Originally Posted by
Argen_Tina
it turns out that I do not qualify because
my AA ticket was paid/purchased outside
of the USA. (not US dollars).
The trips starts in Argentina, with stops in Chicago, Tokyo... and ends in Singapore.
The ticket only shows two airlines, AA and JL. The ticket is on AA stock.
My AAdvantage acct address on file has always been in the US. (my home address)
Had I known that tickets purchased in non-US$ and originating outside of the US
would not quaflity for the platinum challenge, I would have never paid the $200.
Called AA a couple more times and spoke to two supervisors... got the same reply....
Not sure what to make of this. When I did the PLT challenge in 2007 all of my challenge flights originated in Argentina (actually it was one itinerary EZE-JFK-LHR-JFK-EZE) paid for using a UK credit card in GBP, not USD. Address on my AAdvantage account was and always has been Buenos Aires. I didn't have any problems then. Maybe the rules have changed since 2007??