Deferring Advantage Status
Dec 3, 2013, 9:54 pm
#31
Join Date: Nov 2008
Programs: Too Many to Count
Posts: 510
Absolutely call and ask. AA has been extremely fair to me on extraordinary and exceptional requests in the past. I've had EXP status since I was 23 so there's definitely built up goodwill on both side of the coin. Sounds like your wife is also a loyal AA flyer.
I bet that they'll work with you on this issue.
I bet that they'll work with you on this issue.
Dec 3, 2013, 10:09 pm
#32
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Interesting indeed. How does the green, yellow, red ranking compare to, say, one's Eagles rating?
AA reviews all accounts that come up short of requalifying with the assistance of a tool that "rates" you as a customer (how much revenue you bring in vs. benefits they pay out - Read as: do you complain a lot and receive miles in return.)
There are / were 3 levels of ranking as of a few years ago - Red, Yellow, Green.
Green equates to you getting what you want.
With that said, if you were deemed as yellow, instead of enforcing the 50k EQM requirement, etc AA will drop the requirement to retain status to say 40k EQM. My apologies but I do not recall the specific ranges allowed within each color at the moment.
So in regards to the OP, assuming the wife is green, the request may be granted.
I'm sure it's safe to say that AAdvantage still utilizes the same tool or similar
There are / were 3 levels of ranking as of a few years ago - Red, Yellow, Green.
Green equates to you getting what you want.
With that said, if you were deemed as yellow, instead of enforcing the 50k EQM requirement, etc AA will drop the requirement to retain status to say 40k EQM. My apologies but I do not recall the specific ranges allowed within each color at the moment.
So in regards to the OP, assuming the wife is green, the request may be granted.
I'm sure it's safe to say that AAdvantage still utilizes the same tool or similar
Dec 4, 2013, 7:01 am
#34
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Dallas
Programs: AAdvantage EXP, IHG Spire, Marriott Gold, HHonors Gold, National Executive Elite
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Dec 4, 2013, 8:06 pm
#35
Join Date: Dec 2013
Programs: AAdvantage Platinum; Hyatt Diamond; IHG Platinum; Hilton Gold
Posts: 43
JonNYC says that the green, yellow, red ranking is the predecessor to the Eagles ranking.
Dec 4, 2013, 8:09 pm
#36
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
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That's correct, I believ; I think they expanded the scale.
Binyomin Ginsberg would have earned three Griffon Vultures, if he had been an AAdvantage FF.
Binyomin Ginsberg would have earned three Griffon Vultures, if he had been an AAdvantage FF.
Last edited by JDiver; Dec 4, 2013 at 8:22 pm
Dec 4, 2013, 8:11 pm
#37
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Dec 4, 2013, 8:26 pm
#38
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
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Thanks! Nobody likes to feed the birds... 
but when a "high spender" is identified as someone who has experienced significant problems and could defect, time to get some AA bungee on 'em and be extra nice.
but when a "high spender" is identified as someone who has experienced significant problems and could defect, time to get some AA bungee on 'em and be extra nice.