Feb 28, 2017, 8:01 am
Last edit by: JDiver
The "upgrade year" for earning 500 mile "stickers" ends the last day of February. Though existing "stickers" (they originally were stickers applied to your ticket when you were upgraded) do not expire, your earning miles counter resets at midnight the last day of February.
Technically, that means if you had, say, 11,000 miles toward electronic upgrades (MTEU) at midnight the last day of February, you would start at zero March 1. Bitbactually, during the last few years, many Gold and Platinum members have been successful requesting prorated "stickers" - one with 11,000 MTEU would request three "stickers", since normally four would be issued at 12,500 MTEU nodes.
Expect some agents to say "no" for various invented reasons. If one does, thank them, hang up and call again.
The general rule of thumb is to call one's status line and request one "sticker" per 3,125 MTEU earned by midnight the last day of February.
For further information, see "Sticker" / 500-mile E-Upgrades & EXP "UDU" Upgrade Protocols / Questions
ARCHIVE: End of Feb la k miles for 4 500 mile upgrade stickers (2017)
Feb 28, 2017, 4:34 pm
#16
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Especially since they just keep accumulating in my account.
Feb 28, 2017, 7:03 pm
#17
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Feb 28, 2017, 7:36 pm
#18
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Good to hear some got 3 - will call back in the a.m. and push for another for wife. (it's my $40 I end up paying, might as well)
Also with noting that customer service is only open something like 8 am to 7 or 8 pm central iirc.
Also with noting that customer service is only open something like 8 am to 7 or 8 pm central iirc.
Mar 1, 2017, 1:12 pm
#19
Join Date: Feb 2017
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Got 2 from a call this morning. Was ~1600 short and hoping for 3, but I guess I can't really complain.
Agent wasn't overly pleasant, seemed a little pestered about the request and was sure to mention that this was a "one time exception".
Agent wasn't overly pleasant, seemed a little pestered about the request and was sure to mention that this was a "one time exception".
Mar 1, 2017, 5:51 pm
#20
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Was 18 miles short of 12,500 on the MTEU counter and called this morning. Agent gave me two stickers, which left me a little disappointed, so I called again with the hopes of securing a third or fourth. To avoid confusing the second agent, I gave her the same verbiage (no mention of the first two that were already added), and she offered to add two more. The way she spoke made it seem like she had no idea that the first two were already added, which leads me to wonder if this is some exploitable loophole, i.e. keep calling and getting stickers added. I did not call a third time to try for myself.
Mar 1, 2017, 6:02 pm
#21
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anyone know how long these pro-rated stickers usually take to post?
Mar 2, 2017, 8:42 am
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Mar 3, 2017, 9:50 am
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Got 3 out of 4 on third agent.
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Mar 3, 2017, 12:19 pm
#25
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I was about 600 miles short, and flew the requisite miles on 2/28. That flight didn't post till 3/2, with the counter having reset to 12.5k less that flight mileage. Was gonna call, but woke up this morning to 4 upgrades in my account and an unchanged MQM counter.
Mar 3, 2017, 12:30 pm
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Is there any reason everyone is calling rather than sending a message through aa.com? I know that messages to AA are often appear to have been answered by bots using boilerplate negative language. However, a previous thread on this topic mentions sending a message as an viable method.
Mar 3, 2017, 1:00 pm
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Is there any reason everyone is calling rather than sending a message through aa.com? I know that messages to AA are often appear to have been answered by bots using boilerplate negative language. However, a previous thread on this topic mentions sending a message as an viable method.
Mar 3, 2017, 1:09 pm
#28
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How can I figure out how many EQMs needed to earn 500-mile upgrades I had as of Feb 28?
Mar 3, 2017, 2:05 pm
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