May 16, 2017, 12:53 pm
Last edit by: Prospero
As of May 20, 2017 upgrade prioritization is:
Elite qualifying dollars* in the past 12 months
- Elite status
- Concierge Key
- Executive Platinum
- Platinum Pro
- Platinum
- Gold
- Upgrade type
- Miles and copay award upgrades and systemwide upgrades, Business Extra? (SWU)
- 500 mile upgrades on purchased tickets (including EXP complimentary UDU)
- 500 mile upgrades on upgrade eligible awards (including EXP complimentary UDU)
- BXP Business Extra upgrades
Elite qualifying dollars* in the past 12 months
- Booking class (in order, J, D, I, W, P, Y, H, K, M, L, V, G, S, N, Q, O, T)
Time of request
*Your 12-month Rolling EQD value is different from your Year-to-Date (YTD) EQDs, which is used to track your progress toward elite status. It includes your EQD earned from reaching qualifying spend thresholds on eligible AAdvantage® AviatorTM MasterCard® cards.
Link to EQD earning Help Desk thread on FlyerTalk.
No- or lower status companion and effect on upgrade position
WAIT LIST, SAME PNR: Prior to upgrade request going to airport list- SWU, Miles & Copay, Business Extra: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status. (BX is unsure, stated as least of priorities, likely to up D-24 only)
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status
- Award travel: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status
WAIT LIST, SEPARATE PNR: Prior to upgrade request going to airport list- SWU, Miles & Copay: lower status passenger DOES NOT "borrow" higher status under any circumstance
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
- Business Extra upgrade instruments
- Award travel: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
- Award travel: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
- Business Extra upgrade instruments
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
AIRPORT LIST, SAME PNR:- SWU, Miles & Copay: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status. (BX is unsure, but is least of priorities, likely to up D-24 only)
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status
- Business Extra upgrade instruments
- Award travel: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status
- Business Extra upgrade instruments
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status
AIRPORT LIST, SEPARATE PNR:- SWU, Miles & Copay: lower status passenger DOES NOT "borrow" higher status under any circumstance
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
- Business Extra upgrade instruments
- Award travel: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
- Business Extra upgrade instruments
- 500 mile / UDU: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status IF PNRs "linked"
NOTES:- Traveling companion 500 mile upgrades (even for those pax using UDU) "stickers" must pull from higher status passenger's account.
- Lower status passenger previously "borrowing" higher status may require human processing at the airport to re-establish "borrowed status" linkage
(Companion information thanks to DW)
- SWU, Miles & Copay, Business Extra: lower status passenger "borrows" higher status. (BX is unsure, stated as least of priorities, likely to up D-24 only)
Upgrade Priority: Status, Upgrade Type, Rolling 12 Month EQD Spend
Jun 3, 2017, 3:00 pm
#197
Join Date: May 2017
Programs: BA Silver / OWS
Posts: 21
Super. Thanks.
So as a OWS (BA) I assume I'll not get a look in. May mean it will be worth switching flights to my AA account to have some chance and just keep the one double long-haul trip per year to the far east on BA to maintain that status (for lounge access, seat booking etc).
Indeed. No problem with that, just getting into regular flying and likely to be spending a lot of time on OneWorld carriers so want to do my best to maximise use of the schemes, but with no expectations. For anything beyond east coast US trips from here in UK I would be in J but I'll do a few trips MAN-PHL each year in Y.
So as a OWS (BA) I assume I'll not get a look in. May mean it will be worth switching flights to my AA account to have some chance and just keep the one double long-haul trip per year to the far east on BA to maintain that status (for lounge access, seat booking etc).
Indeed. No problem with that, just getting into regular flying and likely to be spending a lot of time on OneWorld carriers so want to do my best to maximise use of the schemes, but with no expectations. For anything beyond east coast US trips from here in UK I would be in J but I'll do a few trips MAN-PHL each year in Y.
Last edited by JY1024; Jun 3, 2017 at 10:13 pm Reason: Merged consecutive posts
Jun 3, 2017, 4:02 pm
#199
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 2,966
Jun 3, 2017, 7:03 pm
#200
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,670
We don't know if and how they may calculate EQDs on partners for 8/1-12/31. One (bad) scenario is that they don't include them at all. The most likely scenario is that they include them using the currentt EQD rules for partner fares. In this case you come ahead on EQDs for cheap fares and even or worse for more expensive fares.
Jun 3, 2017, 9:07 pm
#201
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: BA Silver; Hilton Gold; IHG Diamond Ambassador; Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,813
We don't know if and how they may calculate EQDs on partners for 8/1-12/31. One (bad) scenario is that they don't include them at all. The most likely scenario is that they include them using the currentt EQD rules for partner fares. In this case you come ahead on EQDs for cheap fares and even or worse for more expensive fares.
Last edited by SpammersAreScum; Jun 4, 2017 at 10:08 am Reason: clarified "last minute"
Jun 4, 2017, 2:34 pm
#205
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: jfk area
Programs: AA platinum; 2MM AA, Delta Diamond, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 10,291
My EQD is not that high; but on many LEISURE routes (NYC to/from LAS) if there aren't many CKs-EXPS, EQDs should NOT play a big role.
I'll see what happens with two itns showing J7 in the next several days.
[Only slightly relevant: when I flew DELTA 10+ years ago, I got lots of (free) upgrades to/from LAS as a 'lowly' SILVER--then ALL elites got FREE upgs if available.]
I'll see what happens with two itns showing J7 in the next several days.
[Only slightly relevant: when I flew DELTA 10+ years ago, I got lots of (free) upgrades to/from LAS as a 'lowly' SILVER--then ALL elites got FREE upgs if available.]
Jun 4, 2017, 2:41 pm
#206
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
Jun 4, 2017, 3:37 pm
#207
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,670
Jun 5, 2017, 12:59 am
#208
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: STL
Programs: AA
Posts: 167
So I will be able to qualify for EXP for the first time later this year. I'll have a little over 100k EQM (including 10k from the Aviator Silver boost with 40k spend) while my EQD will be around 13k including one 3k boost from the Silver Card. Last year I stopped the spend a little after 40k (which helped me reach platinum) and put the rest of my spend on other cards since the return isn't that great on this card.
My question for you all is, is it worth spending an extra 10k to get the 3000 extra EQD? Do you think it'll make a meaningful impact in regards to upgrades if I'm sitting at 13k vs 16k EQDs?
Thoughts? Thanks in advance for all the input!
My question for you all is, is it worth spending an extra 10k to get the 3000 extra EQD? Do you think it'll make a meaningful impact in regards to upgrades if I'm sitting at 13k vs 16k EQDs?
Thoughts? Thanks in advance for all the input!
Last edited by moonwoo; Jun 5, 2017 at 1:08 am
Jun 5, 2017, 1:33 am
#209
Join Date: Apr 2009
Programs: American EXP; British Airways Gold
Posts: 1,896
If you are already at $40,000 annual spend on the card, obtaining another $3,000 EQD's for another $10,000 spend on the credit card seems wise....
Jun 5, 2017, 3:53 am
#210
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: STL
Programs: AA
Posts: 167
True but if 3000 EQD wont make a huge inpact, I'd rather put the 10k spend on a higher yield credit card like the freedom or reserve