American Air Joins Peers in Making It Harder to Hit Top Loyalty Tier
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In a move that will surprise few, American Airlines followed United this week by increasing the cost of entry into the top tier of its loyalty program. Next year, earning Executive Platinum status on American Airlines will require 25 percent more spend on the airline.
The nation's largest carrier is making it harder to qualify for the highest published tier of its loyalty program. Fort Worth-based American Airlines on Monday announced that in 2019 it plans to increase the volume of spending required to qualify for its top-tier Executive Platinum status in the AAdvantage loyalty program by 25 percent.
To qualify for elite status in 2020, it means that through 2019, Executive Platinum members will need to fly 100,000 miles and spend $15,000 instead of $12,000 with the carrier .
No other tier of American's AAdvantage loyalty program will see
