Originally Posted by
wdchuck1
Once you read the entire program, this is actually great for ExPlats and anyone else who is willing to pay for a ticket in the cabin that they want to fly in.
By replacing EQP with EQM you can get to EXP with 50K paid miles instead of appx $66.5 and it will offset the drop in SWU's from 8 to 4.
Now, once the $ based mileage earning scheme goes into effect and you combine it with this year's bonus program for paying for business or first (that has been extended through 2016), the benefits are HUGE - they far, far outweigh any added miles for some routes.
Not bad- now let them work on their customer service issues and they may have a very competitive airline.
Agree completely. For US-based flyers the award charts remain more or less unchanged. But now, after two paid business class trips on AA to Europe, plus 10,000 EQM Exec card bonus, one is essentially at Plat. RDMs for Plat will be at 8/dollar spent, which seems reasonable. I was going to ditch AA because of difficulty reaching Plat based on my spend pattern, but will now reconsider.