FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Falling short of EQMs to qualify for platinum
Thread: Falling short of EQMs to qualify for platinum
View Single Post
Old Sep 4, 2019, 11:16 pm
  #3  
javabytes
FlyerTalk Evangelist
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Bye Delta
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond, IHG Plat, Hyatt Plat, Marriott Plat, Nat'l Exec Elite, Avis Presidents Club
Posts: 16,275
Originally Posted by tylerdurden4543
Rather than ask for an exception for Plat Status (though you'd likely get it being that close), why wouldn't you call AA and ask them for ORC (Original Routing Credit), which should award you the miles originally planned for before the involuntary rerouting you mentioned?
On the contrary, I doubt an exception to the qualification requirements would be granted. But asking for Original Routing Credit (use those exact words) is very much within AA’s established policies and is the right move here.
javabytes is offline  
Reply