{
  "id": 326679,
  "title": "American Airlines Just Made It Harder for Elite Flyers to Get Free Business-Class Upgrades",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/american-airlines-just-made-it-harder-for-elite-flyers-to-get-free",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-08T21:53:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/american-airlines-just-made-it-harder-for-elite-flyers-to-get-business-class-upgrades/91387309"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Starting August 25, AAdvantage members flying economy are losing a valuable perk on popular Hawaii and coast-to-coast routes: a chance to score a complimentary lie-flat seat.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "American Airlines is making its best free upgrade harder to get",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/american-airlines-is-making-its-best-free-upgrade-harder-to-get",
        "published": "2026-08-07T04:10:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}