Originally Posted by
DownUnderFlyer
There is one side of me which thinks a bit like you: Each alliance airline should treat any alliance elite like their own. But there is also one side of me which thinks that different benefits for different people is a good thing and helps with the development of the overall industry. And keeps FT going.
In CX you have to fly 120k miles a year to maintain Diamond.
In AA it is only 100k miles for Exec Platinum - both have the oneworld Emerald status.
Lifetime no longer exists in CX but you can lietrally buy your way to status with AA. See below:
Look at this from another thread which shows how much easier it is in AA than CX :
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...er-status.html
I'm GR. Yes shocking for a mod to be GR. But as I've got Lifetime Sapphire status through my AA Plat card, I don't have to worry about gaining entry into lounges whenever I fly on any Oneworld flight. I still have my miles in my Asiamiles account though.________________________________________
Last edited by Guy Betsy; Jun 21, 11 at 1:00 am..
Actually I accumulated many flight bonuses through AA and that's how I earned my required 2mm miles. Remember that AA counts everything that goes into your AAdvantage account towards the lifetime status. Lifetime Gold is fine but Lifetime Platinum is the one that makes the difference.
Better to spend the money on say Starwood and then transfer the miles over. Or travel the routes (just bear and grin on the AA flights) that give you the bonus miles. Though some of the signup AA card bonuses are great too ie 75K miles for applying!CX 'bonuses' seem to be few and far between nowadays!
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Last edited by Guy Betsy; Jun 21, 11 at 1:15 pm.. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
2011 AAdvantage status year repurchase/buyback
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/el...quirements.jsp
http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index...ite_Status_(AA)