American Increases Cost To Buy AAdvantage Miles

Wonder if the Simply Miles "deal" factored into raising the cost? This is probably a precursor to a wholesale devaluation with the program.

Raising the cost to buy new miles though might help reduce further pileups of newly acquired miles & possibly help prevent deval. Really wish I threw more than just 3k into the SimplyMiles deal, instead of spending the money losing craploads in tech stocks lol!

Is there an estimation of how many miles were purchased on the Simply Miles bonanza?

Step 1: increase cost of miles.
Step 2: Dramatically increase the dynamic pricing on award bookings.
Step 3: Screw all the Simply Miles people who took advantage of the bonanza — and the rest of us!

I don’t know, just take advantage of anyone stupid (or desperate) enough to buy miles even more than they previously did? I don’t see how it really relates to anything else.

I never received my simply miles (base or bonus points) on a best buy purchase; finally gave up waiting after 4 weeks and returned the item.

A HUGE!!! devaluation is coming.

First, raise the dollar value of each mile.
Then, to maintain current FFP liability valuation, they will increase redemption cost.

I never did either. Im doing a charge back to my credit card for the "donation"

Sadly in Canada there is no way to earn miles by credit card and mo local carrier has an affiliation.

So to fly QR we have to purchase AA miles or pay triple the price on AS.

Will have an extremely negative effect on pricing for us unless the discounts increase significantly.

Sad day.