Originally Posted by
gemac
Hi, infoe. Welcome to FlyerTalk and the AA Newbie Lounge. You will have to call AA anyway to change that itinerary to one that will get you 1.0 EQP, so I would just call them now and ask how much it would cost. Have a list of the 1.0 EQP fare codes in front of you, because sometimes the phone agents aren't all that familiar with this concept. Sometimes the fare difference is only a little bit, sometimes it is a lot.
Yes, this.
I put an itinerary on hold in N (0.5 EQP) and then called AA and asked for the upgrade price to V (1.0 EQP). Price was negligible (10%), so went with the higher fare because I'm not going to fly quite as much this year and still want to re-qualify.
The AAgent was very helpful and made the change for me.