Newbie question (to merge)
Feb 26, 2020, 10:30 am
#1
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Newbie question (to merge)
Have a flight booked on April 22- June 1 thru AA and currently have no status but thinking of doing the status challenge for platinum.
YYC-DFW on I
DFW-HND on I
HND-MNL on X
MNL-HKG on I
HKG-DFW on I
DFW-YYC on I
just wondering how many miles I would earn and if it’s worth it to do it with platinum status or without. Paid about $3,082 USD wondering if that was a good deal? Thanks and sorry for being a total newb.
YYC-DFW on I
DFW-HND on I
HND-MNL on X
MNL-HKG on I
HKG-DFW on I
DFW-YYC on I
just wondering how many miles I would earn and if it’s worth it to do it with platinum status or without. Paid about $3,082 USD wondering if that was a good deal? Thanks and sorry for being a total newb.
Feb 26, 2020, 11:06 am
#2
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I'm moving this thread to our AA forum where it will be better answered.
Ryandc99 Moderator Mileage Run forums
Ryandc99 Moderator Mileage Run forums
Feb 26, 2020, 11:24 am
#3
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: SoCal
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors LTDia, Marriott Plat
Posts: 639
There are online mileage calculators that are close enough to what you earn (within a few miles). Two examples are:
Mileage Calculator - WebFlyer :: The Frequent Flyer Authority
or
MileCalc :: The Ultimate Mileage Calculator for Frequent Flyers
If it's worth it? Depends on where you are and where you are flying to. Also what do you want out of Plat status? I don't know if Calgary is elite heavy (which would limit upgrades).
Mileage Calculator - WebFlyer :: The Frequent Flyer Authority
or
MileCalc :: The Ultimate Mileage Calculator for Frequent Flyers
If it's worth it? Depends on where you are and where you are flying to. Also what do you want out of Plat status? I don't know if Calgary is elite heavy (which would limit upgrades).
Feb 26, 2020, 11:26 am
#4
Join Date: Apr 2017
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Programs: Free Agent
Posts: 1,752
The following calculations are rough. You can refer to the EQM earning charts for AA, JL and CX to see how you earn, all calculations are approximate based on GCMap's listed distances.
YYC-DFW = 3046
DFW-HND = 12924 (AA and JL both earn 2 EQM per mile flown on an I fare)
HND-MNL = 3718
MNL-HKG = 1067
HKG-DFW = 16246
DFW-YYC = 3046
I don't know what the status challenge requirements are these days, but you'll be earning approximately 40k EQM on this fare. The only benefit of holding AA Platinum status prior to commencing the trip, given that it's in business class, would be additional award miles.
YYC-DFW = 3046
DFW-HND = 12924 (AA and JL both earn 2 EQM per mile flown on an I fare)
HND-MNL = 3718
MNL-HKG = 1067
HKG-DFW = 16246
DFW-YYC = 3046
I don't know what the status challenge requirements are these days, but you'll be earning approximately 40k EQM on this fare. The only benefit of holding AA Platinum status prior to commencing the trip, given that it's in business class, would be additional award miles.
Last edited by Beltway2A; Feb 26, 2020 at 1:44 pm Reason: Typographical error
Feb 26, 2020, 12:47 pm
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.....just wondering how many miles I would earn and if it’s worth it to do it with platinum status or without. Paid about $3,082 USD wondering if that was a good deal? Thanks and sorry for being a total newb.
There are online mileage calculators that are close enough to what you earn (within a few miles). Two examples are:
Mileage Calculator - WebFlyer :: The Frequent Flyer Authority
or
MileCalc :: The Ultimate Mileage Calculator for Frequent Flyers
If it's worth it? Depends on where you are and where you are flying to. Also what do you want out of Plat status? I don't know if Calgary is elite heavy (which would limit upgrades).
Mileage Calculator - WebFlyer :: The Frequent Flyer Authority
or
MileCalc :: The Ultimate Mileage Calculator for Frequent Flyers
If it's worth it? Depends on where you are and where you are flying to. Also what do you want out of Plat status? I don't know if Calgary is elite heavy (which would limit upgrades).
The AA Plat challenge is not available for all airlines. Check the dedicated Plat challenge thread
Do you have or can you get Plat before these flights?
Last edited by Mwenenzi; Feb 26, 2020 at 12:52 pm
Feb 26, 2020, 12:52 pm
#7
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Join Date: Feb 2020
Location: Canada
Posts: 129
I wish they had a platinum pro challenge but I think I’d have enough organic travel within the year to hit that as I’m probably going to be doing this same exact route or a slight variation one to two more times this year. As far as platinum status my goal would be plat pro or executive plat just thought doing the challenge would be a jump start to it. I don’t think YYC would be elite heavy maybe for star alliance.
Feb 26, 2020, 2:37 pm
#9
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Welcome to FlyerTalk.
You might want to read this thread, and look at the expandable Wikipost at the top of the thread.
HELP DESK & FAQ: Gold and Platinum Status Challenge
You might want to read this thread, and look at the expandable Wikipost at the top of the thread.
HELP DESK & FAQ: Gold and Platinum Status Challenge
Feb 26, 2020, 3:10 pm
#11
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Status on AA (for now) expires on 31 January, a full year after you earn status. Regardless of when you earn status in 2020, your status would expire on 31 January 2022. Of course if you earn it next year then you'd push that out another year.
Feb 26, 2020, 3:15 pm
#13
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: MSN
Programs: AA, BAEC Gold
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Status earned from a challenge is only good to January 31 of the year following if you start the challenge before June 16, i.e. before June 16 2020 gets status through January 31 2021. Status earned during the calendar year is good to January 31 of the second year, i.e. if you earn it during 2020 it is good to January 31 2022.
