I just did the same. Then they called back and said I was only getting 4000 because I crossed one million before January 1. I have e-mailed asking them to reconsider.

And I don't think you attempted to catch my point, so I'll stop as well.

Fidelity is pretty good- less than a month, from recent experience.

Based on my experiences last month, SPG posts the miles to AA each Thursday (or maybe AA processes them on Thursday?) and they are in your AAdvantage account almost immediately thereafter.

Exactly! Most folks have no clue, and those that know are now aware AA is realigning to something more realistic about lifetime status. (I believe the new program could have been better tweaked by rewarding those purchasing refundable Y, C and F fares proportionally more than those buying deep discount fares, though of course that would pose an, um, "interesting" challenge to AA's current IT system.)

+1000. I am in that vast majority; it is not a meltdown or AA loyalty deal-killer if I have to pound it out for another 10 yrs for LTP. I expect to be PLT most of that time anyway. Would be nice if they retained an elite multiplier, and I confess to bagging 75k cc miles of my 1.3 - or less than 6%.

I don't care if some cc hounds are ahead of me in LT status and I don't care if I can't play that game after 1 Dec. AA has made a call that its plan translates into making the LT program oriented toward flying customers. Good on them - if that's what this is all about.

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Too late to be on the boat, now just sitting at around 410k. If I have to make my life a little easier as the MM program progresses, I can make it 250k EQM and pick up another 250k to make it easier for my plan, or purchase the miles to make it sooner. Bummer, but for the business perspective, this has to be done.

Not obvious to me.

Three transfers of 60K and one of 20K would be a lot easier. Since the maximum is "94,999 miles per eligible transfer", 60K Starpoints -> 75K AAdvantage is the largest transfer you'd want to do.

They could have done it without too much difficulty ( I think ) if they counted EQPs earned towards MM count rather than EQMs. This would have had negative consequences to those that travel on the lowest fares though

Haha, I love this banter.

I fly AA on business, my average trip is 1000 miles so it takes 11-12 trips a year to qualify as gold per year. I'm in dfw, so no connection bonus. I'd like to think it should take me less than 40 years to earn lifetime gold at this pace. Even plats would take 20!

I don't care about the upgrades, although nice. I just want an airline that flies from my home that I can pick a decent coach seat, board before the crowd for when I carry-on, and not pay for my bag when I check. Congrats to those who are plat, exp, etc. You deserve more benefits, but it's absurd to think the old mm program watered down that status.

By the way most elites do know of the million mile program. There are a places such as this, the random conversation with another elite, or a colleague
who travels as much or more. Now whether or not they make it their life's mission is another question.

While there are a number of ways to find out about the program, the part that I bolded is highly doubtful in the real world. Much more likely is that the vast majority do not know about this because they just don't make the effort/have the time/inclination to find out about such things.

Cheers.

Well...you saved me a phone call, but do let us know if they give you the 35k.

I'm outta here!
 

Good time to switch credit cards and airlines. This was the only thing keeping me loyal. I'm gone.

What airline and credit card are you moving to? Going to change your screen name for FT?