Sep 22, 2017, 3:48 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
Help! I need ....... by a certain date / the end of the year / to (re)qualify.
See here for the 2019-2020 thread.
See here for the 2019-2020 thread.
Earning status:
Link to AAdvantage status requirements page on AA.com
Link to AAdvantage status benefits page on AA.com
If you have not received a buy back offer or would like to see your offer (if any), you can see it by visiting https://elite.aa.com
You must earn the requisite Elite Qualifying Miles or flown Elite Qualifying Segments in one calendar year as well as earning the requisite Elite Qualifying Dollar spend. That earns status for the remainder of the current and the following status years: earn during 2017, status persists through 31 Jan 2019. You must fly to earn; There’s no way to earn EQ instruments for yourself flying someone else or no-showing for a purchased flight.
See FAQ: Earning EQD / Elite Qualifying Dollars on AA and partner airlines (2017 on)
Renewing status:
AA once used to offer "grace" if one was just short of achieving status, particularly if one was reachieving, by earning Elite Qualifying Miles or Segments; that hasn't been the case in recent years. Choices are:
1) Requalifying, but just missing the goal? AA has the buyback / renew / boost program, enabling you to purchase back status if you fall short of requalifying by stipulated levels.
2018 Buyback / Renew / Boost Program for Status year 2019[/URL][/B][/U].
NOTES:
- Flights flown as marketed by AA (AA codeshare) earn as if one is flying AA. (It doesn't matter where one purchased the ticketed - the word "marketed" doesn't mean where you purchased the ticket.) But watch those Basic Economy fares!
- Through flights with a single flight number such as MIA-PHX-SFO will count as a single segment and only earn miles as if flown MIA-SFO.
- One no longer must fly at least 4 segments on American Airlines or American Eagle to qualify for AAdvantage status within the qualifying year. (AA marketed / AA codeshares do count for this. This requirement no longer is in effect, but there is a minimum dollar spend requirement -MQD - as well as EQM or EQS.)
- EQMs do not include class-of-service bonus miles, elite bonuses, other participant miles, any other AAdvantage bonus mileage, or miles obtained from BuyMiles, GiftMiles or the offer you get when buying a ticket or checking in.
- If you were involuntarily rerouted losing EQM / EQS, you might want to read FAQ: Involuntary Reroute and Original Routing Credit (ORC) (consolidated)
- Two AAdvantage credit cards award EQM for high annual spenders: Citi Executive card and the Barclaycard Aviator Silver offer EQM at certain spend points, and the latter offers EQD offset. See your current card benefits for the amounts. (These are merely for status purposes, not Million Miler, etc.) The Barclaycard Aviator cards also award EQD credit.
- AA has introduced new "Basic Fares"; be aware of many restrictions.
Guide to AAdvantage elite status (requirements and benefits) on aa.com
Some links to resources and tools:
Use tools available (Google Flights, ITA Matrix by Google, etc.) to find flights for "mileage runs" or "segment runs" to complete status requirements. There are threads (and aa.com pages) that explain how many EQM you earn on AA and partners' flights
Link to Google Flights (put in the origin only, add your restrictions such as airline or alliances)
Link to FT-AA Thread "Using Google Flights for American Airlines flight searches"
Link to Google ITA Matrix (flights and rules finder)
Link to Innosked oneworld interactive network map and timetable
Link to Great Circle Mapper (miles and distance calculations)
Link to FT Mileage Run Deals forum
Link to FT Premium Fare Deals forum
Link to FT Mileage Run Discussion forum[/B]
For the 2016 thread, please see:
ARCHIVE: 2016 "HELP! I need xx EQM / EQP / EQS by end of year" master thread
For the 2015 thread, please see:
ARCHIVE: 2015 "HELP! I need XXX EQM / EQP / EQS by end of year" thread
The transaction date is what AA counts for account activity purposes, not the posting date.
Be aware of the difference between the kinds of miles we are discussing.
Those concerned about earning of retaining status are seeking Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM) to earn in the current calendar year. For that or EQ Segments, see 2016 "I'll be short EQM / EQS for status this year?" & related status earning qq
Others are looking for Award or Redeemable Miles (RDM) which can be spent on various awards and earned in various ways - flying, buying, gifting and even using. Your account redeemable (previously occasionally called "prize-eligible" by AA) miles will remain usable for a period of eighteen months after your last account activity - this can be earning miles in any way, flying or even via using your AA-linked credit card, purchasing miles or renting a car with an AA partner, or using miles by gifting them, donating to charity. To prevent your account from lapsing, you must have account activity in the period of 18 months.
AAdvantage members must have mileage earning or redeeming activity once every 18 months in order to retain their miles. If your account has no qualifying activity in any 18-month period, all miles in the account will expire. Qualifying activity extends the expiration date of all unexpired mileage credit in your account for 18 months from the date of the qualifying activity. Qualifying activity is defined as redeeming any AAdvantage award or accruing mileage credit on any eligible American, American Eagle® or AAdvantage airline participant as well as accruing mileage credit with participating hotels, car rental companies, credit cards, telecommunication providers and other service providers offering AAdvantage mileage credit.
A very few of the more popular ways of earning miles, other than actually flying, include:
● using Barclays, CitiBank and American Express cards linked to AAdvantage; see the AA credit cards page here. There are several threads that can be found on this Forum using the Search function.
● in the USA, signing up for AAdvantage Dining here
● shopping via the AA shopping portal - read about and link to portal here (iTunes for a few miles)
● buying, gifting or sharing AA miles - read more here
● in the USA, signing up for AAdvantage Dining here
● shopping via the AA shopping portal - read about and link to portal here (iTunes for a few miles)
● buying, gifting or sharing AA miles - read more here
ARCHIVE: HELP! I need xx EQM / EQD / EQS by xx/yy/20zz / end of year - master thread
Oct 31, 2018, 9:58 am
#181
Join Date: Oct 2018
Programs: AA
Posts: 1
It looks like I will be short less than $3 EQD for PP and be over on EQM by about 7,000. Has AA been doing any EQD rounding with the recent updates? $3 would be ridiculous to miss by.
Oct 31, 2018, 10:07 am
#182
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Frankly, in this instance I’d see if I could increase my EQD by buying a slightly higher fare, or upfaring if you e purchased all your tickets. Because you can ask after the fact, and the “new AA” can easily say “no”. We are in the era of Parker and D0, “Project Awaysis”, “customer is self-loading freight” thinking, I’m afraid. Color me mistrustful.
Oct 31, 2018, 10:48 am
#183
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: MEM
Programs: AA - PP
Posts: 887
Ok, to date myself a bit, the last time I really needed to do a mileage run was on NWA. That said, I find myself in potential need some segment runs on American, and not sure of the best way to plot those. I'm based out of Memphis which is going to add some cost, but ultimately I need to try to find a couple 6-ish segment runs (prefer one day but with an overnight is ok as I might need a couple Hilton stays to keep diamond). Based on planned work trips (and might be a couple more crop up), it looks like I may need 12-15 segments to keep pro status. I'm close enough on eqd that I'm pretty sure the work trips will cover that.
I've not had any luck piecing these together on AA so far. Is there a good place to look at cheap segments in a single view so I can try to put something together that's not crazy expensive?
I've not had any luck piecing these together on AA so far. Is there a good place to look at cheap segments in a single view so I can try to put something together that's not crazy expensive?
Oct 31, 2018, 10:59 am
#184
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: SNA
Posts: 928
Ok, to date myself a bit, the last time I really needed to do a mileage run was on NWA. That said, I find myself in potential need some segment runs on American, and not sure of the best way to plot those. I'm based out of Memphis which is going to add some cost, but ultimately I need to try to find a couple 6-ish segment runs (prefer one day but with an overnight is ok as I might need a couple Hilton stays to keep diamond). Based on planned work trips (and might be a couple more crop up), it looks like I may need 12-15 segments to keep pro status. I'm close enough on eqd that I'm pretty sure the work trips will cover that.
I've not had any luck piecing these together on AA so far. Is there a good place to look at cheap segments in a single view so I can try to put something together that's not crazy expensive?
I've not had any luck piecing these together on AA so far. Is there a good place to look at cheap segments in a single view so I can try to put something together that's not crazy expensive?
AA/One World: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
Oct 31, 2018, 11:22 pm
#185
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
“Once upon a time” AA even had a policy for mercy granting, but with the advent of buy back, not so much. I’d like to say $3 is trivial and they’ll waive, but they may well be more willing to charge you several hundred dollars to buy back status.
Frankly, in this instance I’d see if I could increase my EQD by buying a slightly higher fare, or upfaring if you e purchased all your tickets. Because you can ask after the fact, and the “new AA” can easily say “no”. We are in the era of Parker and D0, “Project Awaysis”, “customer is self-loading freight” thinking, I’m afraid. Color me mistrustful.
Frankly, in this instance I’d see if I could increase my EQD by buying a slightly higher fare, or upfaring if you e purchased all your tickets. Because you can ask after the fact, and the “new AA” can easily say “no”. We are in the era of Parker and D0, “Project Awaysis”, “customer is self-loading freight” thinking, I’m afraid. Color me mistrustful.
Nov 16, 2018, 8:25 pm
#186
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: american advantage
Posts: 7
Need 2k in EQD by end of year - HELP😫🤦.♀️
I have satisfied my Eqm’s for exec platinum, now I just need under $2k in EQD’s. I need some EQD runs that I can do on weekends. I will do a flight to London at Xmas that will help with prob at least half of it. Any ideas ? Thanks ,!!
Nov 16, 2018, 8:29 pm
#187
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Escondido, CA
Programs: US Chairman no more. AA EXP
Posts: 682
Where do you live?
Nov 16, 2018, 8:30 pm
#188
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Bay Area
Programs: WN A-List, AA good-riddance, Safeway Club Card Extraordinaire
Posts: 3,851
Otherwise, you pretty much have to spend the remainder (plus tax) on actual flights.
Nov 16, 2018, 8:34 pm
#189
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: RDU <|> MMX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM, SK EBS
Posts: 12,462
If you've already met the EQM, why not just buy a $2k fare to London instead of a $1k fare to London plus another $1k mileage run?
Nov 16, 2018, 8:42 pm
#190
Suspended
Join Date: May 2013
Location: NYC
Programs: DL Diamond, AAdvantage EXP, Hyatt Explorist, HHonors Diamond, Avis First
Posts: 7,344
Go to Hawaii for the weekend in FC
Nov 17, 2018, 4:51 am
#191
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: american advantage
Posts: 7
Ha I like that idea. What does FC mean ? Thanks
Nov 17, 2018, 4:53 am
#192
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: american advantage
Posts: 7
looking into that, but since I plan on coming back from London on the 31 of dec, I’m worried inclement weather could be a problem and push my return into January, messing the plan up. And I don’t have many weekends available to build up runs. But, yes I will have to figure this out.
Nov 17, 2018, 4:55 am
#193
Join Date: Apr 2018
Programs: american advantage
Posts: 7
thanks, I didn’t know this kept updating. Since my london trip returns dec 31 and I could have bad weather that pushes me into January ( then it won’t qualify for 18) I will just have to do some runs before.
Nov 17, 2018, 4:59 am
#195
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: SNA
Programs: AA EXP, UA 1K (until it expires then never again), *wood Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 9,239