Priority check-in and security lane access is a perk with the AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard (as well as built-in Admirals Club membership, Elite Qualifying Miles for purchases, and more) and was never part of the AAdvantage Visa. (It also carries an annual fee of $450/yr where the Visa is free for the first year and $85/yr after that.) Apparently a system glitch printed "Priority AAccess" on the boarding passes of Visa card holders as well and AA only recently fixed the error. You cannot really complain about the loss of a benefit you were not really supposed to have in the first place.
I verified that you will get your first checked bag free which has always been a benefit of the Visa card.
|