View from the Wing is a project of Miles and Points Consulting, LLC. There are a handful of members (perhaps a dozen) that are tagged Do Not Miss because of their commercial importance to the airline. There are also more than one tier of ConciergeKey. (Those are annual run rates between $40,000 and $64,000.)ĬonciergeKey is also given out to decision-makers of big corporate contracts. A targeted fast track has included four spend levels for American Airlines flights that had to be met during a 90 day period. For instance spending $50,000 and flying 300,000 miles isn’t likely to earn ConciergeKey, while there are members spending $45,000 to fly no more than 100,000 miles who will make it.Īmerican has run ‘challenges’ for ConciergeKey membership. Over $50,000 has historically been enough – at least buying a $50,000 ‘AAirpass’ of prepaid travel would come with the status. You cannot qualify for ConciergeKey with a specific amount of flying or a published amount of spending. That’s consistent with the 10,000 to 15,000 estimate I’ve been using since 2014. Just over a year ago the chocolate company American ordered a gift from for its Concierge Key members announced it had provided 11,300 chocolates. Miami Corn Chowder With Corn Fritters How Many Concierge Key Members Are There? There’s also access to American’s Flagship Lounges (so far open at New York JFK, Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, Dallas Fort-Worth and Miami, and opening next in Philadelphia).įor the past couple of years American has extended electronic coupons for access to Flagship First Dining too. There’s also a next flight guarantee for ConciergeKey members.
#Airpass benefits upgrade#
Their domestic upgrades start to clear 120 hours in advance of travel versus the current 100 hour Executive Platinum upgrade window. ConciergeKey are ahead of Executive Platinums. One nice benefit is that on tight connections they may be met on the jetway of their arriving flight and driven on the tarmac to their onward gate in a Cadillac (United uses Mercedes and Delta Porsche).ĬonciergeKey became the top tier in the AAdvantage program receiving top placement on waitlists for flights and upgrades. They can use miles to upgrade without paying the cash co-pay required of other members. Members receive Admirals Club membership.
Now though there’s actually a new website detailing the benefits that Concierge Key offers.
It was even referred to in hushed tones as George Clooney’s character was revealed to have this status in Up in the Air. They would refuse to answer questions about it. American used to keep the details of its revenue-based Concierge Key status under tight wraps.
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