2011 AAdvantage status year repurchase/buyback (released Dec 15, 2010) (consolidated)
Dec 18, 2010, 2:34 pm
#46
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Dec 18, 2010, 3:26 pm
#47
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I choose not to doubt the veracity of the rep's knowledge. No more, no less.
Dec 18, 2010, 3:40 pm
#48
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Your privilege, of course. But I would be shocked if the agent turned out to be correct. IMO that is extremely unlikely and I would counsel MsEverywhere's friend not to count on being offered the buyback opportunity. Just my two cents.
Dec 18, 2010, 11:26 pm
#49
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Even though I flew a decent amount, serious back issues will keep me from keeping Plat for 2011 (only 31000 EQMs this year). Even though I'm likely to have surgery in Q1, and a fairly long recovery in 2011, I'm planning on rebuying Plat; I'm not likely to fly enough in 2011 to even maintain Gold, so I want to be able to have a soft landing to Gold in 2012, so I can work my way back up to Plat (or at least maintain Gold) for 2013. If I just drop to Gold this year, I'll lose status altogether by 2012, and that is a fate too horrible to contemplate.
Dec 21, 2010, 3:25 pm
#50
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Whew!
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MODERATOR'S NOTE
The 2011 status buy back offer has been posted here on aa.com (Dec 15, 2010).
In essence (extracted and annotated):
AAdvantage Platinum:
* $619 if member has completed 40,000 (Elite Qualifying) Miles or Points or 48 Segments (during C/Y 2010)
* $769 if member has completed less than (EQ) 40,000 Miles and Points and less than 48 Segments (during C/Y 2010)
AAdvantage Gold:
* $409 if member has completed 20,000 (Elite Qualifying) Miles or Points or 24 Segments (during C/Y 2010)
* $559 if member has completed less than (EQ) 20,000 Miles and Points and less than 24 Segments (during C/Y 2010)
Who's Eligible
All current AAdvantage Platinum and AAdvantage Gold members who earned their 2010 elite status* are eligible to participate in this offer provided they have flown at least one elite qualifying segment during 2010. Members who participated in the 2010 renewal offer are not eligible to extend their status for the 2011 membership year.
**To earn 2010 AAdvantage Gold status, a member must have accrued 25,000 elite qualifying miles or points or flown 30 qualifying segments in 2009. To earn 2010 AAdvantage Platinum status, a member must have accrued 50,000 elite qualifying miles or points or flown 60 qualifying segments in 2009. (If one purchased status last year through a buy back offer, one is ineligible to repeat status renewal with this offer.)
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Dec 22, 2010, 9:35 am
#51
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Who's Eligible?
If I made platinum status this year due to a challenge, would I be eligible to buy back my status for 2011? The ** part of the "who's eligible" mentions those who bought status wouldn't be eligible, but doesn't mention challenges. Hmm... Guess I'll be anxiously awaiting my link on Jan 26!
Dec 22, 2010, 9:43 am
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If I made platinum status this year due to a challenge, would I be eligible to buy back my status for 2011? The ** part of the "who's eligible" mentions those who bought status wouldn't be eligible, but doesn't mention challenges. Hmm... Guess I'll be anxiously awaiting my link on Jan 26!
Dec 22, 2010, 10:03 am
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If I made platinum status this year due to a challenge, would I be eligible to buy back my status for 2011? The ** part of the "who's eligible" mentions those who bought status wouldn't be eligible, but doesn't mention challenges. Hmm... Guess I'll be anxiously awaiting my link on Jan 26!
Jan 18, 2011, 2:26 pm
#54
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I'm assuming EXP's who didn't requalify will be given the opportunity to "buy" Platinum status this year?
I didn't fly nearly enough to qualify for EXP again this year. I logged in today and my status still shows as EXP online but I assume that'll change after Feb 28th?
I didn't fly nearly enough to qualify for EXP again this year. I logged in today and my status still shows as EXP online but I assume that'll change after Feb 28th?
Jan 18, 2011, 2:51 pm
#55
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The "soft" landing should ensure you do not have to buy back any status to remain Platinum for the next year
Jan 26, 2011, 6:02 am
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If I made platinum status this year due to a challenge, would I be eligible to buy back my status for 2011? The ** part of the "who's eligible" mentions those who bought status wouldn't be eligible, but doesn't mention challenges. Hmm... Guess I'll be anxiously awaiting my link on Jan 26!
They had a "renew now" button, so I thought I take a chance and login. Lo and behold it took me to the renewal page, price was calculated for me
($409) and let me buyback.
Jan 26, 2011, 8:46 am
#57
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I don't know about platinum, but I qualified last year on a gold challenge and they let me buy back gold for 2011. I went to the link that was listed earlier in this topic yesterday (January 25th).
They had a "renew now" button, so I thought I take a chance and login. Lo and behold it took me to the renewal page, price was calculated for me
($409) and let me buyback.
They had a "renew now" button, so I thought I take a chance and login. Lo and behold it took me to the renewal page, price was calculated for me
($409) and let me buyback.
Thanks for finding this thread and reporting your experience! ^
Jan 26, 2011, 9:09 am
#58
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So it appears the rep who told me I'm eligible was correct. I would interpret this to mean that the policy wording would be more precise if it said "available to those who didn't buyback status last year" rather than "only available to those who earned status last year."
Jan 26, 2011, 9:46 am
#59
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Data Point - PLT w/ challenge
Another data point...
I made PLT in 2010 thanks to a challenge. My year end:
YTD Elite Qualifying Points 22,082
YTD Elite Qualifying Miles 30,511
YTD Elite Qualifying Segments 19
I just checked the "Exclusive Offer for AAdvantage Elite Status Members" webpage and had the "renew now!" button. Went through the process and was able to buy PLT status for $769.00. I will now have PLT valid through Feb 29, 2012.
I made PLT in 2010 thanks to a challenge. My year end:
YTD Elite Qualifying Points 22,082
YTD Elite Qualifying Miles 30,511
YTD Elite Qualifying Segments 19
I just checked the "Exclusive Offer for AAdvantage Elite Status Members" webpage and had the "renew now!" button. Went through the process and was able to buy PLT status for $769.00. I will now have PLT valid through Feb 29, 2012.
Jan 26, 2011, 11:40 am
#60
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Any taxes added to the renewal amount?