 500 mile upgrades as you currently have. If the number is zero, then it will be zero. No "bonus" upgrades are granted for failure to requalify for EXP. You could have 500 mile upgrades from the time before you reached EXP or they could be purchased any time.
Dec 26, 2019, 5:21 am
#3
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: AA EXP 2.8m,Lifetime PLT, Hilton Diamond, IHG PlLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 3,191
unfortunately no...
You would think that AA might give you a few,, but that is something AA should consider.
After all.. .. at the end of the day.. does it really cost AA anything, if your chances of using them are low
You would think that AA might give you a few,, but that is something AA should consider.
After all.. .. at the end of the day.. does it really cost AA anything, if your chances of using them are low
Dec 26, 2019, 6:06 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MDE
Programs: AA-PLT, HH-GLD, PP
Posts: 1,511
It does cost AA something if you would have bought them anyway. I bought a bunch several years ago when I dropped from EXP to PLT.
Dec 26, 2019, 8:20 am
#5
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Roswell, GA
Programs: AA EXP 2.8m,Lifetime PLT, Hilton Diamond, IHG PlLT, SPG Gold
Posts: 3,191
After all, AA has been trying to attract other flyers with offers of way more than that.
Dec 26, 2019, 9:57 am
#6
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
The idea that AA would give us anything as a goodwill gesture when dropping from EXP to Platinum, or any status, is contrary to the prevailing spirit at AA and... interesting. When I did exactly that after 17 years of EXP I got what I expected: bupkis.
Dec 26, 2019, 10:26 am
#7
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Location: DFW/DAL
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Dec 26, 2019, 11:19 am
#9
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Programs: Starwood Gold, Hilton Gold, Mariott Gold, AMEX Plat, US CP
Posts: 273
Well not fair when you came over from us airways as top tier so never had any to begin with. Maybe one day they will copy delta and United like they do in every other area and get rid of the stickers...
Dec 26, 2019, 11:22 am
#10
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Travel Safety/Security & Texas, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: AUS / GRK
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When I came over from US Airways, AAdvantage gave me about 45 stickers. I know I wasn't alone, as several other people I know received tons of stickers.
Dec 26, 2019, 12:02 pm
#13
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: AAdvantage PP
Posts: 13,913
No the OP won't earn 4 stickers until he/she flys 12.5K BIS miles. I doubt AA will hand out stickers as a means for a soft landing. Earned or purchased stickers came from the LAA side and I doubt that Parker would ever give up that revenue stream.
Dec 26, 2019, 1:27 pm
#14
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: ORD
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 144
i kinda get this, but not totally. To put a twist on it, I am someone who comes and goes between EXP and Plat. When, as and EXP, I do not get an upgrade, I have effectively expended the potential for an upgrade. But, as a PLT, I have lost nothing, as my certs remain intact. In fact, I earn more miles toward more certs.Given the higher priority as EXP, I do not mind too much. But, it would be nice to earn miles towards upgrades on flights when I am not upgraded......thoughts?
Dec 26, 2019, 1:42 pm
#15
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: MDE
Programs: AA-PLT, HH-GLD, PP
Posts: 1,511
i kinda get this, but not totally. To put a twist on it, I am someone who comes and goes between EXP and Plat. When, as and EXP, I do not get an upgrade, I have effectively expended the potential for an upgrade. But, as a PLT, I have lost nothing, as my certs remain intact. In fact, I earn more miles toward more certs.Given the higher priority as EXP, I do not mind too much. But, it would be nice to earn miles towards upgrades on flights when I am not upgraded......thoughts?
FWIW, I think AA has done some nice things for me as a PLT lately: (1) allowing PLTs in the FL on international flights (I expected it to be EXP-only), and (2) free drinks in MCE.