Oct 27, 2015, 10:09 am
Last edit by: JDiver
SWU / Rewards for EXP and Beyond [more than 200K EQP/EQM]
Executive Platinum AAdvantage members with 150,000 and 200,000 EQ Miles will automatically receive two extra SWU / Systemwide Upgrades (two at 150,000 EQM and at 200,000 EQM thereafter, earned in the same calendar year).
If you think you are eligible and have not received them, call AAdvantage Customer Service:
AAdvantage Customer Service
Have questions about your AAdvantage account or program benefits?
Call us
Within the U.S. or Canada
800-882-8880 or your elite reservation number
Monday - Friday.
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. CT
817-963-7882 (fax)
Have questions about your AAdvantage account or program benefits?
Call us
Within the U.S. or Canada
800-882-8880 or your elite reservation number
Monday - Friday.
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. CT
817-963-7882 (fax)
Rumor: new elite level(s) and low-fare product details coming
SWU / Rewards for EXP and Beyond [more than 200k EQP/EQM - what next?]
Aug 5, 2015, 11:25 am
#106
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Much more tolerable than what UA and DL have on the table if that's the ultimate direction we're going. Not a lot of leisure flyers will do 120K a year to retain status (me being the exception- over 130K booked through year end with more possible). Too bad we don't have an AA rep on this forum to confirm this is not a typo.
http://www.travelingbetter.com/showthread.php?t=5865
Aug 5, 2015, 11:35 am
#107
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Much more tolerable than what UA and DL have on the table if that's the ultimate direction we're going. Not a lot of leisure flyers will do 120K a year to retain status (me being the exception- over 130K booked through year end with more possible). Too bad we don't have an AA rep on this forum to confirm this is not a typo.
Aug 5, 2015, 11:38 am
#108
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to be clear
At this juncture, this should be considered an agent mistake (like it was last time when it showed on AA.com) until/unless confirmed or solid inside intel emerges.
Last edited by JonNYC; Aug 5, 2015 at 12:18 pm
Aug 5, 2015, 12:02 pm
#109
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Benicia CA
Programs: Alaska MVP Gold 75K, AA 3.8MM, UA 1.1MM, enjoying the retired life
Posts: 31,849
It is, but I'm referring to the UA and DL programs awarding miles based solely on dollars spent and AA not going in that direction. At the 100K level at UA you get 11 miles per dollar spent less taxes. A $300 transcon at AA brings in 10,000 miles while at UA about 2,860. That's what I don't want to see at AA.
Aug 5, 2015, 6:32 pm
#111
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: California
Programs: AA EXP...couple hotels and cars too
Posts: 4,548
You have identified your flyertalk screen name and your real name to AA. (by virtue of the quoted text from the AA letter and the precise number of miles in the letter- NOT the FT screen name!)
Just in case you'd want not to ....
Last edited by Exec_Plat; Aug 6, 2015 at 9:50 am
Aug 5, 2015, 10:28 pm
#113
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: New York / Shanghai / Taipei
Posts: 119
Wrote back and got the following reply.
Thank you for contacting AAdvantage® Customer Service. Let's get your
questions answered.
I apologize for the misinformation in the last email. Members can earn
AAdvantage Executive Platinum® status by flying 120 elite-qualifying
segments. They can also continue to qualify for this membership by
earning 100,000 elite-qualifying miles or points.
The changes in the number of required segments took effect January 2015.
The elite-qualifying miles or points required remained the same.
Thank you for participating in the AAdvantage program. We appreciate
your business.
Aug 7, 2015, 8:57 pm
#114
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DEN
Programs: Double OWE (AA EXP, QF Plat), FI Gold
Posts: 1,887
Loose lips sink ships and all...
Aug 8, 2015, 7:57 am
#115
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Aug 9, 2015, 3:06 pm
#116
Join Date: May 2007
Location: DFW Texas
Programs: AA (ExecPlat, >2MM), United (Gold, >1 MM), HH (Diamond), SPG (Gold), Accorhotels (Gold)
Posts: 92
As JonNYC and many others have suspected, it was indeed an agent mistake.
Wrote back and got the following reply.
Thank you for contacting AAdvantage® Customer Service. Let's get your
questions answered.
I apologize for the misinformation in the last email. Members can earn
AAdvantage Executive Platinum® status by flying 120 elite-qualifying
segments. They can also continue to qualify for this membership by
earning 100,000 elite-qualifying miles or points.
The changes in the number of required segments took effect January 2015.
The elite-qualifying miles or points required remained the same.
Thank you for participating in the AAdvantage program. We appreciate
your business.
Wrote back and got the following reply.
Thank you for contacting AAdvantage® Customer Service. Let's get your
questions answered.
I apologize for the misinformation in the last email. Members can earn
AAdvantage Executive Platinum® status by flying 120 elite-qualifying
segments. They can also continue to qualify for this membership by
earning 100,000 elite-qualifying miles or points.
The changes in the number of required segments took effect January 2015.
The elite-qualifying miles or points required remained the same.
Thank you for participating in the AAdvantage program. We appreciate
your business.
Aug 9, 2015, 4:49 pm
#117
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: DFW/PHL
Programs: US CP, UA *G; SPG Plat, Hilton Gold; Natl Exec, Hertz PC
Posts: 623
Regarding flying on another carrier after earning EXP, it sucks. I tried it after doing a status match with United to get Gold (same as Plt on AA). The new requirements on United are such that even though I have flown 52K miles this year, I won't get Gold (not enough dollars spent). And the miles I flew earned only 27K miles in my account, whereas I would have earned 104K miles on AA. Also long as AA keeps AAdvantage the way it is, there is a great benefit to continuing to fly AA even after the 100K miles and EXP
I wish AA would give more incentives to continue flying AA beyond 100k, but it's also clear that they're not having any problems selling the seats I would otherwise have purchased.
Aug 18, 2015, 3:10 pm
#118
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OK, in order to help clarify (and make sure no one is misled) for the first time, I'll post most of the details of the previous version of this program, which was know as "overachiever (or overachieving) Execeutive Platinums."
Under this previous version of the program, here's what one could expect.
All this based on elite-qualifying-P-O-I-N-T-S-- never EQMs.
° Upon passing and upon request 125k EQPs, certain members (based on internal ranking criteria) would be given 2 additional SWUs and that would be it.
° Upon passing and upon request every 25k EQPs, certain members (based on internal ranking criteria) would be given 2 additional SWUs for every 25K they went beyond-- without limitation. And/or the limit was 8 additional.
So in the latter group (a pretty small group, needless to say) a EP who flew 200 EQPs in a given year would be granted an additional 8 SWUs.
° As well there was a group (based on internal ranking criteria) that would be offered zero additional SWU, but seemingly *might* have been able to angle for the additional 2 based on need (and based on reports I had.)
In all cases, members would be directed to call back when they were out of SWUs and advised that "criteria can and does change"-- BUT, that if a note was placed in member's file, they could get what they were promised on the original call, even if there criteria had dropped.
NO IDEA WHAT, IF ANY, version of this currently exists, it was suspended during the more publicized promotions. BUT, I ASSUME and speculate that this would at least be a more realistic framework for what MAY exist now.
Under this previous version of the program, here's what one could expect.
All this based on elite-qualifying-P-O-I-N-T-S-- never EQMs.
° Upon passing and upon request 125k EQPs, certain members (based on internal ranking criteria) would be given 2 additional SWUs and that would be it.
° Upon passing and upon request every 25k EQPs, certain members (based on internal ranking criteria) would be given 2 additional SWUs for every 25K they went beyond-- without limitation. And/or the limit was 8 additional.
So in the latter group (a pretty small group, needless to say) a EP who flew 200 EQPs in a given year would be granted an additional 8 SWUs.
° As well there was a group (based on internal ranking criteria) that would be offered zero additional SWU, but seemingly *might* have been able to angle for the additional 2 based on need (and based on reports I had.)
In all cases, members would be directed to call back when they were out of SWUs and advised that "criteria can and does change"-- BUT, that if a note was placed in member's file, they could get what they were promised on the original call, even if there criteria had dropped.
NO IDEA WHAT, IF ANY, version of this currently exists, it was suspended during the more publicized promotions. BUT, I ASSUME and speculate that this would at least be a more realistic framework for what MAY exist now.
http://www.travelingbetter.com/showt...3688#post43688
Aug 18, 2015, 4:06 pm
#119
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Aug 18, 2015, 4:11 pm
#120
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Yeah, but the time you're flying 100,000 on a single airline, spending $12.500 really isn't a big deal. I would be cautious about eliminating leisure travelers from that equation. There are a lot of leisure travelers which will/have the ability to, spend considerable amounts of money. More than even most business travelers.