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Just made EXP / Executive Platinum! Resources, ask questions, brag (master thread)
First, a hearty welcome to Executive Platinum status!
New Executive Platinum members, whether "self-made", via your Concierge Key nomination or made by AA offers, including challenges, to similar status holders from competing airlines, often have questions about how the program works.
Feel free to post your questions here, but also be aware many of your questions about American Airlines, AAdvantage and Executive Platinum status can be answered in these resources:
● Link to What are Executive Platinum / EP / EXP benefits? Are they worth it? (consolidated) thread on FT
● Link to AAdvantage Elite Status guide and charts on aa.com
● Link to "FAQ: American Airlines and AAdvantage - Please check here first!" thread.
● Link to the FlyerGuide American Airlines Wiki
For older posts, please see ARCHIVE: Just made EXP / Executive Platinum! Resources, ask etc. brag (master thread)● Link to AAdvantage Elite Status guide and charts on aa.com
● Link to "FAQ: American Airlines and AAdvantage - Please check here first!" thread.
● Link to the FlyerGuide American Airlines Wiki
Just made EXP / Executive Platinum! Resources, ask questions, brag (pre-2017)
Dec 19, 2015, 5:49 am
#511
Join Date: Jan 2005
Programs: AA EXP, UA Silver (Thanks Marriott!), Marriott Lifetime Titanium & Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 643
Renewed EXP again this year with help from a PHL>FLL MR this past Wednesday:
EQP: 72,533
EQM: 100,481 (10k Barclay silver card)
EQS: 58
SWU's have posted, stickers have not.
EQP: 72,533
EQM: 100,481 (10k Barclay silver card)
EQS: 58
SWU's have posted, stickers have not.
Dec 19, 2015, 10:52 am
#512
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: AUS
Programs: AA Exec Platinum/MM, DL Gold/MM, Hilton Diamond, Accor Platinum, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 6,975
Requalified as EXP for 6th straight year. Just under 102K EQM.
Dec 19, 2015, 5:32 pm
#513
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: body: A stone's throw from SFO, mind: SE Asia
Programs: Some of this 'n some of that
Posts: 17,263
With a buffer of 200 miles I was checking to ensure my calculations were spot on* and shied away from a couple of routings that might have been slightly easier but came with more risk.
*On some routes AA awards miles lower than expected by 10 or so.
Dec 19, 2015, 8:34 pm
#514
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Fll/mia/bkk
Programs: AA explt, 5 million miler
Posts: 206
I got home from Bkk a couple of days ago figuring I need about 400 more miles.
When miles posted I was at 100094. 2016 will probably be my last at ExPlat. I did 5 trips to Bangkok from Miami this year, but next year staying over there for 6 months. Just not enough time to fly 100k. Have had ExPlat for 12 years, so hard to give up.
When miles posted I was at 100094. 2016 will probably be my last at ExPlat. I did 5 trips to Bangkok from Miami this year, but next year staying over there for 6 months. Just not enough time to fly 100k. Have had ExPlat for 12 years, so hard to give up.
Dec 20, 2015, 5:16 am
#515
Join Date: May 2010
Programs: AA-EXP; IC - Amb
Posts: 36
Requalified last week
EQP: 60,819
EQM: 100,550
EQS: 45
Now in my 6th year as CP or EXP and must say I'm enjoying the AA experience even more than with US.
It's because I fly a few times a year to Asia, am an economy flyer (pay my own bills!), and appreciate the chance to use SWU (successful 4 times this year to or from Asia). Flying US partners to Asia on partners was brutal...
Wasn't so successful using SWU for Europe (2 redeemed out of 8 chances, have one more RT chance in January)
Domestically: I had 92% upgrade rate on flights under 1500 miles, but went 0 for 6 on flights over 1500 miles. Still - getting out of steerage on those 12-15 hours flights = no complaints from me.
EQP: 60,819
EQM: 100,550
EQS: 45
Now in my 6th year as CP or EXP and must say I'm enjoying the AA experience even more than with US.
It's because I fly a few times a year to Asia, am an economy flyer (pay my own bills!), and appreciate the chance to use SWU (successful 4 times this year to or from Asia). Flying US partners to Asia on partners was brutal...
Wasn't so successful using SWU for Europe (2 redeemed out of 8 chances, have one more RT chance in January)
Domestically: I had 92% upgrade rate on flights under 1500 miles, but went 0 for 6 on flights over 1500 miles. Still - getting out of steerage on those 12-15 hours flights = no complaints from me.
Dec 20, 2015, 7:52 am
#516
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: PWM, BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Plat, Accor Plat+++
Posts: 850
Finally finished year up. OW Qualifications:
EQP: 189,740
EQM: 139,394
EQS: 37
Obvisouly mostly ultra long haul in PE on CX and then C on KA intra-Asia. A bunch more miles on MU, CZ, VN, et al intra-Asia/China.
Happy Holidays everyone. Cheers.
EQP: 189,740
EQM: 139,394
EQS: 37
Obvisouly mostly ultra long haul in PE on CX and then C on KA intra-Asia. A bunch more miles on MU, CZ, VN, et al intra-Asia/China.
Happy Holidays everyone. Cheers.
Dec 21, 2015, 8:41 am
#517
Join Date: Jun 2013
Programs: AA EXP, Hyatt
Posts: 140
I just made EXP and this is the first time I've ever held status on any airline. Whoohoo! Time to make the best out of it even though I'm not entirely sure how.
Dec 21, 2015, 9:02 am
#518
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
Dec 21, 2015, 9:04 am
#519
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
Q: I have an upcoming international flight, and then some domestic US flights on a different PNR in between the int'l arrival and departure. On my last day, I'm flying through ORD to DFW to position for my international segment. Will I be able to access the FL in ORD on a domestic-only reservation that is connecting me to an AA international flight?
, but yes if you show them (or they can look it up) that you have an international OW departure on the same day and you're connecting to it.
Dec 21, 2015, 9:16 am
#520
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
This coming qualification year (for 2017) AA has reduced the number of complimentary, space available, international upgrades from 8 to 4, so that advantage is now gone (caveat: you earn 2 more at 150K EQM, and 2 more for a total of 8 at 200K EQM).
If you fly on one of the carriers more, your chance for Operational UGs is higher with status on the said carrier. So a few things to consider.
Aside from all of the above both are OWE so all other OW benefits are the same.
Dec 21, 2015, 9:22 am
#521
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin
Programs: AA EXP +2MM- LT PLT! HH Diamond
Posts: 6,087
Requalified today at 100,538 EQM, although had my last flight on Dec 17th. The final flight that pushed me over as far as posting was flown on Dec 16th (AY).. so agonizing to wait
Dec 21, 2015, 11:16 am
#522
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 687
I qualified for EXP back in Sept. I have still not received my EXP welcome kit with cards/luggage tags. I have emailed AA asking when they would show up and was told they are a "little behind" and to use their app in the interim.
3 months seems like a bit of a stretch to say a "little behind" but has anyone else experienced this sort of delay?
3 months seems like a bit of a stretch to say a "little behind" but has anyone else experienced this sort of delay?
Dec 21, 2015, 2:54 pm
#524
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: LGA/EWR/JFK
Programs: AA EXP, Amex Plat, A3 Gold
Posts: 311
Qualified last week after some flights were retro-credited.
EQP: 100,213
EQM: 87,543
EQS: 58
Even skipped the return portion of a DEN-LAX-JFK-LAX-DEN F class mistake routing fare I posted a few weeks back. And with Mrs. DLinYUL also qualifying for EXP this year it will give me a solid bank of SWUs to loot.
EQP: 100,213
EQM: 87,543
EQS: 58
Even skipped the return portion of a DEN-LAX-JFK-LAX-DEN F class mistake routing fare I posted a few weeks back. And with Mrs. DLinYUL also qualifying for EXP this year it will give me a solid bank of SWUs to loot.
Dec 21, 2015, 7:02 pm
#525
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Ohio, USA
Programs: AA EXP, Cit Prestige and premier cardholder
Posts: 9
I qualified for EXP back in Sept. I have still not received my EXP welcome kit with cards/luggage tags. I have emailed AA asking when they would show up and was told they are a "little behind" and to use their app in the interim.
3 months seems like a bit of a stretch to say a "little behind" but has anyone else experienced this sort of delay?
3 months seems like a bit of a stretch to say a "little behind" but has anyone else experienced this sort of delay?
EQP-67,302
EQM-110,586
EQS-92
Not horrible for a 17 year old high school student haha