Chit/Marker for those that earned EP Status during Covid.
Feb 11, 2022, 1:19 pm
#46
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You would think so but our plans will have us falling short this year but not the following year. Problem is, is that if we lose EP, the it will be near impossible to ever get it back due to multipliers. We have self fund our flying.
Feb 11, 2022, 1:23 pm
#47
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If you pay for international J, what's the issue? No real difference between Plat Pro and EXP for such people. A status "chit" certainly wouldn't come with SWUs.
Feb 11, 2022, 1:54 pm
#48
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If you lose EXP, it does make it significantly harder to qualify for EXP in later years -- I'm sure the program was designed this way (as well as to have a built-in soft-landing).
On the flip side of the coin, if you determine you are only going to accumulate $15000 in "EQD" next year (which with the EXP bonus corresponds to 165,000 Loyalty Points), you may be able to find the remaining 35,000 Loyalty Points elsewhere fairly easily. For example, buying a new computer during the occasional AAdvantage eShopping bonuses on Apple / Best Buy / etc.
Feb 11, 2022, 4:59 pm
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Feb 11, 2022, 5:01 pm
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Feb 11, 2022, 5:03 pm
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Feb 11, 2022, 5:04 pm
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