ARCHIVE: Confused about 500 mile / EQM / EQP minimum for AA / US flights
Apr 18, 2015, 12:43 am
#16
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EQPs are a multiple of the base miles earned, so depending on fare basis , this would grant 250, 500 or 750
That line indicates that actual mileage was 333 miles
As a platinum or higher member, the min mileage would apply and so would give 500 EQMs and base miles
100 bonus would be applied on that to give 1000
This shows in the statement as base 333 with bonus 667 however
Apr 18, 2015, 8:09 am
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The 333 represents the BIS miles. If you do the math on your EQM/EQP balance you should see them increased by 500 instead. AA does not post transactions for all the different numbers they track. The fact that the flight posted is a good indicator the numbers have been updated (or will be very soon).
Jul 7, 2015, 8:12 pm
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500 Mile Minimum
Apologies if this has been asked before. I recently flew DFW-TUL and received 237 plus 763 bonus for 1000 miles. This shows that there is still the 500 mile minimum. Do we receive 500 miles to preferred miles or is it just the 237? On US we always received 500 miles towards preferred but this seems to say otherwise. I don't remember what my EQM balance was prior to this flight so I have nothing to compare to.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Jul 7, 2015, 8:47 pm
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I know when I do OKC/DFW, I get 183 miles or whatever it is, plus a bonus and it equals 625, but only 500 are EQM for status. This is as an AA Gold.
Jul 7, 2015, 8:54 pm
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Apologies if this has been asked before. I recently flew DFW-TUL and received 237 plus 763 bonus for 1000 miles. This shows that there is still the 500 mile minimum. Do we receive 500 miles to preferred miles or is it just the 237? On US we always received 500 miles towards preferred but this seems to say otherwise. I don't remember what my EQM balance was prior to this flight so I have nothing to compare to.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Jul 7, 2015, 10:56 pm
#21
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I believe that the 237 is what posts for your million miler status (instead of 500) but I might be wrong on that.
Jul 8, 2015, 5:32 am
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I recently flew DFW-TUL and received 237 plus 763 bonus for 1000 miles. This shows that there is still the 500 mile minimum. Do we receive 500 miles to preferred miles or is it just the 237? On US we always received 500 miles towards preferred but this seems to say otherwise. I don't remember what my EQM balance was prior to this flight so I have nothing to compare to.
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Oct 19, 2015, 1:04 am
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I'd appreciate some double-checking of my calculations. If I get this wrong I'll fail EXP requal by just double digit EQPs.
I will have a PER-xSYD-CBR in B that will net me 3810 EQP (3061 plus 750). I will then be just 651 EQP shy of requal.
It would appear as though I can do that with a PER-xSYD-CBR in N, G or S as that would get me 510 plus 250 EQP.
Any seconders?
I will have a PER-xSYD-CBR in B that will net me 3810 EQP (3061 plus 750). I will then be just 651 EQP shy of requal.
It would appear as though I can do that with a PER-xSYD-CBR in N, G or S as that would get me 510 plus 250 EQP.
Any seconders?
Dec 28, 2015, 12:56 pm
#24
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EQM Minimum on Partner Economy Short Haul
In the past I earned 500 EQM minimum for any flight with an economy ticket on American or one of its partners. Will that remain true or will I now get 250 mile for a short flight on Alaska? Thanks very much for any response you can offer to my first post on this forum and my apologies if this belongs elsewhere on the site.
Dec 29, 2015, 5:13 am
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Your information can be found on
AA earnings on Alaska
Following the link for minimum mileage will provide your answer - Yes if you have AA elite status.
Happy wandering
Fred
AA earnings on Alaska
Following the link for minimum mileage will provide your answer - Yes if you have AA elite status.
Happy wandering
Fred
Dec 30, 2015, 1:21 pm
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The trip history on the AA site may very well be my least favorite aspect of this merger. OK, maybe second to the hissy fits over codeshare upgrades from some elites.
I see some AA elites keep their own spreadhseet, EQMs on 500 mile min flights (75% or more of my flights) showing up in the bonus column ... I hope US IT gets a chance to "fix" that so it is more like the very user-friendly US trip history records.
Not only that, but my PHL-BOS RT on 3/24 (flights before but posted after merge) are showing 281 (flight miles) + 344 (bonus) for a total of 625. IOW, AA has undercredited me for 125 miles (assuming US Gold 50% bonus) or 375 (assuming AA Plat 100% bonus) on each segment of that trip.
I see some AA elites keep their own spreadhseet, EQMs on 500 mile min flights (75% or more of my flights) showing up in the bonus column ... I hope US IT gets a chance to "fix" that so it is more like the very user-friendly US trip history records.
Not only that, but my PHL-BOS RT on 3/24 (flights before but posted after merge) are showing 281 (flight miles) + 344 (bonus) for a total of 625. IOW, AA has undercredited me for 125 miles (assuming US Gold 50% bonus) or 375 (assuming AA Plat 100% bonus) on each segment of that trip.
Dec 30, 2015, 4:00 pm
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Dec 30, 2015, 9:05 pm
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FYI: brp has revised his spreadsheet for 2016 conditions - now named Miles Tracker v. 8.0. It can be downloaded from Gargoyle's page linked to in the OP, or here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...Tracker-v8.xls.
Dec 30, 2015, 9:05 pm
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As EQM and EQP earning changed significantly (or disappeared) for 2016, this thread is being archived to avoid information balkanisation.
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Last edited by Microwave; Jan 11, 2016 at 7:19 am