Over the last several weeks, pretty much everyone except Southwest and American Airlines have extended status. You can review all of the extensions below:
- Delta is First US Airline to Extend Elite Status to 2022
- The Full United Elite Extension Details Plus More Great News
- Alaska Airlines Extends Elite Status to Dec 2021
- Marriott Extends Elite Status to Feb 2022
- Hyatt Extends Status, Suite Upgrade, and Club Access Awards
- Hilton is First Major US Hotel Program to Extend Status
In this article
Finally, in nearly last place, American Airlines gets with the program and extends elite status.
Per today’s news release, AA is doing the following:
- Extending elite status for AAdvantage members until Jan. 31, 2022.
- Reducing elite status qualifications for 2020.
- Extending Admirals Club® memberships purchased from American for 6 months.*
- Introducing up to $400 special credits for future travel on American Airlines Vacations packages for elite members.**
- Every dollar spent on an eligible AAdvantage co-branded credit card through the end of 2020 will count for one mile toward Million Miler℠ status.
- Award reinstatement fees waived for travel through September 2020.
They’ve also reduced elite qualification requirements for 2020 if you aren’t getting status extended as follows:
Previous and new elite qualifications
| Gold | Platinum | Platinum Pro | Executive Platinum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQD | ||||
| EQM | ||||
| EQS |
It’s all good news, right?
Nope. I noticed one really big GOTCHA in the release. It’s so big I need to make it a separate post. Check back in about 10 minutes….
Questions?
Let me know here, on Twitter, or in the private MilesTalk Facebook group.
You can find credit cards that best match your spending habits and bonus categories at Your Best Credit Cards.
New to all of this? The MilesTalk “introduction to miles and points” book, MilesTalk: Live Your Wildest Travel Dreams Using Miles and Points is available on Amazon and at major booksellers.
