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Old Aug 26, 2014 | 10:01 pm
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Originally Posted by adambrock
Are you thinking of the rule that says you must fly 4 segments on AA metal in order to be eligible for AA status (as opposed to flying all code shares)? If so, there have been many posts on here about it and it seems the rule is not enforced.
The rule has existed for a very long time - just not enforced ... until now.

It seems that this year AAdvantage started enforcing it.

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ed-2014-a.html

Note this recent 4 segment enforcement has nothing to do with lifetime status. It is only relevant to status earning year on year.
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