Originally Posted by
The Truth Commission
I was mainly concerned about the upgrades and bonus miles. I'll probably do a status match challenge to AA Plat...one flight from here to the USA will be all I need to receive the status match from what I read.
One flight
booked in the appropriate far code from Japan to US should generate enough points to satisfy the PLT challenge. Just beware: When flying American Airlines, O fares between NA and Asia do not earn miles or points, while G, Q, N, and S fares only earn .5 points/mile. (And it's the points you need to count when attempting a status challenge on AA.)