Jan 17, 2017, 3:49 pm
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Earning Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM (and AA status)
on American Airlines and its partner airlines
on American Airlines and its partner airlines
Note: Earning EQM / and their purpose changed 1/1/2016, and values earned changed 1/1/2019 for AY, BA, IB.
New Elite Qualifying Miles earning
link to AAdvantage program changes for 2016 on aa.com
"You’ll continue to earn EQMs based on the airline and booking class purchased. Plus, Full-fare Economy, Business Class or First Class tickets on American-marketed flights will earn EQMs at a higher rate (up to 2.0 or 3.0 EQMs per flown mile) – getting you to elite status faster." - aa.com
Caveat: Some, even AA new Basic Economy fares as well as others' discount or deep discount economy fares may be credited with fractional or even no EQM / Elite Qualifying Miles. Read carefully.
Please see this page (link) on aa.com for earning AAdvantage miles flying oneworld and additional airline partners, then read the chart for that airline partner. Be sure to note some fares operated by oneworld and additional partners may earn full, partial or no AA miles (E.g. Cathay Pacific only earns AA miles on H, B and full Y fares in coach; BA and IB fares may earn as few as 0.5 EQ Miles per mile flown as of 1 Feb 2016.)
Link to AAdvantage program update page on aa.com
link to AAdvantage program changes for 2016 on aa.com
"You’ll continue to earn EQMs based on the airline and booking class purchased. Plus, Full-fare Economy, Business Class or First Class tickets on American-marketed flights will earn EQMs at a higher rate (up to 2.0 or 3.0 EQMs per flown mile) – getting you to elite status faster." - aa.com
Caveat: Some, even AA new Basic Economy fares as well as others' discount or deep discount economy fares may be credited with fractional or even no EQM / Elite Qualifying Miles. Read carefully.
Please see this page (link) on aa.com for earning AAdvantage miles flying oneworld and additional airline partners, then read the chart for that airline partner. Be sure to note some fares operated by oneworld and additional partners may earn full, partial or no AA miles (E.g. Cathay Pacific only earns AA miles on H, B and full Y fares in coach; BA and IB fares may earn as few as 0.5 EQ Miles per mile flown as of 1 Feb 2016.)
Link to AAdvantage program update page on aa.com
Read The AAdvantage Terms and Conditions here
Glossary:
- Award mile ("RDM" often "Redeemable Mile" on Flyertalk): a unit that can be spent on an award, such as a bonus, purchased, or other AAdvantage mile.
- Base mile: A unit based on a flown mile (can be a percentage of flown miles on AA partners) used to calculate redeemable (award usable) miles (changes late 2016 to revenue based system)
- Bonus Mile: Award Mile earned through various activities including flying, credit card use, hotel stays, auto rentals, shopping etc. with various American Airlines partners. See Earning AA Award / Redeemable Miles / RDM on AA, partners later 2016.
- Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD): credit for spend on AA and partner airlines over the calendar year (base fare plus carrier imposed fees, but excluding taxes, government and ancillary fees); minimum EQD spend now required for status. See more here.
- Elite Qualifying Mile (EQM): A unit used to earn status, based on flown miles X purchased class of service for the marketing airline.
- Elite Qualifying Segment (EQS): A unit used to earn status equivalent to a sector flown by a qualifying flight (but note when the same flight number is flown over two or more sectors the entirety will generally count as one segment. "You’ll still earn 1 EQS (Elite Qualifying segment) for each eligible segment you fly." - aa.com (NOTE: the new AA Basic Economy fares earn 0.5 EQS.)
- Flown mile: actual miles flown (as published by AA - Great Circle Mapper, etc. are close
- Marketing airline is the airline "plating" or issuing the boarding pass, e.g. QF operated by FJ. The marketing airline's chart on aa.com (not the airline's) determines your miles earning on airline partners. (Neither the airline selling or issuing the ticket makes any difference.)
- Operating airline is the airline operating the flight. except for AA and QF (and a very few others) to earn miles on a oneworld marketed flight, the operating airline must generally be a oneworld airline.
- Qualifying flight: an AA or partner flight on which one can earn EQM, EQS in this instance
On American Airlines, qualifying British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Japan Airlines marketed flights: (all AA flights operated by various AA partners but as AA “codeshares” - your boarding pass states “AA 1234” and not AS, QF, EY, etc.)
Exceptions: There are certain airline ticket types that are not eligible for mileage accrual regardless of the booking class. These include, without limitation, the following:
- 3 EQMs/mile – Full-fare First or Business class fares
- 2 EQMs/mile - Discount First or Business class fares
- 1.5 EQMs/mile – Full-fare Main Cabin, or Premium Economy class fares
- 1 EQMs/mile - on most Discount Main Cabin
- 0.5 EQMs/mile on highly discounted the new Basic Economy fares
- All tickets issued as AAdvantage awards
- Other free ticket promotions including free or reduced rate tickets
- Companion tickets
- Charter flight tickets
- Travel agency/industry reduced rate tickets
- Infant tickets
- Items occupying a purchased seat (e.g. XTRASEAT)
- (Also Extra seats purchased by a passenger for him/herself)
- Unpublished fare tickets, including consolidator fares
- Tickets issued subject to special provisions
- oneworld marketed flights operated by non-oneworld airlines, with the exception of most Qantas (but not Jetstar operated) and Japan Airlines flights. E.g. QF operated by FJ, yes. BA operated by UK, no.
Earning EQM on AA partner airlines:
The amount of EQMs you earn on partner airlines has changed. Earning rates will vary depending on the marketing airline. On qualifying flights of airlines other than AA marketed flights, the maximum EQM that can be earned is 1.5 EQM per base mile flown,
EQMs may be earned at different rates and with differing fare classes, depending on airline, flown miles and fare class. Not all partner airlines' or their fares earn EQM. See here to partner airlines' miles earning charts link on aa.com.
Some non-oneworld partner airlines award only award / redeemable miles, not EQM (e.g. Etihad, Gulf, Fiji), unless flying them as an AA or QF marketed ("codeshare") flight.
Explore our partner airlines (link)
For example, using CX / Cathay Pacific Airways marketed flights operated by oneworld partners including AA, as of 1 Feb 2016:
The amount of EQMs you earn on partner airlines has changed. Earning rates will vary depending on the marketing airline. On qualifying flights of airlines other than AA marketed flights, the maximum EQM that can be earned is 1.5 EQM per base mile flown,
EQMs may be earned at different rates and with differing fare classes, depending on airline, flown miles and fare class. Not all partner airlines' or their fares earn EQM. See here to partner airlines' miles earning charts link on aa.com.
Some non-oneworld partner airlines award only award / redeemable miles, not EQM (e.g. Etihad, Gulf, Fiji), unless flying them as an AA or QF marketed ("codeshare") flight.
Explore our partner airlines (link)
For example, using CX / Cathay Pacific Airways marketed flights operated by oneworld partners including AA, as of 1 Feb 2016:
- 1.5 EQMs/mile - CX all published, purchased First Class fares
- 1.5 EQM / EQMs/mile - CX all published, purchased Business / Club fares
- 1.5 EQM / EQMs/mile - CX all published, purchased premium economy / Traveller Pus fares
- 1.0 EQM / EQMs/mile - CX all published, purchased full economy / Y and B fares
- 0.5 EQM / EQMs/mile - CX B or H Economy class fares
- 0 EQM all other published, purchased economy / fares
AAdvantage Elite minimum mileage guarantee (applies to EQM but not RDM)
How is the 500-mile EQM minimum benefit applied for AAdvantageelite members?
If your flight is less than 500 miles we’ll raise the base EQM amount to 500 prior to applying any multipliers, according to the booking code purchased. After applying the multiplier, the number of EQMs awarded could be less than 500. For example, if your flight is 300 miles in length, we will raise the base EQM amount to 500. If the multiplier to be applied is 0.50, you will earn 250 EQMs for the flight.
AAdvantageelite members will earn at least 500 (250, in reality - see immediately above) miles for flights under 500 miles on American Airlines and American Eagle (including codeshare flights booked as an American Airlines flight number) and participating AAdvantage and oneworld airlines: *LAN includes LAN Airlines, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru.
AA new Basic Economy fares appear not to earn minima defined above?
The 500 EQM minimum is what multipliers should be applied to, not actual miles when flown miles are under 500. See:
Earning AA Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM on AA, oneworld, partner airlines 2016.
aa.com: link
How is the 500-mile EQM minimum benefit applied for AAdvantage
If your flight is less than 500 miles we’ll raise the base EQM amount to 500 prior to applying any multipliers, according to the booking code purchased. After applying the multiplier, the number of EQMs awarded could be less than 500. For example, if your flight is 300 miles in length, we will raise the base EQM amount to 500. If the multiplier to be applied is 0.50, you will earn 250 EQMs for the flight.
AAdvantage
- British Airways
- Fiji Airways (non-oneworld; RDM only)
- Finnair
- Gulf Air (non-oneworld; RDM only)
- Iberia
- LAN*
- Qantas
- Royal Jordanian
- SriLankan Airlines
- TAM Airlines
AA new Basic Economy fares appear not to earn minima defined above?
The 500 EQM minimum is what multipliers should be applied to, not actual miles when flown miles are under 500. See:
Earning AA Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM on AA, oneworld, partner airlines 2016.
aa.com: link
Elite Qualifying (EQM) or Redeemable (RDM)?
To determine if you earn EQM or RDM, read the "Earn miles" statement for each airline:
This will earn EQM:
This will not earn EQM, only RDM:
To determine if you earn EQM or RDM, read the "Earn miles" statement for each airline:
This will earn EQM:
Earn miles
Earn elite-qualifying AAdvantage miles when you fly on airberlin marketed and operated flights as well as airberlin codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
Earn elite-qualifying AAdvantage miles when you fly on airberlin marketed and operated flights as well as airberlin codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
- Buy an eligible published fare ticket booked in an eligible code
- Fly an eligible route
- Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable.
Earn miles
Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Fiji Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Fiji Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Fiji Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Fiji Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
- Buy an eligible published fare ticket booked in an eligible code
- Fly an eligible route
- Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable.
oneworld Codeshares Operated by non-oneworld Airlines or Affiliates
Other than flying Qantas(except Jetstar operated) and most Japan Airlines codeshares / marketed flights, oneworld codeshare flights must be operated by oneworld airlines and their oneworld affiliates to earn miles.
E.g. AA codeshare operated by EY, earn as if flying AA.
E.g. Flying EY, earn Redeemable (not Elite Qualifying) miles.
E.g. BA operated by Bangkok Airways, no AA miles.
E.g. BA operated by Vistara yields no AA miles.
E.g. QF flown by FJ will earn EQM.
Other than flying Qantas(except Jetstar operated) and most Japan Airlines codeshares / marketed flights, oneworld codeshare flights must be operated by oneworld airlines and their oneworld affiliates to earn miles.
E.g. AA codeshare operated by EY, earn as if flying AA.
E.g. Flying EY, earn Redeemable (not Elite Qualifying) miles.
E.g. BA operated by Bangkok Airways, no AA miles.
E.g. BA operated by Vistara yields no AA miles.
E.g. QF flown by FJ will earn EQM.
Examples: (For a flight of 1,000 flown miles)
- AA marketed on full F fare class First: 3,000 EQM (regardless of status, regardless of operating airline)
- AA marketed on discounted First or Business (A, P, D, I, R): 2,000 EQM
- AA in deep discount economy: 1,000 EQM
- BA marketed qualifying flight in F First, Business (Club), Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus): 1,500 EQM (even if operated by AA)
- BA marketed qualifying flight in Economy (World Traveller) B, Y: 1,000 EQM
- BA marketed qualifying flight in Economy (World Traveller) H, K, L, M, N, S, V, G, O, Q: 500 EQM
NOTES:
- All AA marketed ("AA codeshares") flights in paid, qualifying fare classes earn 1.0 or more EQM (regardless of "metal" or operating airline
- oneworld marketed flights operated by oneworld airlines earn miles in accord with the marketing airline's miles earnings chart on aa.com (link)
- AAdvantage
elitesmembers are awarded 500 EQM minimum on qualifying flights, 250 on Basic Economy fares.
- oneworld marketed flights operated by NON-oneworld airlines do not earn EQ (or any) miles, with rare exceptions - QF, a few JL, marketed flights
- Exception: Qantas flights operated by other airlines earn AA EQ miles in qualifying fare classes, other than those QF codeshares operated by QF subsidiary Jetstar
- Some airline partners allow crediting base miles and earning redeemable miles (no EQM) flown "natively", such as Etihad or Fiji
Earn more EQMs via credit card earning
Also, as a Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive card or AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard® credit cardmember, you’ll can earn 10,000 EQMs after you reach your qualifying spend for the year when you use your eligible AAdvantage credit card.
Learn more about the Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive card
Learn more about the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard®
Also, as a Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive card or AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard® credit cardmember, you’ll can earn 10,000 EQMs after you reach your qualifying spend for the year when you use your eligible AAdvantage credit card.
Learn more about the Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive card
Learn more about the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard®
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May 13, 2019, 1:52 pm
#241
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 108
Not sure if this is the right place to post but figured I'd try here. Last week I was flying SYD - LAX - PHX. When I landed in LAX I found a 3 hour delay on the LAX to PHX flight. I checked at the F lounge and the agent was great and able to book me on an even earlier flight but it was on United. I flew it with no issues. The SYD to LAX portion of my flight posted as it normally would but the LAX to PHX (the segment on UA) has not posted yet. It's been 3 days so I figure I would wait a week but has anyone had this scenario and found the miles post without need to intervene? Wondering if I'll need to contact AA and what the best route would be.
May 15, 2019, 4:59 pm
#242
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https://www.britishairways.com/en-us..._ecavsflights2 (click the codeshare dropdown).
If it's a BA flight code (codeshare) then it will earn in BAEC even if the operating airline is not part of oneworld or a partner airline.
Jun 7, 2019, 10:25 am
#243
Join Date: May 2017
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 369
Can someone verify my partner earning understanding? I'm looking to book HKG-CNX (KA as CX), USM-HKG (PG as CX) in full-fare J. I know I'll earn EQM/EQD/RDM from the HKG-CNX segment, but I don't think I will from the USM-HKG segment as it's PG-operated (despite being CX-marketed). Is that right?
Jun 7, 2019, 12:31 pm
#244
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Can someone verify my partner earning understanding? I'm looking to book HKG-CNX (KA as CX), USM-HKG (PG as CX) in full-fare J. I know I'll earn EQM/EQD/RDM from the HKG-CNX segment, but I don't think I will from the USM-HKG segment as it's PG-operated (despite being CX-marketed). Is that right?
Jun 7, 2019, 1:26 pm
#245
Join Date: May 2017
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 369
Correct, you would earn 150% EQMs/25% EQDs/125% RDM for the KA flight, but you wouldn't earn anything for the PG-operated flight, despite it being marketed as a CX flight. To earn AA miles, it must not only be marketed by CX but also operated by a Oneworld airline or an affiliate. KA is considered an affiliate; PG is not.
Jun 22, 2019, 1:11 pm
#246
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Location: Philadelphia
Programs: AA (Exec Plat), ANA (Plat), Club Carlson (Gld), Hilton (Diamond), IHG (Plat), SPG (Gld)
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For Finnair marketed flights operated by Norra (aka Nordic Regional Airlines) will I earn EQMs even though Norra isn't listed as an affiliate under AA's website since according to Wikipedia Norra was previously Flybe Nordic and Flybe is listed as an affiliate airline? Also, when purchasing a Finnair light fare (is this considered a basic economy fare?) will my flights earn a minimum of 250 EQMs per segment or 500 EQMs per segment or is there no minimum EQM since these flights are operated by an affiliate airline? According to the AA website "AAdvantage® members have a base of 500 EQMs for flights under 500 miles on American and oneworld® airlines (250 EQMs for flights under 500 miles on Basic Economy fares)."
I am looking at flights from ARN-HEL-RIX and RIX-HEL-TLL.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.
I am looking at flights from ARN-HEL-RIX and RIX-HEL-TLL.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Jun 22, 2019, 6:49 pm
#247
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For Finnair marketed flights operated by Norra (aka Nordic Regional Airlines) will I earn EQMs even though Norra isn't listed as an affiliate under AA's website since according to Wikipedia Norra was previously Flybe Nordic and Flybe is listed as an affiliate airline? Also, when purchasing a Finnair light fare (is this considered a basic economy fare?) will my flights earn a minimum of 250 EQMs per segment or 500 EQMs per segment or is there no minimum EQM since these flights are operated by an affiliate airline? According to the AA website "AAdvantage® members have a base of 500 EQMs for flights under 500 miles on American and oneworld® airlines (250 EQMs for flights under 500 miles on Basic Economy fares)."
I am looking at flights from ARN-HEL-RIX and RIX-HEL-TLL.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.
I am looking at flights from ARN-HEL-RIX and RIX-HEL-TLL.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.
Credit to AAdvantage will depend on the fare basis, not on the Light, Value, Pro categorization. Many of the economy fare bases (see the relevant chart on AA's website) earn 0.5x EQM, and those should earn a minimum of 250 EQM per segment.
Jun 24, 2019, 7:07 am
#248
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Posts: 159
How long does it take for QR flights to post to AAdvantage in people's experience? I had an AA/QR itinerary 6/15-6/20 and while the AA segments posted near instantly, even the 6/15 QR segments have not posted yet. It would be nice to jump an elite tier before I have to fly again next week.
Jun 24, 2019, 5:27 pm
#249
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Interesting - I flew LAX-DOH-MAA on Qatar on June 13 and the outbound flights still haven’t credited. Boarding passes show my AA number and Oneworld status on them.
Just landed back at LAX 90 mins ago and thinking I may need to send in boarding passes. Will wait the 2 weeks and then call in.
Good luck!
Just landed back at LAX 90 mins ago and thinking I may need to send in boarding passes. Will wait the 2 weeks and then call in.
Good luck!
Jul 16, 2019, 5:44 pm
#251
Join Date: Mar 2019
Programs: Marriott Plat, AA Plat
Posts: 122
Question, which I'm sure has been asked in some form, but I can't seem to find an exactly similar post. TIA.
I'm AA Plat. Booking basic economy, as won't need to check bags and the ~$120-$140 difference as a percentage of these prices is substantial. Weekend trip to London, Friday to a Monday.
Though AA site, I can book AA6163 (operated by BA) BOS-LHR class N; return AA6149 (operated by BA) LGW-JFK class O; = RT $363 (fare $52)
Though BA site, I can book BA212 BOS-LHR class N; return BA2273 LGW-JFK class O; = RT $333 (fare $22)
Same flights.
Main question: is there any reason not to book through BA for $30 less? Since these are basic economy fares, other AA metal options would be 50% EQM and EQS anyway (I understand that's not the flight I proposed, but there are other AA metal options at same price). Miles earned AA metal would be only fare $52*plat 8=416. (EQD not a concern for me, will have enough for exec plat by year end). On BA, class N outbound looks to earn EQM and EQS 100%, and miles based on distance flown (50% though per AA British partner page). On BA return, class O EQM 50% and EQS 100%, and miles based on distance flown (25% though).
Are there any considerations that I'm missing? Anything that I stated incorrectly in my thinking above? Would anybody be booking a regular main fare for full EQMs but at about $500 vs $333? This feels a solid deal to me, but prices from east coast to Europe just seem to be plummeting at the moment. Appreciate the help.
I'm AA Plat. Booking basic economy, as won't need to check bags and the ~$120-$140 difference as a percentage of these prices is substantial. Weekend trip to London, Friday to a Monday.
Though AA site, I can book AA6163 (operated by BA) BOS-LHR class N; return AA6149 (operated by BA) LGW-JFK class O; = RT $363 (fare $52)
Though BA site, I can book BA212 BOS-LHR class N; return BA2273 LGW-JFK class O; = RT $333 (fare $22)
Same flights.
Main question: is there any reason not to book through BA for $30 less? Since these are basic economy fares, other AA metal options would be 50% EQM and EQS anyway (I understand that's not the flight I proposed, but there are other AA metal options at same price). Miles earned AA metal would be only fare $52*plat 8=416. (EQD not a concern for me, will have enough for exec plat by year end). On BA, class N outbound looks to earn EQM and EQS 100%, and miles based on distance flown (50% though per AA British partner page). On BA return, class O EQM 50% and EQS 100%, and miles based on distance flown (25% though).
Are there any considerations that I'm missing? Anything that I stated incorrectly in my thinking above? Would anybody be booking a regular main fare for full EQMs but at about $500 vs $333? This feels a solid deal to me, but prices from east coast to Europe just seem to be plummeting at the moment. Appreciate the help.
Jul 24, 2019, 9:36 pm
#253
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Jul 1, 2020, 11:08 am
#254
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Posts: 799
I think this is the correct place to post this (at least I hope).
I just status matched to EXPLAT from DL diamond (thank you COVID for the opportunity). I have to fly 35k EQMs and spend 5K in the 90 days starting July 20.
I just booked a BA ticket direct via Amex from DEN to DEL and back in business (I fare). It is 35,000 actual miles rouhdtrip according to the mileage calculator. I went to the BA website and put in my AA credentials. If I read this right I will get:
1. 70,000 EQM's.
2. $8,750 in EQD's.
3. 42,500 RDM.
Is this correct? Also, I assume this qualifies for the status challenge? I didn't see anything about having to be AA metal.
I just status matched to EXPLAT from DL diamond (thank you COVID for the opportunity). I have to fly 35k EQMs and spend 5K in the 90 days starting July 20.
I just booked a BA ticket direct via Amex from DEN to DEL and back in business (I fare). It is 35,000 actual miles rouhdtrip according to the mileage calculator. I went to the BA website and put in my AA credentials. If I read this right I will get:
1. 70,000 EQM's.
2. $8,750 in EQD's.
3. 42,500 RDM.
Is this correct? Also, I assume this qualifies for the status challenge? I didn't see anything about having to be AA metal.
Jul 1, 2020, 11:11 pm
#255
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: British Columbia
Programs: AS MVPG100K, Marriott Marriott Titanium Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 7,263
I think this is the correct place to post this (at least I hope).
I just status matched to EXPLAT from DL diamond (thank you COVID for the opportunity). I have to fly 35k EQMs and spend 5K in the 90 days starting July 20.
I just booked a BA ticket direct via Amex from DEN to DEL and back in business (I fare). It is 35,000 actual miles rouhdtrip according to the mileage calculator. I went to the BA website and put in my AA credentials. If I read this right I will get:
1. 70,000 EQM's.
2. $8,750 in EQD's.
3. 42,500 RDM.
Is this correct? Also, I assume this qualifies for the status challenge? I didn't see anything about having to be AA metal.
I just status matched to EXPLAT from DL diamond (thank you COVID for the opportunity). I have to fly 35k EQMs and spend 5K in the 90 days starting July 20.
I just booked a BA ticket direct via Amex from DEN to DEL and back in business (I fare). It is 35,000 actual miles rouhdtrip according to the mileage calculator. I went to the BA website and put in my AA credentials. If I read this right I will get:
1. 70,000 EQM's.
2. $8,750 in EQD's.
3. 42,500 RDM.
Is this correct? Also, I assume this qualifies for the status challenge? I didn't see anything about having to be AA metal.
EQM = 35,440
EQD = $4430
I can't speak to the AA only requirement for challenges.
James