2010 AAdvantage status renewal / requalification questions / issues (consolidated)
Dec 10, 2009, 7:05 am
#91
Join Date: Aug 2009
Programs: AA EXP Hyatt Dia SPG Gold Fairmont Plat
Posts: 439
Dec 10, 2009, 7:09 am
#92
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: SFO
Programs: UA GS, AA Lifetime Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 285
Dec 10, 2009, 7:11 am
#93
Join Date: Aug 2009
Programs: AA EXP Hyatt Dia SPG Gold Fairmont Plat
Posts: 439
Dec 10, 2009, 7:43 am
#94
Join Date: May 2007
Location: ORD, DEL
Programs: AA (Plt Pro; 1.5 MM)
Posts: 6,185
Not only that, if you start Platinum challenge on/after June 16, 2010, you'd be Platinum until Feb 2012 and, without doing anything, Gold until Feb 2013. That is plenty of time to wait for a DBEQM type opportunity to re-qualify.
Dec 12, 2009, 2:30 pm
#95
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond
Posts: 50
Hard deadline qualifying year
I recently joined AAdvantage and began flying AA extensively in late October of this year. Since then, I've accrued 69k eqms traveling from the east coast to Asia. I have a few more flights scheduled and I've calculated that I will hit 100k eqm on an itinerary the second week of January. Disappointingly, all those elite miles will be reset on the first of the year and I won't reach EXP. Does anyone have experience with fudging December 31 as the end of the qualifying year? Is AA open to making an exception?
Dec 12, 2009, 2:34 pm
#96
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 5,630
I recently joined AAdvantage and began flying AA extensively in late October of this year. Since then, I've accrued 69k eqms traveling from the east coast to Asia. I have a few more flights scheduled and I've calculated that I will hit 100k eqm on an itinerary the second week of January. Disappointingly, all those elite miles will be reset on the first of the year and I won't reach EXP. Does anyone have experience with fudging December 31 as the end of the qualifying year? Is AA open to making an exception?
But u will get a good start for 2010.
If in two months u received 69k in 2009 you should be able to make EXP in April for the rest of 2010 and 2011.
Dec 12, 2009, 3:13 pm
#97
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 2,080
Welcome to FT, Tugg!
It sounds as though all of your flying has taken place during the DBLEQ promo period. I hope you registered for the promo.
I'm not sure I've ever heard of anyone receiving the kind of accommodation you want. In any event, the DBLEQ promo is so generous that it's extremely unlikely AA would do even more to bend the rules in your favor. Assuming you registered for the promo, you've flown less than half the usual number of necessary miles. But there's always next year!
It sounds as though all of your flying has taken place during the DBLEQ promo period. I hope you registered for the promo.
I'm not sure I've ever heard of anyone receiving the kind of accommodation you want. In any event, the DBLEQ promo is so generous that it's extremely unlikely AA would do even more to bend the rules in your favor. Assuming you registered for the promo, you've flown less than half the usual number of necessary miles. But there's always next year!
Dec 12, 2009, 3:38 pm
#98
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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The qualification period is the calendar year. There are no exceptions to that.
Originally Posted by Tugg
I recently joined AAdvantage and began flying AA extensively in late October of this year. Since then, I've accrued 69k eqms traveling from the east coast to Asia. I have a few more flights scheduled and I've calculated that I will hit 100k eqm on an itinerary the second week of January. Disappointingly, all those elite miles will be reset on the first of the year and I won't reach EXP. Does anyone have experience with fudging December 31 as the end of the qualifying year? Is AA open to making an exception?
Dec 12, 2009, 4:24 pm
#100
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Texas and Scotland
Programs: EXP AA.
Posts: 828
Pretty impressive Flying Start to your AAdvantage Membership.
Cheers Larry.
Cheers Larry.
Dec 12, 2009, 7:32 pm
#101
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond
Posts: 50
Thanks for the input. AA followed up on my request and they said it was a hard deadline and I'm SOL. This particular need to fly halfway across the world wraps up in January, so I guess I'll be happy with plain old PLT for the year to come.
Dec 12, 2009, 10:40 pm
#102
Join Date: May 2007
Programs: AAdvantage, Hilton
Posts: 3,191
I recently joined AAdvantage and began flying AA extensively in late October of this year. Since then, I've accrued 69k eqms traveling from the east coast to Asia. I have a few more flights scheduled and I've calculated that I will hit 100k eqm on an itinerary the second week of January. Disappointingly, all those elite miles will be reset on the first of the year and I won't reach EXP. Does anyone have experience with fudging December 31 as the end of the qualifying year? Is AA open to making an exception?
No, you´re never gonna get it
Never ever gonna get it
No, not this time
No, you´re never gonna get it
Never ever gonna get it
Ooh, Bop!
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Dec 13, 2009, 1:49 am
#103
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: BAEC Gold; Le Club Accorhotels Plat; Marriott Gold
Posts: 371
wow 69k since October 
Doesn't your company know what phone conferencing is? 
Doesn't your company know what phone conferencing is?
Dec 13, 2009, 4:25 am
#105
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 6,769
Yeah. I did two trips to Asia in a month and a half, and got 70k EQM after DBLEQ. It's not so hard with the 2x.
Unfortunately, since there's probably no DBL in January, those Asia trips will probably only amount to 10k-15k EQM towards qualification next year.
Unfortunately, since there's probably no DBL in January, those Asia trips will probably only amount to 10k-15k EQM towards qualification next year.