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American Airlines has this week activated its Status Buy Up Offers that are valid through March 2024. United Airlines already launched theirs in January (read more here).
Select AAdvantage members can buy a higher tier than what they currently have. Please post your offer in the comments section below.
You can see your AA Status Buy Up Offers here.
My lifetime Platinum account, which is currently on the Platinum Pro trial, was not eligible.
Conclusion
The status buy-up can make sense in some circumstances and especially if the cash outlay is not outrageous (it often is).
I guess that American feels this is some easy low hanging cash for them to collect.
