1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ terms and conditions

Updated April 21, 2025

  • This promotion is only open to select American Airlines AAdvantage® members.
  • This promotion may not be transferred or assigned.
  • If you participate in a 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion by paying a fee, then once your payment is complete, your payment is final and non-refundable.
  • Once registered for the 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion, you will enjoy 4 months of complimentary AAdvantage® status beginning on the date that the registration is approved. You will receive an email confirming your status within 24 hours of approval of your registration.
  • If you participate in a 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion by matching the loyalty status level that you hold with another airline loyalty program, American Airlines, in its sole discretion, will determine if the submitted documentation is acceptable and may deny any submission request for any reason. American Airlines reserves the right to request additional documentation from the member to verify status match eligibility. Please allow at least 4 weeks for American Airlines to review your submission.
  • Please allow up to 24 hours for your new benefits to apply to existing bookings.
  • Compliance with Loyalty Point activity requirements for this promotion will be determined based on the activity dates of your Loyalty Points. Loyalty Points accrued before the approval date of your registration do not count toward the requirements for this promotion.
  • Some postings may take up to 6 - 8 weeks to post.
  • Only flights that earn Loyalty Points will count towards 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ qualification.
  • Members are responsible for ensuring that the Loyalty Points earned are properly credited.
  • Please review the AAdvantage® terms and conditions for AAdvantage® miles that do not count towards earning Loyalty Points.
  • Eligible purchases, defined as purchases, including those made by authorized users on your account, less credits, return and adjustments, made with your AAdvantage® credit card(s) that post as base miles to your AAdvantage® account during the relevant measurement period will count toward your qualifying spend.
  • Where applicable, for Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ Mastercard® credit cardmembers:
    • Loyalty Points earned by the primary credit cardmember will be posted to the primary credit cardmember’s AAdvantage® account and
    • Loyalty Points earned by an Authorized User will be posted to the Authorized User’s AAdvantage® account.
  • You must complete the 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion to keep your complimentary AAdvantage® status for the durations as follows:
    • If you began the 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion between March 1, 2025 and October 31, 2025, after successfully earning the required number of Loyalty Points as of the last day of the promotional period, you will be granted AAdvantage® status for the remainder of the next 2026 AAdvantage® membership year, with status valid through March 31, 2027.
    • If you began the 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion between November 1, 2025 and February 28, 2026, after successfully earning the required number of Loyalty Points as of the last day of the promotional period, you will be granted AAdvantage® status for the remainder of the following 2027 AAdvantage® membership year, with status valid through March 31, 2028.
  • American Airlines may, at any time and without notice, for any reason, change, stop or end this promotion in part or in full.
  • You acknowledge that American Airlines reserves all rights in the AAdvantage® program, and that American Airlines may change or eliminate any benefit associated with AAdvantage® status at any time in its discretion.
    • Your participation in this promotion does not change this reservation of rights.
  • Customers may not participate in a 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion for a lower or equal status than the status they currently hold.
  • If you participate in this 1-Phase Instant Status Pass™ promotion, you may not participate in any other Instant Status Pass™ promotion for a 2-year period following your registration for this promotion.
  • You must re-qualify for AAdvantage® status annually.
  • Loyalty Points are subject to the standard AAdvantage® program terms and conditions.
  • Your participation in this promotion constitutes your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

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