Upgrades

If there is available inventory, then an upsell offer will appear on AA’s website or in the AA app under your itinerary: Note that after clicking these offers, you will be presented with the actual offer amounts (for multi-segment trips): As of late 2024, you will also earn Loyalty Points on the upsell offer purchases.

There are too many factors to predict when an upgrade will clear (loads, route, upstream delays or cancellations, revenue potential, etc.). American Airlines is a FOR-PROFIT business and will try to sell all seats (including paid in-app upgrade offers) before making upgrade inventory available. Upgrade inventory must first be released before upgrades can be processed

Instant upgrade offers are a way to buy a premium cabin. They are promoted in the app and on the website. As of August 14, 2024, these purchases will also earn Loyalty Points. Not all flights will have upgrade offers available. Offers are dynamic and may go higher or lower. Offers will be presented to

No. Read how are upgrades cleared.

The upgrade list displayed on gate monitors and in the app is a snapshot of available seats when the upgrade list becomes available (at T-12 hours). The number does not get updated as upgrade inventory changes or upgrades are cleared.

The upgrade list will be visible in the app 12 hours before departure time. You can always contact reservations to ask about your position on the list.

At this time, American does not offer any type of upgrade to Premium Economy (P). The only type of upgrades that can be requested are: Economy -> Business (international) Economy -> First (domestic) Premium Economy -> Business (international) Business -> First (domestic & international) Executive Platinum and Concierge Key members can request premium economy seats

If you have AAdvantage Status, you can only request a complimentary upgrade for yourself and one companion. You will have to request to split the itinerary. Note that passengers on the split itinerary may lose additional benefits such as bags. For System Wide Upgrades (SWU) or Miles & Copay Upgrades (MPG), contact reservations to request

Reviewing the available inventory on your flight using tools such as ExpertFlyer will provide an indicator of how likely you are to be upgraded. For example, if the flight departs in one week and has J5, consider how many people will purchase a last-minute ticket or be offered an upsell in the app. See also:

To extend the primary traveler’s status benefits to others, they must either be on the same record locator, or if on a different record locator, linked by calling reservations. Note that linking is just a comment on the record locator. Complimentary upgrades are for the primary traveler and one companion. For itineraries with more than