I'm going for EXP this year. I've got 42K EQM booked already from now through April, and I've easily got another 60k I plan to book between April and October. With the front quarter of my year so loaded, I kind of wish there was an EXP challenge available, but I guess I'll just have to be happy hitting EXP at all. Will be the first time.

I didn't get Gold when I signed up for the Platinum challenge yesterday, but I didn't ask. My first flight on AA is paid F and will complete the Platinum challenge, so I wasn't worried about being Gold for like 5 seconds, lol. From what I've read, if you mention having status at another airline, they may give you Gold.

it's not about being gold for 5 seconds... it's about being gold for the flight. So you're missing out on the gold benefits, 25% extra RDM and you won't start collecting 500-mile upgrades until after the flight...

Yes, I realize this, but being as it's paid F, most of the Gold benefits are irrelevant, at least the ones I'm concerned with. Yes, I'll lose out on some RDM and a few 500-milers, but I wasn't too worried about it. Not saying anyone else should be OK with it, just that I was :)

Don't you need 4 flights with AA?

Do we know for a fact that the new challenge requirements include 4 AA flights?

Definitely no such requirement.

Proof
 

Has anyone been asked to show proof before they did platinum challenge? I was going to call and see if they would give me the option... Just for fun lol. I have no status with AA yet. ***Edit*** I did see someone responded and said they were NOT required to show proof. Has that been the case for everyone? Thanks :)

No proof for me. Yes, I know I replied way earlier with that info. :)

Can someone please confirm that this flight will clear the EQM requirement for platinum? LAX TXL is 5798 miles. I was going to have one segment be in premium economy, fare class W. The other would be discount economy but codeshare AA/BA.

So leg 1: 5798 EQM
Leg 2: 5798 EQM * 1.5 Premium Economy multiplier = 8697.

Total EQM should be 14,495. Is that the correct calculation? Thanks!

depends, the codeshare segment, what's the flight number? AA or BA?

Proof of what? This is a "challenge" not a status match

Regards

AA flight number, but operated by BA. e.g.

AA 6186
- flight leg 2
Operated by
British Airways

Booking code W.

So anyone could do it an you don't need to reference miles on another airline? I thought the "challenge" was only available to flyers who had status with other airlines.

Gold/Plat: Status Challenge (challenge for a status)
EXP: Status Match Challenge (challenge for a status match)

note the difference. ;)