breaking up is hard to do
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Channel: CaseyNeistat
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Length: 8min 37sec (517 seconds)
Published: Mon Mar 28 2016
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Filming this like a breakup video is a genius comedy bit. My favourite thing about Casey's video style is the narrative, but a lot of the time when he's daily vlogging this (understandably) goes out the window and it just becomes "today I did this, then I did this, now I'm doing this".
So for a couple of years Casey has had complimentary elite status with American Airlines and when they decide to no longer provide him a status he hasn't earned. So because of this they are a company with no heart and soul? I would be beyond happy with that perk even if it was taken away after a few years! Having the perk really made him look important with the special access to the airport and upgrades all the time.
Casey is really fabricating a few things here. Flying around the planet 5 times is ~125,000 miles, distance from JFK-LAX is ~2,500. You do the math on that one. Also, he flew Turkish airlines on his last trip to Europe. I'm not sure who he flew for his trip to Spain.
I like Casey, but I think his YouTube fame and getting all kinds of free handouts has lead to a bit of an attitude of entitlement.
Edit: Just wanted to respond to people calling American Airlines stupid for doing this and that Casey was giving them tons of free advertisement.
1) He was given this status complimentary (this status is invitation only). It's not likely that Casey was spending $50k+ to even get him considered.
2) Just because a person has a fan base doesn't mean the free exposure will make a company more money. Casey's fan base. FouseyTube has 3 times the number of followers, so should AA provide him status as well now that he travels more?
3) They gave Casey the status and he may have abused his privileges. He was filming for commercial purposes in first/business class, he would regularly miss flights, and lets not forget about these types of stunts: http://lifeandtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Casey-Airplane.jpg
I enjoy Casey's videos. I do criticize from time to time because with vlogging he's put quantity over quality. I give him props when he does great work. I just don't think a 35 year old guy cursing along on his skateboard inside of an airport fits into American Airlines brand image for their top tier status. If Casey wants special treatment he'll have to get it like everyone else now.
If he flew the equivalent of 5 times around the world last year he still would have qualified for American's highest normal status - Executive Platinum, which offers almost all the same benefits. Although the exact qualification standards for a Concierge Key are not published by American, on top of meeting the Executive Platinum standards you also have to spend ~$50k per year with American. As he mentioned in the video he wasn't spending enough to keep that status, but he would have still maintained Executive Platinum that comes with almost all the same benefits. It doesn't really make sense to drop them because of that; it wasn't American that broke up with Casey, it was Casey that broke up with American.
With the amount of flights he takes, it surprises me that he couldn't keep his elite status. He's probably flying one a week, that is a lot!
I'm secretly hoping that Casey's vlog becomes more of a travel vlog. His recent South Africa vlogs were some of the best I've seen in a really long time. I think it helps him keep things fresh. Plus, those drone shots in South Africa looked stunning.
Especially since he's a somewhat bold person, it'd be amazing if we could see him travel to some much less touristy places around the world.
Looks like JetBlue just gave him Mosaic Status https://twitter.com/JetBlue/status/714489533404827648
People will criticise him but I sure as hell would make a video to try and score similar status at another airline.
Drone still works!!
32 hours travel with a toddler.... ouch, should have done a night or 2 in london to break it up