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Lifetime Gold / Platinum with NEW Million Miler Program!
(or crossed another million mile threshold- program since 01 Dec 2011)
Congratulations to our new Lifetime Gold and Platinum members!
AAdvantageŽ Million MilerSM program, a summary:
. . . As of 1 Dec 2011, base miles earned by flying on AA, its affiliate carriers* or any eligible AAdvantage program participating airline will count towards Million Miler status. (Mileage minimum guarantees do not count, nor do class of service, etc. bonus miles.)
. . . Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantageŽ World Elite MasterCardŽ credit card account holders spending $40,000 in one calendar year will earn 10,000 EQ Miles*.
. . .
AAdvantage Members will enjoy the following benefits when Million Miler status is reached:
. . . At one million (1,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage GoldŽ status and 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles**
. . . At two million (2,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage PlatinumŽ status and four (4) one-way systemwide upgrades
. . . At each additional Million Miler mark, AAdvantage members will receive four (4) additional one-way systemwide upgrades. (No additional status is earned.)
. . . All members' beginning Million Miler balance on 1 Dec 2011 included every AAdvantage mile ever earned in the program.
. . . As of 1 Dec 2011, Million Miler activity is displayed in your AAdvantage account on AA.com separately from award miles.
*One mile for every dollar spent on eligible purchases using the new Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantageŽ World Elite MasterCardŽ credit card that posted to billing statements through December 2012 counted toward Million Miler status*. The Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantageŽ World Elite MasterCardŽ credit card account had to have been open and in good standing by December 1, 2011.
**American EagleŽ or the AmericanConnectionŽ
See How American AAdvantage Turned Its Back On Lifetime Elite Customers in 2017 by Gary Leff on May 17, 2017
The other active and archived threads discussing the American Airlines AAdvantage Million Miler Program are:
Wiki: AAdvantage Million Miler Program Launched on 1 Dec 2011.
ARCHIVE: Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum! million miles - brag etc. (ended 30 Nov 2011)
Million Miles / Million Miler Program ARCHIVE
(or crossed another million mile threshold- program since 01 Dec 2011)
Congratulations to our new Lifetime Gold and Platinum members!
AAdvantageŽ Million MilerSM program, a summary:
. . . As of 1 Dec 2011, base miles earned by flying on AA, its affiliate carriers* or any eligible AAdvantage program participating airline will count towards Million Miler status. (Mileage minimum guarantees do not count, nor do class of service, etc. bonus miles.)
. . . Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantageŽ World Elite MasterCardŽ credit card account holders spending $40,000 in one calendar year will earn 10,000 EQ Miles*.
. . .
AAdvantage Members will enjoy the following benefits when Million Miler status is reached:
. . . At one million (1,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage GoldŽ status and 35,000 AAdvantage bonus miles**
. . . At two million (2,000,000) Million Miler miles, AAdvantage members will receive lifetime AAdvantage PlatinumŽ status and four (4) one-way systemwide upgrades
. . . At each additional Million Miler mark, AAdvantage members will receive four (4) additional one-way systemwide upgrades. (No additional status is earned.)
. . . All members' beginning Million Miler balance on 1 Dec 2011 included every AAdvantage mile ever earned in the program.
. . . As of 1 Dec 2011, Million Miler activity is displayed in your AAdvantage account on AA.com separately from award miles.
*One mile for every dollar spent on eligible purchases using the new Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantageŽ World Elite MasterCardŽ credit card that posted to billing statements through December 2012 counted toward Million Miler status*. The Citi ExecutiveSM / AAdvantageŽ World Elite MasterCardŽ credit card account had to have been open and in good standing by December 1, 2011.
**American EagleŽ or the AmericanConnectionŽ
See How American AAdvantage Turned Its Back On Lifetime Elite Customers in 2017 by Gary Leff on May 17, 2017
The other active and archived threads discussing the American Airlines AAdvantage Million Miler Program are:
Wiki: AAdvantage Million Miler Program Launched on 1 Dec 2011.
ARCHIVE: Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum! million miles - brag etc. (ended 30 Nov 2011)
Million Miles / Million Miler Program ARCHIVE
Made Lifetime Gold / Platinum with NEW Million Miler Program! (>1 Dec 2011)
Aug 22, 2021, 2:35 pm
#331
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: CLT
Programs: AA EXP, 2 Million Miler
Posts: 821
Very nice email, that is great. That is the sort of email I expected to receive from AA back in June when I hit the 2m lifetime miles mark, but there was zero recognition or acknowledgement. Two SWUs (which are mostly useless nowadays) did appear in my account. I will have to email them to see if I can at least get some tags.
Sep 28, 2021, 10:59 am
#332
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Ti, UA Silver
Posts: 5,037
Very nice email, that is great. That is the sort of email I expected to receive from AA back in June when I hit the 2m lifetime miles mark, but there was zero recognition or acknowledgement. Two SWUs (which are mostly useless nowadays) did appear in my account. I will have to email them to see if I can at least get some tags.
It also contained two luggage tags with my name and "1 Million Miler" printed on them. Also a new EXP card with my name, AA number, and "1 Million Miler" printed on it. Finally a set of 6 "In recognition of your outstanding service" cards to hand out.
Sep 29, 2021, 3:49 pm
#336
In Memoriam, FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Durham, NC (RDU/GSO/CLT)
Programs: AA EXP/MM, DL GM, UA Platinum, HH DIA, Hyatt Explorist, IHG Platinum, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC
Posts: 33,857
Jan 1, 2023, 3:34 pm
#337
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: London
Programs: AA EXP, 1MM
Posts: 643
Hi all,
I recently got over 2mm on AA. Big relief. The last few hundred thousand took a long time, especially because I fly a fair bit on BA cheap fares that only credit a fraction of the actual miles. Anyway, I had dropped to AA gold and so passing 2mm elevated me to platinum. My platinum status shows on AA, but on BA I still show as ruby. That is the case with bookings made before I made platinum and ones I made more recently. I have tried taking my AA number out of the bookings and adding it again. I don't know if this has anything to do with it being lifetime status, but does anyone know how to remedy this? I spoke to AA, who said speak to BA. BA said speak to AA. Thanks
I recently got over 2mm on AA. Big relief. The last few hundred thousand took a long time, especially because I fly a fair bit on BA cheap fares that only credit a fraction of the actual miles. Anyway, I had dropped to AA gold and so passing 2mm elevated me to platinum. My platinum status shows on AA, but on BA I still show as ruby. That is the case with bookings made before I made platinum and ones I made more recently. I have tried taking my AA number out of the bookings and adding it again. I don't know if this has anything to do with it being lifetime status, but does anyone know how to remedy this? I spoke to AA, who said speak to BA. BA said speak to AA. Thanks
Mar 19, 2023, 11:46 am
#339
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,483
Jul 27, 2023, 7:15 pm
#342
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
Posts: 1,752
base miles vs million miler miles
If I remember correctly, in the old days these two things were the same. I recently flew den/clt/dca. The base miles credited to my account were 2625 miles. The million mile miles credited to my account were 1675. That's almost 1000 less miles. I don't understand why they do this. I will add I have 4mm+ and I am LTPlat so it doesn't make any difference. However, if you were trying to reach 2mm for LTPlat it would make a huge difference? YMMV
Jul 27, 2023, 7:32 pm
#343
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: KHOU/KIAH
Programs: AA EXP | Marriott Bonvoy Titanium| Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 11,252
DEN-CLT-DCA is 1668 miles per the great circle route.
A map from the Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper
Base miles is based on the fare paid (in most cases)
A map from the Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper
Base miles is based on the fare paid (in most cases)
Jul 27, 2023, 9:10 pm
#344
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: PHL, NYC
Programs: AA PLT, DL SLV, UA SLV, MR LTT, HH DIA
Posts: 10,069
For those chasing the MM status, nothing has changed. For those trying to pump their award mile balance, it's a very different world now. spend more, earn more, redeem more. What a viscous cycle.....
Jul 29, 2023, 2:22 pm
#345
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Charlottesville, Va. USA
Posts: 1,752
DEN-CLT-DCA is 1668 miles per the great circle route.
A map from the Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper
Base miles is based on the fare paid (in most cases)
A map from the Great Circle Mapper - Great Circle Mapper
Base miles is based on the fare paid (in most cases)