Jan 4, 2017, 11:08 pm
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Just made EXP / Executive Platinum! Resources, ask questions, brag (2017+)
First, a hearty welcome to Executive Platinum status!
New Executive Platinum members, whether "self-made", via your Concierge Key nomination or made by AA offers, including challenges, to similar status holders from competing airlines, often have questions about how the program works.
Feel free to post your questions here, but also be aware many of your questions about American Airlines, AAdvantage and Executive Platinum status can be answered in these resources:
● Link to What are Executive Platinum / EP / EXP benefits? Are they worth it? (consolidated) thread on FT
● Link to AAdvantage Elite Status guide and charts on aa.com
● Link to "FAQ: American Airlines and AAdvantage - Please check here first!" thread.
● Link to the FlyerGuide American Airlines Wiki
For older posts, please see Just made EXP / Executive Platinum! Resources, ask questions, brag (pre-2017)● Link to AAdvantage Elite Status guide and charts on aa.com
● Link to "FAQ: American Airlines and AAdvantage - Please check here first!" thread.
● Link to the FlyerGuide American Airlines Wiki
Just made EXP / Executive Platinum! Resources, ask questions, brag (2017+)
Sep 7, 2017, 2:49 pm
#76
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: PHL
Programs: AA Executive Platinum; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 2,662
Post #51 (by flyerbobflyer) got me thinking. He qualified with 62500 EQM on 120 segments - or 521 MPS (miles per segment) - admittedly very low.
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
Sep 7, 2017, 2:50 pm
#77
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Aspen, CO
Posts: 792
No problem. If you don't want to wait, submit the above and give a call to AA Customer Service - from past experience, they will update your account and apply the missing miles/points instantly.
Sep 7, 2017, 3:00 pm
#78
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Jose, CA
Programs: CX Diamond, AA CK (quit 2018), Starwood Platinum, National EXC Elite
Posts: 283
Post #51 (by flyerbobflyer) got me thinking. He qualified with 62500 EQM on 120 segments - or 521 MPS (miles per segment) - admittedly very low.
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
Sep 7, 2017, 5:25 pm
#79
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: DFW, SFO
Programs: AA CK, UA Silver, Marriott Platinum Premier
Posts: 14
Post #51 (by flyerbobflyer) got me thinking. He qualified with 62500 EQM on 120 segments - or 521 MPS (miles per segment) - admittedly very low.
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
Sep 8, 2017, 9:47 am
#80
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
Sep 8, 2017, 9:53 am
#81
Join Date: May 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP, LT Gold
Posts: 3,148
Interesting statistic. I hadn't calculated mine before. I'm at 3,995 MPS right now, but will end the year around 4,800.
Sep 8, 2017, 10:58 am
#82
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Aspen, CO
Posts: 792
303,195 EQM / 68 EQS = 4,458 MPS
It should be much higher... as I fly out of SFO quite a bit, I'm forced to connect through either LAX or DFW, which kind of kills my MPS.
It should be much higher... as I fly out of SFO quite a bit, I'm forced to connect through either LAX or DFW, which kind of kills my MPS.
Sep 8, 2017, 11:29 am
#84
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Jose, CA
Programs: CX Diamond, AA CK (quit 2018), Starwood Platinum, National EXC Elite
Posts: 283
Same for me, but SJC-LAX, then onto international. Done 8 of these so far this year, so subtracting 16 for R/T's my segments would be 44-16 = 28 / 249,146 = 8898 MPS.
Sep 9, 2017, 3:29 am
#85
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
Very weird.
Sep 11, 2017, 11:26 am
#86
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Somewhere...
Programs: AA PLT/3MM, UA GM/1MM, DL DM/1MM, FB Plat, AS MVP Gold, WN AList+
Posts: 1,588
Well over the limit (again) for EXP in 2018, just considering now whether to bother again in 2018 or just use lifetime Plat in 2019 as need be going forward until AA stops devaluing things - or maybe even adding some value to the program. 4 SWU's and the CX F lounge are nice...but...
The major reason I can come up with for the effort is CX's 'informal' PE upgrade policy from coach for OW top tiers...and that might just be enough.
I never thought DL could be beat in devaluing award miles - but I was wrong it appears with where AA stands now. It used to be a (relatively) good program - but that is becoming more and more just a distant memory.
Seems like the bennies are getting fewer, but the effort is getting harder. Intentionally sending more of my business - and CC spend - into DL and WN seems like the better move - but YMMV.
3140 MPS for me this year...FWIW...too many Asia trips...
The major reason I can come up with for the effort is CX's 'informal' PE upgrade policy from coach for OW top tiers...and that might just be enough.
I never thought DL could be beat in devaluing award miles - but I was wrong it appears with where AA stands now. It used to be a (relatively) good program - but that is becoming more and more just a distant memory.
Seems like the bennies are getting fewer, but the effort is getting harder. Intentionally sending more of my business - and CC spend - into DL and WN seems like the better move - but YMMV.
3140 MPS for me this year...FWIW...too many Asia trips...
Sep 11, 2017, 3:37 pm
#87
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Programs: American Exec Plat, United 1k
Posts: 47
Post #51 (by flyerbobflyer) got me thinking. He qualified with 62500 EQM on 120 segments - or 521 MPS (miles per segment) - admittedly very low.
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
Sep 11, 2017, 7:55 pm
#88
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Over the North Atlantic
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 494
Sep 12, 2017, 3:00 pm
#89
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 38
Post #51 (by flyerbobflyer) got me thinking. He qualified with 62500 EQM on 120 segments - or 521 MPS (miles per segment) - admittedly very low.
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
When I requalify in a few months, I will have 102,901 EQM in 24 segments, or 4288 MPS - seems very high.
So, who out there has a higher MPS ratio that that?
Also, who has a lower MPS than 521!
Sep 13, 2017, 5:24 am
#90
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: Double OWE (AA EXP, QF Plat), FI Gold
Posts: 1,887
Mine is up there, although it has already been shown that others have much higher ratios than this. I requalified at 4,718 MPS since most of my itineraries generally start and end with SCL-DFW. Those darn short transcons worked against me!
After qualification, I'm down to 4,302 MPS thanks to some shorter intra-SA flights - 141,971 over 33 segments.
After qualification, I'm down to 4,302 MPS thanks to some shorter intra-SA flights - 141,971 over 33 segments.