AA Concierge Key invitations / renewal for 2019 status (out early 12/2018)
Dec 13, 2018, 6:44 am
#76
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: CO
Programs: AA CK, AC Super Elite, DL Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 107
So my renewal came through this AM. Standard "Welcome to another year of CK" email. For whatever reason, it seems to have taken about 4 days longer than the first wave (and I'm DFW based so there may be a higher threshold). So I'm guessing there is a first wave and then a secondary review. Bottom line: there's hope.
Dec 13, 2018, 2:06 pm
#77
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto and Switzerland
Programs: AA EXP - Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Titanium and lifetime PLT
Posts: 178
I am similar as I fly biz to EU from YYZ thru JFK paid biz and then typically jump around EU on BA and 50% in biz and rest in economy....i also sometimes just do prem economy on way back from eu (say 40% of the time). I have one more trip and I will be at:
70.5k EQD
295k EQM
90 segments
I am pretty surprised I have not got the invite yet and I guess nothing to do but wait? any insight into my chances?
70.5k EQD
295k EQM
90 segments
I am pretty surprised I have not got the invite yet and I guess nothing to do but wait? any insight into my chances?
Dec 13, 2018, 6:28 pm
#78
Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: NYC
Programs: AA Concierge Key, Marriott Platinum Elite, HH Gold
Posts: 11
To xJonNYC’s point in another thread about profitability, I received my first invite to CK last week. At the time I received the invite, I had (approximately):
19k EQD
85k EQM
20 segments
That’s close to USD 1,000 per segment, and I think my cost per mile was between $0.60 and $0.70, but it’s hard to say because some of my flights were in full-fare business on OW partners, and brought down the EQD relative to what it would have been for a flight on AA metal.
19k EQD
85k EQM
20 segments
That’s close to USD 1,000 per segment, and I think my cost per mile was between $0.60 and $0.70, but it’s hard to say because some of my flights were in full-fare business on OW partners, and brought down the EQD relative to what it would have been for a flight on AA metal.
Dec 14, 2018, 5:48 am
#82
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: CO
Programs: AA CK, AC Super Elite, DL Diamond, Marriott Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 107
I am similar as I fly biz to EU from YYZ thru JFK paid biz and then typically jump around EU on BA and 50% in biz and rest in economy....i also sometimes just do prem economy on way back from eu (say 40% of the time). I have one more trip and I will be at:
70.5k EQD
295k EQM
90 segments
I am pretty surprised I have not got the invite yet and I guess nothing to do but wait? any insight into my chances?
70.5k EQD
295k EQM
90 segments
I am pretty surprised I have not got the invite yet and I guess nothing to do but wait? any insight into my chances?
Dec 16, 2018, 9:24 am
#84
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Toronto and Switzerland
Programs: AA EXP - Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Titanium and lifetime PLT
Posts: 178
Those are very strong numbers. I'm surprised you don't have it, especially from a non hub where AC rules, and with all that transatlantic travel ex-JFK. I have absolutely no insight but I'm wondering if the fact that you do so much flying on BA has anything to do with it? Some members have reported that there is a bias towards those that fly a lot on AA metal which, of course, is not an option for you intra-EU. If you don't qualify by 1st week of Jan, I would write into AAdvantage and ask them to reconsider it. It can't hurt.
Dec 16, 2018, 9:58 am
#85
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: DFW
Programs: AA ConciergeKey, Marriott Ambassador Elite
Posts: 350
Hoping for invite
$51K EQD
247K EQM
116 EQS
Still have a few more trips for another $13K or so EQDs before YE. Hoping for invite. Was told by CK executive liason via long back and forth email thread that "I'm in the running"...whatever that means. We shall see. I'd be pretty disappointed if I didn't get the bid.
247K EQM
116 EQS
Still have a few more trips for another $13K or so EQDs before YE. Hoping for invite. Was told by CK executive liason via long back and forth email thread that "I'm in the running"...whatever that means. We shall see. I'd be pretty disappointed if I didn't get the bid.
Dec 16, 2018, 12:31 pm
#87
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: DFW
Programs: AA ConciergeKey, Marriott Ambassador Elite
Posts: 350
That's frustrating that you haven't been invited especially given how many options you have out of SFO. I'm half LA, half DFW. It's even more frustrating that the AirPass spend for auto CK is $60K, so folks that are comfortably beyond that point should, in theory, get a nomination.
Dec 16, 2018, 3:27 pm
#90
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: The FT AA forum, until it no longer wants me.
Programs: CK or bust
Posts: 1,913