brp

Please read what people are writing. There is nothing retroactive about any of this. They have announced two programs:

One is for the doubling of EQM earned during a certain period. The EQM during this period will be doubled and applied for this year.

The second is for benefits based on EQM earned during 2009. Therefore, EQM earned during 2009 will be counted.

There's way too much panic-monkeying going on here. It would not be in AA's best interest to devise a promotion with inherent flaws as large and obvious as what people are asking about.

Let's apply a little does of rational reality when reviewing these conditions, as opposed to paranoia.

(And this is in response to a number of Chicken Little scenarios discussed, and not just yours.)

Cheers.

ssing

Well the answer most likely is NO. No you will not be an EXP on Nov 28 if you are relying on nov 26 flight EQMs or DBEQMs to become an EXP. Nov 26 flights EQMs will not post by Nov 28.

Last DBEQM update run (on Oct 2) included flights posted through Sept 24. That makes it even less likely that your Nov 26 flight will be part of the November 28 DBEQM batch run.

As a side note, I have never understood why it takes AA more than 72 hours to post EQMs. UA does it within 24 hours.

jkjunk123

i am a long time lurker and this is my first post.. i have to start off by saying some of you guys are NUTS for some of the crazy runs and plans that you do.. honestly most of you guys are probably consultants who do this crap on your clients time .. it would be funny to see what happens at accenture or IBM if they started tracking who went to flyertalk

second of all.. some of you guys are studs.. you guys find some good stuff.. like this one..

so here is what i am wondering.. I am a plat and if i do a SFO-JFK run then am i safe to assume.. and based on this program..

EQM= 10,000 (5K round trip x 2)
Actual miles earned are = 20,000 (5K round trip+ 100% Plat bonus+ x2 bonus)

I need about 43K Miles to get to EXP but the bigger need is that i need about 100K miles for a BIG family trip (i am flying A LOT of people out).. wanted to see if you wizards can tell me if i am correct in the reasoning..

brp

Welcome out of Lurkerland!

Yes, you will get around 10K EQM (5K x 2)
No, you will not get 20K RDM (redeemable miles). The promotion doesn't double these, only the EQM. You will get the regular 5K plus the 100% PLT bonus, for a total of 10K RDM.

Cheers.

mvoight

ALL DBLEQ miles will be applied to 2009, since they were actually "earned" in 2009, even if they are posted in 2010.... the same as normal EQM earned on a Dec 31, 2009 flight, but posted in 2010, are counted for 2009 status.
..... the same as activity in an 18 month period, and NOT just what is posted in the 18 month period, determines where your miles expire or not. The date of the activity determines when it is earned, not the post date...

FlyMeToTheLooneyBin

Sometimes, confusion arises because terminology is not precise. When I said "awarded", I used it as "earned", not "posted", so you are saying the same thing I am. The question I was replying to used "awarded" and I assumed he meant "earned" also, but if he meant "posted", then obviously I will be inaccurate.

deadlee

heh! I've been visiting these forums for about 2 years, and signed up about a year ago, when I made Plat for the first time. i was always of the belief that some FT'ers were a bit of their rockers, voluntarily spending time in airplanes! Now with these DBEQMs and ELTRWs, I'm seriously contemplating a bid for EXP, and have been creating mock-itineraries to DEL, SIN & NRT the past 3 days!!!

Its official folks, I'm a convert! Pass me the Koolaid!

mvoight

Yes, it was a misunderstanding. The person you answered was concerned about getting 2009 EQM credit if the bonus didn't post until Jan 2. I thought the "Yes" in your response was an agreement of that. I just wanted to clarify that DBL EQM for flights in 2009, would be for the 2009 qualifying period, even though they might not post until 2010.

TigerWould

+1,

Thanks!

veganmacrochick

could someone please post what it will look like on my account when it posts? I received an email 2 weeks ago saying it posted and haven't seen it on my account. I've only seen "NEW YORK AREA DOUBLE MILES" post to my account.

vrbaba

You will not see anything except the count in the Elite Qualifying Miles being bumped up. Unless you were keeping track of what it is was, it is hard to see. Also, note that this is for double EQM, not redeemable miles (which the NYC promo was for).

veganmacrochick

Yea I know they are not redeemable miles but I guess I ASSumed I would see them listed anyway somehow....

Thanks

brp

Nope. Even regular EQMs are not listed in the flight summaries. For AA flights they happen to equal the RDM, so that can be used as a guide. But there is no listing of them, just a bumping of the number. Same for EQP.actually.

Cheers.

dstan

Another good reason to save a PDF copy of your account summary after each flight posts - makes it much easier to detect when things like DBLEQ post.

WChou

This may be lost in the gazillion pages but some FTers have been keeping a spreadsheet. I took that advice and it is well worth it. I keep a running tab of EQMs, DEQMs, posted miles, pending miles, upcoming flights, etc. So far everything adds up and will help figure what bonus miles have posted. I even use come formulas to figure out the dates I'll hit EXP.