Not exact matches
American AAdvantage Platinum and Gold
status members can upgrade their purchased
main cabin ticket to the next class of fare on American
Airlines flights.
Platinum and Gold
status AAdvantage members can upgrade their purchased
main cabin ticket to the next class of fare on American
Airlines flights.
These are the only
airlines where I attempted a
status match, merely because they are the
main airlines I fly with.
If SWUs no longer allow upgrades from Economy to Business class that will be seen as a massive devaluation in EXP
status and, if
Main Cabin Extra is no more than a few seats dotted around the cabin, most American
Airlines flyers will struggle to ever reserve those seats if they don't book 6 + months in advance — another devaluation.
The question of SWUs and how they'll work going forward together with the fate of
Main Cabin Extra will be extremely important to how American
Airlines» frequent flyers see their
status benefits.
Granted, if you don't have American
Airlines status, it's going to cost you to select these «
Main Cabin Extra» seats.
American AAdvantage Platinum and Gold
status members can upgrade their purchased
main cabin ticket to the next class of fare on American
Airlines flights.
Applying for a
status match with one of your
airline's alliance partners, as the three
main alliances Star Alliance, Oneworld, and Skyteam have informal agreements not to «steal» each other's elite passengers.
The
main benefit of Star Alliance
status from a foreign carrier comes with Star Alliance Gold
status — you get lounge access, even on domestic United
Airlines itineraries, as well as priority services (such as priority check - in, extra baggage allowance, and priority security in many places).