How is everyone's requalification year going?

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Nov 21, 2005, 12:30 am

#91

kdp

Join Date: Jul 2001

Location: San Francisco, CA

Programs: AA EXP/1MM

Posts: 524

I'll be about 800 miles short of EXP after this weeks flight. Just need to find a cheap turn around now!

Nov 21, 2005, 4:11 am

#92

jaynyc

Join Date: Jan 2003

Location: Scarsdale, NY USA; LT PLT AA; AA 3 mm (4 mm will never happen); Hilton Diamond, Marriott Silver, AA is clueless why I fly

Posts: 754

Quote:

Originally Posted by tom911

You'll probably win the award for "as close as you can possibly get over 100.000 miles".

I'm at 98,500 with a SFO-PHL trip next week that will bring me up to 104,000, my last paid flight of the year.

I fall right in between you and Efrem (who has 100,055) for renewing my elite status (PL). In 2 weeks doing JFK-SFO. That is my last trip of the calendar year and will put me at 50,359.

Nov 21, 2005, 9:36 am

#93

KMiami

Join Date: Dec 2003

Location: Miami, FL USA

Programs: AA Platinum for Life, Hilton Diamond,IC Ambassador

Posts: 131

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaynyc

I fall right in between you and Efrem (who has 100,055) for renewing my elite status (PL). In 2 weeks doing JFK-SFO. That is my last trip of the calendar year and will put me at 50,359.

After Dec 4 (with no further travel plans), I will have 100,757 miles for my third EXP qualification.

which leads me to wonder, I have consistently EXP qualified three years with less than 105k miles. I only did one mileage run to put myself over the first year. How common is that? Are most EXP's here say less than 110k?

Nov 21, 2005, 10:00 am

#94

sonora

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: STL, CPS

Programs: AA LT Plat

Posts: 974

I requalified for Gold in May, but most exciting I just qualified for Platinum for the first time coming back from SJD last week.

My new status posted today, I have already called and gotten my upcoming upgrade requests updated.

It was nice to get that double mile bonus on the trip back from Cabo.

Because I qualified on segments, I am still way far away from EXP. Might be something to try for next year.

Nov 21, 2005, 10:13 am

#95

AAJetMan

Join Date: Jul 2003

Location: DFW

Programs: PLAT -- 2.7Million

Posts: 2,051

After DFW-NRT-DFW 23/27 November (this week), I will have 100,169!! Man, wasted 169 miles...talk about some poor planning!

Nov 21, 2005, 1:35 pm

#96

ORDPLATAA

Join Date: Dec 2000

Location: Chicago, IL

Programs: AA EXP (LT Plat 2MM), Marriott Plat, IHG Plat, HHonors Diamond, Hyatt Plat, SPG Plat75, UA1K

Posts: 1,248

I'll hit 101,000 miles on Monday 11/28 flying back from Dublin.

Nov 21, 2005, 1:44 pm

#97

lurcher

Join Date: May 2003

Location: Plano, TX USA

Programs: AA LT Plat, HH Diamond, Marriott Plat

Posts: 171

98,459 with only 6 more RTs to go this year.......

100k next Monday!!!

Michael

Nov 21, 2005, 7:10 pm

#98

ratnamg

Join Date: Apr 2001

Location: DFW - AA EXP, SPG PLT, Hilton DIA, Hyatt - PLT, Hertz Prez

Posts: 787

Just wrapped up my travel plans for the year with my trip to DEL. Though the return flight which was last night hasnt posted, when it does I should be at 103,656.

Nov 21, 2005, 8:05 pm

#99

vasantn

FlyerTalk Evangelist

Join Date: Jan 2001

Location: NYC

Programs: AA EXP / LT PLT / 3MM, Marriott LT Gold

Posts: 35,399

Since I have a ton of free time (NOT!), I'm trying to work out some itineraries to reach exactly 100,000 Q-miles, without a single wasted BIS mile.

Right now I expect to be at 92,591 after the cancellation of my VCE trip this week.

I have to go to SFO and FLL/MIA before the end of the year. However, if I did it all on AA, it would leave me short by 200 or so miles. If I added another trip, it would put me over.

Within reason, I'm not too worried about spending a few hundred dollars.

Any Sudoku experts want to take a crack at this?

Nov 21, 2005, 8:06 pm

#100

sinanju

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: BOS

Programs: Recovering AA flyer, LT PLT 2.6 MM

Posts: 1,543

My trip to MNL and BKK was just canceled. No EXP for me

Nov 21, 2005, 9:29 pm

#101

mmhicks

Join Date: Jan 2005

Posts: 39

After my DFW - PVD - ORD - DFW run last week, I'm at 104,652 QP. Will probably cross 115,000 before the year is out. First time as EXP. Trips to DEL next year should keep me at that status for some time.

Nov 21, 2005, 11:20 pm

#102

anabolism

Join Date: Aug 2004

Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)

Posts: 8,937

Quote:

Originally Posted by GW7Z

I wish anything over 100K miles could be used to requalify next year. I think Delta does something like this.

That would be great!

I requalified for EXP on the outbound leg of a SAN-LHR trip in September, then did SAN-LAX-SYD-BNE-CNS-NRT-LAX-SAN in October, and SAN-YVR (short trip) in November. Looked like I might to to Athens in December (which would have given me the 50k bonus miles UK thing plus maybe the OW bonus thing), but it was decided today that I wouldn't be going.

Even though I requalified as EXP, I'm shooting for 2MM and have a ways to go yet:

Program to Date Miles: 1,349,571
YTD Elite Qualifying Points: 134,617
YTD Elite Qualifying Miles: 100,198

So the bonus miles would have been nice.

Nov 22, 2005, 2:18 am

#103

susanita3333

Join Date: Sep 2005

Programs: AA LT PLAT - BONVOY PLAT

Posts: 206

Finally!!!!!!!!!

Just turned EXP for the first time on an unexpected trip LAX-MIA-MAD!!!!Further travel from MAD-MIA-MEX brought me to 114,983 EQP for the year without the return MEX-LAX posting yet and two trips to go (one to NY and one to Miami) in December...

I must admit that i LOVED telling the GA in Madrid "I'm Executive Platinum" on the way home...they were not as happy as I was, but it was great to FINALLY have made it!!!