Originally Posted by
plh13
thanks --I don't think I have seen anything about buying the remaining miles--I will look into that option if I need it.
It's a brand new thing just introduced a few days ago:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ry-2014-a.html
http://www.aa.com/i18n/urls/eliteren...RL&title=elite
$1,199 is an expensive way to qualify if you're only short 21 miles, but at least it's a backup if they don't round up.
Are you willing to risk $1,199 to save yourself the time and money cost of a short roundtrip?