Originally Posted by
ChanelCinq
.... However I flew my activating flight on Monday and I flew back home Friday and now it’s Saturday and my status still isn’t showing.
I am flying to Paris this next week on AA so I hope the status updates in the next week.
The challenge starts with the activating flight. All this stuff is listed in the T&C.
where it also states
Originally Posted by T&Cs
Such status will become effective within five to seven business days after completing an Activating Flight.
Originally Posted by
izzik
So, I pulled the trigger and applied today. Got the screen that said "approved" and I had checked the box to retroactively request the activating flight, but at this moment nothing has changed. I realize it's a Saturday so perhaps it will take some time. Next UA flight is in about a week, so we'll see what happens.
Given you chose a retroactive activating flight, I would suspect the 5-7 business days started on the approval.