exactly my thought. If nothing else, maybe with all of the assumptions that they will have LP, they will make sure they get LP :-)

then how can u say it’s because of AA’s poor IT?

infact, it isn’t just IT — it a a totally different way of selling, accounting for, and transferring to the AADV system.

A lot of posters here agree that AA has poor IT. You can disagree if you like. I said above it was my opinion that it was due to AA’s poor IT that paid upgrades in the app still aren’t earning LPs, even though AA said they would shortly. You disagree fine… and are responding to a months old post…. Whatever.

Ultimately you shouldn't roll out a benefit with "coming soon" (IMHO you should never use that terminology to begin with) and then now several months later remain radio silent about it. I'm starting to wonder did AA have an intention of rolling this out, management backtracked but now plays mum. I think the point is to get/encourage people to buy generally more expensive premium fares at booking and not wait for a generous cash upgrade offer. Not paying LPs would likely be helpful in that's the goal.

As someone that regularly pays for cash upgrade I'd like some kind of answer in the very near future.

Anyone know if there is an update on this yet?

Zero...personal gut feeling is that it won't happen (at least not this program year).

LP Program seems to be dead in the water at the moment. A number of "enhancements" were promised for mid-year and haven't happened (better award availability for upper tiers, LPs for Upgrades, etc.).

I saw a mention in the master LP thread, and sure enough:

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...37d0317b04.png

This is a welcome change. I mean, some won't think so since upgrades will vanish if they were left, but at the same time, I was never buying that upgrade--even the one offered last week for $55. Now, I would. And on non-hub routes, like the one I traveled today, upgrades still happen. Half of F was empty. Short haul, but still nice. PDB and all. It's nice to see this happen.

It will be interesting to see how the upgrade lists change. Most people I know still want the cheapest route from A-->B. Sure will make securing status easier than dealing with AA shopping, too. Also, this change actually rewards spending for BIS flying. Now there's a concept for airlines :D

It's my hunch that it's mostly elites that are going to regularly check for offers. Remember the offers up until a few weeks out can be outrageous. $1006 for MIA/DCA. Can't imagine there'd be many takers and an infrequent flyer probably wouldn't know that you have to keep on checking. Ultimately it will likely have some impact but not a huge amount. LPs and formerly miles were used to get status, specifically higher status, so that one could get upgraded therefore there might be a few more free agents.

We don't need 2 threads with discussion on the same topic. Please continue the discussion in this thread:

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...lps-miles.html