Originally Posted by
TexasAggie
As a fairly recent American flyer (moving over from Southwest), I'm trying to put my finger on this because my choices are basically United or American.
Am I correct in saying that if you're putting down $15k/year or more, you will likely benefit from these changes? i.e., EXP will be easier to earn, you'll be higher on the priority list for upgrades, etc.
If I'm wrong, someone please explain.
You may, you may not. Let's say you fly DFW-LHR-DFW 4x per year in discount J. You pay $4000 each trip. It's a 9500mi R/T. $16,000 out of pocket.
4x9500 = 38,000 miles flown. Kick in class of service bonus (2x/mi) and you have 76,000 EQM after spending $16,000.
So, congrats. You're now "Platinum Pro" by 1000 EQM after spending $4000 more than the EXP EQD minimum and not becoming EXP.
Point is... it's not as simple as just spending money.