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No.

You can fly 3,000 miles (running up $40,000 spend on the AMEX Citi Executive MasterCard and earn 10,000 EQM but not MM) but they're not likely to grant an exemption to the requirement and open a door nobody wants, even if opened just a crack.

The status exemption "grace" may no longer exist.

Did you actually fly 960,000 miles? I know my million miler count includes TW and various other redeemable miles that were "grandfathered" when the million miler program changed to EQM only. I'm just asking, because you'd be rather unique.

As it states in the Announcement: PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING: NEW AMERICAN / AA and US Pre-Merger FORUM STRUCTURE at the top of the forum pages, AA and US continue operating as separate airlines at the moment.

We will move this to the appropriate forum.

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Welcome to FlyerTalk, indifan1.

It's not "some" credit card purchases that do not count toward the Million Miler count, it's all credit card purchases (since Dec 2011) that do not count toward the Million Miler counter. In other words, nothing at all other than flying (not even any bonuses on flying!!!) counts toward Million Miler.

(Prior to Dec 2011, every mile you earned in any way counted. But it all changed completely in Dec 2011.)

I have actually flow in AA 996k miles, no twa or usairway miles. I was exec platinum for 6 years straight, mostly flying deep south American routes until the economic tank and I got stranded without flying or flying cheaper routes in spirit, avianca, tam and copa. I have been a member of this board for a long time but I forgot my password for my old user ID and had to setup a new one.

my total program miles are over 1.1 because for a small period of time I had a credit card that would post miles to AA, as we all know that ended it a while ago. so the difference between my 996k million mile count and the actual overall count were credit card purchases.

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p.s. question for jdiver : what forum did you move this to?

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6 years as EXP under the pre-2011 rules would have seen you over 1M miles, the change left a lot of people moving much slower than they were used to.

Short answer remains the same, you have to fly the remaining miles you need to cross the line, it is recognition of having done that, not recognition for getting close :)

Definitely have never heard of them advancing someone to a million-mile level in advance of actually hitting the target, -especially- after the changeover from "all miles count" (Back then there were circumstances under which it happened under very rare circumstances.)

Nope. When you finally fly that very small amount of miles, you'll have MM ... it's definitely not the type of program they would feel a need to make an exception for.

OK, so you didn't fly 996k miles; through 2011, there were credit card and (at least 100% status) bonus miles in your Million Miler total. That clears it up; thanks.

We moved this thread from the American Airlines | AAdvantage (Consolidated) forum for those bits AA and US have consolidated under the merger. (FFP consolidates 2015 Q2, fleet and operations possibly well into 2016.)

Some corrections to this post are required JDiver. If one wants 10k EQM for $40k spend, then one needs the Citi Executive Mastercard. Also, the 10k EQM earned from $40k spend on this card do -not- result in a change in the MM counter so would not help the OP with his quest to cross the 1 MM threshold.

Until the end of 2011, as an EXP or PLT, you would have earned double miles that would have counted toward MM, when flying..Plus hotel, car rentals and other miles would have also counted.
I have lifetime PLT status based on pre-butt-only-miles... There were times when I earned MORE than 4x's miles flown.. (Triple Bonus, Plus the 100 percent EXP bonus, plus the minimum miles bonus... That is, earning 4x 500 miles when flying less than 500).. I remember earning quite a few at under 1 cent per mile (over 10K miles one way on $100 transcons with connections)

Back to the question. It's 3000 miles, with no announced deadline to achieve it, so not much reason for it to be given. That is a bit different then someone ending the year at 24900 miles and asking for annual GOLD.

Thanks for the correction (HOW could I post "AMEX" :confused:) and for the clarification that the Citi-derived EQM are only for status and don't accrue to one's MM account. It makes sense, because I think they never become RDM, either. Corrected in the post referenced.

My favorite thing about FT - many misteaks ;) are corrected by knowledgeable members.

If they make an exception for the guy with 990K miles, the guy with 980K miles will want an exception.

If they make an exception for the guy with 980K miles, the guy with 970K miles will want an exception.

If they make an exception for the guy with 970K miles, the guy with 960K miles will want an exception.

If they make an exception for the guy with 960K miles, the guy with 950K miles will want an exception.

Rinse lather repeat.

A threshold for elite status or other privledges exists for a reason. If you are short a few miles, then fly a few miles.

... hmm... if one is EXP 6 years straight, then it shouldn't take too long for get another 3k miles.

Yeah, but OP wants 35k RDM bonus to use for a trip.

Without flying the 3k miles, the fastest would be to sign up for one of the credit cards that give you a bonus and get the 35k bonus that way.

Getting to MM will be whenever you actually fly the rest of the miles there. If you have EXP now, there's nothing you gain by being lifetime gold.

No, and I wouldn't even ask. When I get the rest, I'll use the best. Back to Lifetime PLT next year unless something pops up, then watch how fast I become EXP again with a cool 4 SWU's in the process.

Thanks.

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Well I'm 333 miles short of EXP right now. Have 2 flights next week so it's a guarantee that I'll make EXP but AA wouldn't grant it too me. I don't blame them but I figured I'd ask (never hurts except on FF, lol). I don't think they'll do it for the OP either and probably shouldn't.