Originally Posted by
bhomburg
Saw this in my May AAdvantage summary:
First time I've ever seen a reference to this rule outside of the fine print in the AAdvantage T&Cs. Might well be a hint to AA choosing to finally enforcing their long-standing four-segment-minimum rule for status attainment.
That would be a pretty major change of the OW FFP landscape and bad news for all members with AA status who don't fly AA to the US at least once a year.
A lot of discussion in the AA fora about this, and it
may be quite possible the "new AA" will begin enforcing this next year (when we assume the integration of AAdvantage and US Dividend Miles FFPs will occur). Nope, it is fully being enforced this year (2014). Those who have technically earned sufficient Elite-Qualifying Miles or Points to have earned status are being denied same until they fullfill four segments on AA or US marketed or marketed and operated flights. (I have been incommunicado for nearly a month, so I am obviously behind on what has been happening.)
It has been a "rule" for many years; it has not
heretofore been enforced. It does include codeshares. It will undoubtedly impact non-US members if so.
Off topic, my hat's off to
Mwenenzi for this thread and the attention paid it.
Asante sana, mwalimu!