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Old Apr 4, 2008 | 3:19 pm
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Originally Posted by carruthers
I've got 60k AA points from citi credit card (in last 6 months or so), but I have zero qualifying points.

Am I missing somthing?
Yes.

Your credit card miles do not earn EQMs (elite qualifying miles) so you still need to fly 25K EQMs for Gold status. AA only counts actual flight miles (and class-of-service bonuses) towards qualifying for annual status, hence the acronym EQM.

However, your credit card miles DO count towards the 1M lifetime miles needed for lifetime AA Gold status. AA counts ALL miles earned in your account towards the lifetime status, no matter how you earned them.
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