AAdvantage Members: Check If American Airlines Just Grant You Free Elite Status
AAdvantage members, check your email.
That’s all you have to do. If you’re lucky, American Airlines will give you a free upgrade – no strings attached – that could get you up to Gold, Platinum, or Platinum Pro by October 31st of this year. Here’s what you get, according to the American Airlines website :
AAdvantage Gold
- Complimentary upgrade on automatic request on flights up to 500 miles or less.
- 24 hour update window
- 40% bonus for elite mileage
- Free extra seats in the main cabin at check-in
- Free preferred seats
- 1 free checked baggage
AAdvantage Platinum
- Complimentary upgrade on automatic request on flights up to 500 miles or less.
- 48 hour update window
- 60% bonus for elite mileage
- Free additional and preferred seats in the main cabin
- 2 free checked baggage
AAdvantage Platinum Pro
- Free updates requested automatically
- 72 hour update window
- 80% bonus for elite mileage
- Free additional and preferred seats in the main cabin
- 2 free checked baggage
As noted by The Points Guy , you can also log into the AAdvantage promotions site to see if you have selected this bonus. More importantly, you should be aware that this update will not be automatically applied by American Airlines to your account. You will need to subscribe to the offer before August 13th, otherwise you will not receive anything. We hope you have a flight planned or you really want to visit the site before Halloween.