Short for Elite Qualification by XXX Miles?
Dec 28, 2018, 1:27 pm
#31
Join Date: Dec 2011
Programs: Alaska / Hilton / Amtrak / Avis
Posts: 26
I was 600 miles short, and the Customer Care rep said the only ways to get to status was to 1) fly the miles before Jan. 1; 2) buy status at $499 for the year, or 3) enroll in the "quick catch up" promotion program that requires you to fly 5,000 miles on AS or AS-numbered flights (fns 1-999, 2000-2999, and 3450-3499) ONLY between Jan 15 and April 15 (no AA, etc.). Given my destinations through April (and Alaska's crappy routing that denies us even one eastbound flight from SMF a day), the third option didn't look likely. So, I'm doing a down and back to SAN before Tuesday. A bit meh for being so close, but other travel throughout the year means the status is worth it to me.
Dec 28, 2018, 2:53 pm
#32
Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 167
Is this challenge a well-known thing? I couldn't find any mention of this elsewhere. I have flights booked and I'd love a shortcut to some status for 2019.
Dec 29, 2018, 2:14 pm
#35
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: PDX/AVL
Programs: AS MVPG75K, HH Diamond
Posts: 307
Yes, I called customer care. I told them I had no problem booking another flight if needbe, but I'd prefer not to - especially as I had a round trip last week that was supposed to route through seattle in both directions, but delays forced me to reroute direct. The rep put me on hold a few times and remarked her supervisors were giving her mixed feedback, but they eventually worked it out.
Dec 29, 2018, 3:42 pm
#36
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,217
Yes, I called customer care. I told them I had no problem booking another flight if needbe, but I'd prefer not to - especially as I had a round trip last week that was supposed to route through seattle in both directions, but delays forced me to reroute direct. The rep put me on hold a few times and remarked her supervisors were giving her mixed feedback, but they eventually worked it out.
Dec 29, 2018, 4:19 pm
#37
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
Others here have said that they will not give ORC in case of a reroute (but will give ORC if you are rebooked on another carrier)
Others have also said that they put a note on your account, and if original routing would have gotten you a higher status level, they will give it to you.
The moral is, always try to get rerouted on another carrier so you can double dip
Others have also said that they put a note on your account, and if original routing would have gotten you a higher status level, they will give it to you.
The moral is, always try to get rerouted on another carrier so you can double dip
Dec 29, 2018, 5:31 pm
#38
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,217
Others here have said that they will not give ORC in case of a reroute (but will give ORC if you are rebooked on another carrier)
Others have also said that they put a note on your account, and if original routing would have gotten you a higher status level, they will give it to you.
The moral is, always try to get rerouted on another carrier so you can double dip
Others have also said that they put a note on your account, and if original routing would have gotten you a higher status level, they will give it to you.
The moral is, always try to get rerouted on another carrier so you can double dip
Dec 29, 2018, 6:01 pm
#39
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 23,021
Others here have said that they will not give ORC in case of a reroute (but will give ORC if you are rebooked on another carrier)
Others have also said that they put a note on your account, and if original routing would have gotten you a higher status level, they will give it to you.
The moral is, always try to get rerouted on another carrier so you can double dip
Others have also said that they put a note on your account, and if original routing would have gotten you a higher status level, they will give it to you.
The moral is, always try to get rerouted on another carrier so you can double dip
Dec 29, 2018, 6:05 pm
#40
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
When they rebooked me on AA it was actually full Y -- I got an EQM bonus. Unfortunately the fare was still pretty low... $225 or something (for SFO-NYC), so I didn't get many RDM.
Dec 29, 2018, 6:06 pm
#41
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
No, back when we were obsessed with getting MVPG, we would book 3 hops all the time (EUG/PDX/SEA - to wherever) and the reverse...sometimes we would miss a connection and they would book us EUG/SEA - or the reverse - and we would always request ORC to get that extra 500 miles. Never, not ever, was another carrier involved.
Edit: Link: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26227591-post1.html
Dec 29, 2018, 6:23 pm
#42
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,217
Yes, but, this year, there have been reports of them refusing to do that.
Edit: Link: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26227591-post1.html
Edit: Link: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/26227591-post1.html
Dec 29, 2018, 9:52 pm
#43
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AS, DL
Posts: 278
Dec 30, 2018, 2:42 am
#44
Join Date: May 2009
Location: EUG
Programs: AS MVP, AA MM, HH Diamond, MR Gold
Posts: 8,217
We barely made MVP this year. Ended with exactly 20,031 miles. So as you can see this year if I needed any ORC it really was a necessity.
Think if I call Alaska they'll bump us the 19,969 miles we need back up to MVPG? LOL
Think if I call Alaska they'll bump us the 19,969 miles we need back up to MVPG? LOL
Dec 30, 2018, 2:05 pm
#45
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Pacific Wonderland
Programs: ʙᴏɴᴠo̱ʏ Au, IHG Au, HH Dia, Nexus, Pilot FlyingJ Preferred
Posts: 5,336
