gophish11

Nothing remarkable, but no complaints. A lot of small changes providing an opportunity for some fanfare. The 18 month window on trip credit is nice, as is the 1,000 LPs at the 15k level (I legitimately cannot understand the existing benefits for anyone that will qualify for any status). Otherwise, I'm just glad that I'll easily requalify in 2024-25 given thresholds remain the same.

Just waiting for the partner award shoe to drop, and hoping to redeem 90k for JAL's new first class, and maybe one more QR J redemption to Africa/Middle East before that happens!

HaleiwaFlyer

The Flagship Dinning is huge, no more need to chose them as a LP milestone. Awesome to have the ability to redeem Flagship Dinning on every domestic flight.

Antarius

It's remarkable as this might be the first time they didn't enhance something and make things worse.

PowerLu

These changes are overall negative at the top I think.

One real plus is upgrades on partners if actually possible, but I also see one big negative: Getting miles for buying upgrades means more people will buy those app offers they aggressively push, which translates to less F space going to comp upgrades.

Maybe this won’t matter as much as I think, but it certainly further encourages Golds/Plats to buy up.

The ability to redeem SWUs electronically is nice but fixing IT isn’t an AA program enhancement Lol

I think the AA program best value today really is at the Platinum level for MCE + buying up App offers when F is desired.

GRALISTAIR

Ab-so-lute-ly!

enviroian

I wonder how they plan to implement this. Perhaps a link at booking to "redeem" or "apply SWU now" to immediately clear?

Pinned

Any positive is a positive when it comes to airlines. I'll gladly take the freebie, better than the other 15k benefits that we can't make use of with status.

Rossodio

My question here is whether the additional LP's you can get at certain LP thresholds would also count towards the 12 month rolling LP total that leads to your place in line on the upgrade list. You said "toward (re)qualification" which implies only towards status. I would think that based upon the ability to get 15,000 LP at the 250k level as an option (once you're well into EXP territory) would imply that it is not only towards status (re)qualification, but also towards the 12 month rolling LP... unless it is meant to be used by people who might hit 385,000 LP but not quite that 400,000 LP level (or <15k shy of any award level) and want to get there for the rewards.

It may only be a small thing, but I guarantee there are a number of folks out there who make the LP thresholds to get LP rewards who never go into the app to actually select a reward. 1000 LP more for me and not them means there's a real if only slight chance I would jump them in the line for an upgrade on a given flight.

IADCAflyer

Well, thats better than four seat coupons which are completely worthless for anyone with status.

AJNEDC

I am not a big fan of AA and I have no status currently, although I will have gold status in 2025 after two trips, but I must say its FF program is pretty easy to understand.

I had no idea you could purchase access to AC and FL. A business trip to the west coast in February will have me with a 3 hour connex in Phoenix. I shall avail myself of this option... as long as it does not cost an arm and a leg.

Well done AA for making your FFP so easily understandable.

JJeffrey

A Loyalty Point is a Loyalty Point, they all count equally towards your status qualification and rolling 12 month total and anything else. Doesn't matter whether that LP is gained via flying or credit card spend or shopping or an AA reward choice, they all count the same.

Catbert10

First, any time "enhancements" are announced and it isn't a BOHICA moment, I count it as a win. Second, good to see we earn LPs on buy-ups. Not getting LPs on the buy-ups always struck me as chicken#$%& cheapness and glad to see AA giving us a win.

A321T

Being able to use a SWU without calling in is something they should have implemented like 5 years ago; it's the #1 reason I call AA. I wonder if this will be accompanied with making your SWU balance more reliable, rather than sometimes being a few days out of date. Part of me wonders if this will make upgrades harder if SWUs are easier to apply, but I doubt a phone call was too big a barrier for someone wanting to upgrade.

gkbiiii

Wow, DL & UA Elites can get Comped 4 months of Executive Platinum. Very smart move AA!
Great news I can buy into Day Passes at MIA, for First Dining: $150pp not bad!

beltway

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