ARCHIVE: AAdvantage Gold & Platinum Elite Status Challenges 2004 - 2011
Sep 7, 2009, 11:46 am
#3901
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,273
Just made LT Plat.
Plat is showing as my level as well as 4 "stickers" from previous flying. When my 4 SWU show up, how will AA differentiate "stickers" from SWU?
Plat is showing as my level as well as 4 "stickers" from previous flying. When my 4 SWU show up, how will AA differentiate "stickers" from SWU?
Sep 7, 2009, 12:21 pm
#3902
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Stickers are listed in the 500 Mile Upgrades Summary. EVIPs (SWUs) are listed in the Systemwide Upgrades Summary.
Sep 7, 2009, 12:22 pm
#3903
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Home Airports: CAE/CLT
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, National Executive
Posts: 5,452
Sep 7, 2009, 1:42 pm
#3904
Join Date: May 2002
Location: St Louis, MO
Programs: AA L.T. PLT
Posts: 3,273
Ahhh... Thanks everyone
Sep 20, 2009, 2:40 pm
#3905
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 932
Quick question. I have searched but struggling with all the results.
If I do the plat challenge and qualify November 09, will I stay Plat through early 2011 or 2010?
If I do the plat challenge and qualify November 09, will I stay Plat through early 2011 or 2010?
Sep 20, 2009, 2:48 pm
#3906
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Denver • DEN-APA
Programs: AF Platinum, EK Gold, AA EXP, UA 1K, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 21,596
Sep 20, 2009, 7:15 pm
#3907
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
As an aid to others who may have a similar question in the future, can you please share your search methods and what was unclear about the results? We can't fix it if we don't know it's broken.
Sep 20, 2009, 7:44 pm
#3908
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SLC
Programs: AA EXP, DL GLD, STARWOOD GLD, HH SLVR, HYATT GLD, GPP SLVR
Posts: 163
Sep 20, 2009, 8:11 pm
#3909
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
These off topic messages will probably be deleted soon enough - but you are quite right, Search is currently working fairly well (depending on which keywords are used, and whether Advanced Search is used.)
Searching Forums and Threads
How do I search for something?
To quickly find a thread or post of interest anywhere on the bulletin board, click on the 'Search' link in the navigation bar at the top of most forum pages. Then, type in the keyword or phrase you wish to search for, and select either 'Show Threads' or 'Show Posts' to view the results. By selecting posts, you will be shown only the actual post in which the search word appears.
For more control over the search, select 'Advanced Search' from the drop-down box. The advanced search page allows you to restrict your search to individual forums, find posts or threads by user, or return results based on tags (?). There are also options to find posts from a certain date, or threads with a certain number of replies.
How do I search a specific forum or thread?
If you are browsing a forum, you can quickly search for a thread or post within it by clicking on the 'Search this forum' link near the top of the page (it's above the list of threads). You can also search for individual posts within a thread by clicking on the 'Search this Thread' link at the top of any thread view page.
Originally Posted by FlyerTalk FAQ:
Searching Forums and Threads
How do I search for something?
To quickly find a thread or post of interest anywhere on the bulletin board, click on the 'Search' link in the navigation bar at the top of most forum pages. Then, type in the keyword or phrase you wish to search for, and select either 'Show Threads' or 'Show Posts' to view the results. By selecting posts, you will be shown only the actual post in which the search word appears.
For more control over the search, select 'Advanced Search' from the drop-down box. The advanced search page allows you to restrict your search to individual forums, find posts or threads by user, or return results based on tags (?). There are also options to find posts from a certain date, or threads with a certain number of replies.
How do I search a specific forum or thread?
If you are browsing a forum, you can quickly search for a thread or post within it by clicking on the 'Search this forum' link near the top of the page (it's above the list of threads). You can also search for individual posts within a thread by clicking on the 'Search this Thread' link at the top of any thread view page.
Sep 22, 2009, 4:00 pm
#3910
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA Explat, UA 1K
Posts: 389
I've got a quick question that I could not find the answer to in the wiki.
Do I need to book my flights AFTER i sign up for the challenge? Or do flights that I've already ticketed still count?
Do I need to book my flights AFTER i sign up for the challenge? Or do flights that I've already ticketed still count?
Sep 22, 2009, 8:13 pm
#3911
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: OKC/DFW
Programs: AA EXP/2 MM
Posts: 9,999
Yes, flights that are already ticketed will count. In fact, any flight that has not yet posted by the challenge start date will count.
Sep 23, 2009, 7:21 am
#3912
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 278
Advice regarding upcoming Plat challege
Flyertalkers, I could use your help figuring out if I am thinking about this correctly.
I have two upcoming trips to South America in J:
November JFK-SCL on Lan Chile
January JFK-GIG on AA
I was initially planning on doing the challenge for the GIG trip for the following reasons: (1) I thought only flights on AA metal counted for challenges (2) I thought since the trip to GIG is in 2010, it would get me an extra year of status.
After digging a little deeper, I think that I was mistaken about both points and that either challenge would earn Plat until early 2011. If that is correct, then I should do the challenge for the first trip so that I get the mileage bonus on the last leg of that trip and the whole second trip.
Am I getting this right?
I have two upcoming trips to South America in J:
November JFK-SCL on Lan Chile
January JFK-GIG on AA
I was initially planning on doing the challenge for the GIG trip for the following reasons: (1) I thought only flights on AA metal counted for challenges (2) I thought since the trip to GIG is in 2010, it would get me an extra year of status.
After digging a little deeper, I think that I was mistaken about both points and that either challenge would earn Plat until early 2011. If that is correct, then I should do the challenge for the first trip so that I get the mileage bonus on the last leg of that trip and the whole second trip.
Am I getting this right?
Sep 23, 2009, 7:27 am
#3913
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Home Airports: CAE/CLT
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, National Executive
Posts: 5,452
I suspect a mod will be along shortly and move this up to the PLT Challenge Help Desk sticky.
That being said, if your NOV flight booked as an AA codeshare? If not you can't do the PLT Challenege. If it is you can schdule a challenge to begin on the 1st or 15th of a month. Remember, you have 90 days to complete 10,000 POINTS.
You are correct about the status expiration date being early 2011 (expires on 28 FEB)
That being said, if your NOV flight booked as an AA codeshare? If not you can't do the PLT Challenege. If it is you can schdule a challenge to begin on the 1st or 15th of a month. Remember, you have 90 days to complete 10,000 POINTS.
You are correct about the status expiration date being early 2011 (expires on 28 FEB)
Flyertalkers, I could use your help figuring out if I am thinking about this correctly.
I have two upcoming trips to South America in J:
November JFK-SCL on Lan Chile
January JFK-GIG on AA
I was initially planning on doing the challenge for the GIG trip for the following reasons: (1) I thought only flights on AA metal counted for challenges (2) I thought since the trip to GIG is in 2010, it would get me an extra year of status.
After digging a little deeper, I think that I was mistaken about both points and that either challenge would earn Plat until early 2011. If that is correct, then I should do the challenge for the first trip so that I get the mileage bonus on the last leg of that trip and the whole second trip.
Am I getting this right?
I have two upcoming trips to South America in J:
November JFK-SCL on Lan Chile
January JFK-GIG on AA
I was initially planning on doing the challenge for the GIG trip for the following reasons: (1) I thought only flights on AA metal counted for challenges (2) I thought since the trip to GIG is in 2010, it would get me an extra year of status.
After digging a little deeper, I think that I was mistaken about both points and that either challenge would earn Plat until early 2011. If that is correct, then I should do the challenge for the first trip so that I get the mileage bonus on the last leg of that trip and the whole second trip.
Am I getting this right?
Sep 23, 2009, 7:34 am
#3914
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 278
Either of these trips will generate 10,000 points as they are ~10,000 miles and in J.
The SCL trip will likely not be on an AA codeshare, so it seems that I should do challenge for the GIG trip unless I can get a codeshare.
The SCL trip will likely not be on an AA codeshare, so it seems that I should do challenge for the GIG trip unless I can get a codeshare.
Sep 23, 2009, 7:51 am
#3915
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 278
And lastly, does one still experience a "soft landing" to Gold in the year after the challenge?