There is a Grace! I believe she works at the Hartford - Bradley Field call center... AA might well cut you 200 miles slack, but if you really want to be sure, remember the shortest flight will render 500 EQM / 500 EQP on AA / AE etc.
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Can we post this in the Wiki for the FIRST 'grace question' of 2006 requalification?
This is such a common post come December (and even more come late December) when people realize they need 'just a few more miles' to qualify/requalify.
Lets post it in the Wiki as the FIRST post and keep this open to refer all future PLT 'close' posts to. Do we need an EXP 'close' and a GLD 'close' thread too?
Lets post it in the Wiki as the FIRST post and keep this open to refer all future PLT 'close' posts to. Do we need an EXP 'close' and a GLD 'close' thread too?
Well, sure. They might have different graces (the three graces, as it were).
Is it really worth you risking it for the sake of a quick turnround somewhere ?
I was going to be 1285 short, and living in the UK (with BA only giving 125 EQM per segment) I have now booked an LHR-ORD long weekend (3953 EQM e/w) to be sure - just think yourself lucky that in the US you can do a quick run in a day to get a minimum of 1K or just add a segment onto an already booked itin.
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Yes we are spoiled on these Runs or quickie turns to get segments / miles. Or even long wierd trip (I did MSP-MIA-JFK-LAX-ORD-MSP once to get miles and flying N-S and E-W was kinda kewl in 28 hours)!
I might consider a day (or two) tho of LHR-AMS turns to get the required miles (less than an hour flight and a edible snack in ecomony and decent tea) or something equally as crazy! LHR-AMS-LGW-CDG-LHR-FRA-LHR-GLA-LHR-AMS-LHR-?? I know the LHR-AMS fares have been under $100 (50GBP?) return so might be cheaper than a transPond trip!
i believe that grace is amazing, but i didn't get it.....
the 1st year of plat status [iirc] it was announced after the qual period....when i found out, it was 2nd qtr at least....i had tossed my statements, but thought i had the 50k for the prior year....called aa cs and was told in a nasty manner "you only had 47xxx mi so xxxx you or equivalent"....
i had been gld since about july 1981....and saying i would have had the 50k if it had been announced during the year had no effect....
to op....pick up the mi's you need and sleep better....
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don....i'm practicing to be a grouchy old man, and getting good at it....
My currently calculation is 49,750 miles - including a direct SEA-PHX flight that I haven't booked yet. You can bet I'll be booking that trip with one of those legs via PDX to get that extra 250 miles.
Add a segment into one of your trips. If you do the DFW-SEA thing, as your call name implies, add a PDX segment. It's easy and the SEA-PDX flights come along so often (when not cancelled) that the time penalty isn't that bad.
i believe that grace is amazing, but i didn't get it.....
the 1st year of plat status [iirc] it was announced after the qual period....when i found out, it was 2nd qtr at least....i had tossed my statements, but thought i had the 50k for the prior year....called aa cs and was told in a nasty manner "you only had 47xxx mi so xxxx you or equivalent"....
i had been gld since about july 1981....and saying i would have had the 50k if it had been announced during the year had no effect....
to op....pick up the mi's you need and sleep better....
At least, with 25 years at Gold, you are probably well on your way to 2MM and lifetime PLT
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AA EXP: 100K: How close is close enough?
So, I may be one of the few who end 2006 with 95K EQ miles - below the 100K requirement (by the way, segments and points are well below the requirements for EXP as well).
I heard that there is a review for those who get close. And that those doing the reviews will have guidelines to go off of by the end of the year. Does anyone have some insight into this process?
Does close count in FF programs as it does in horseshoes and granades?
AA might well cut you 200 miles slack, but if you really want to be sure, remember the shortest flight will render 500 EQM / 500 EQP on AA / AE etc.
