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i am planning to travel alot this summer and i was thinking about joining MPC. i have 25k in asia miles and i wanted to know if i sign up now will those 25k go toward me earning status? if not is it easier to go witht he AA challege and get platinum?thnks

Asia Miles are redeemable miles, and is seperate from Club Miles, which is elite qualification miles. You have to fly to earn Club Miles, but you can do many things to earn Asia Miles.

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Originally Posted by bundi404

i have 25k in asia miles and i wanted to know if i sign up now will those 25k go toward me earning status?

When I asked a couple of years ago, CX would not allow me to retroactively credit previous flight miles toward MPC club miles. I don't know if other people had a better luck.

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Originally Posted by bundi404

if not is it easier to go witht he AA challege and get platinum?

AA PLT challenge would be the easier way than MPC to obtain OW status. However, keep in mind that only higher CX econ fares (Y/B/H) are eligible to earn AA miles/points. If you are going to be flying a lot on CX metal on discounted fares, you will probably earn more Asiamiles than you would AAvantage miles. If you fly premium, you will earn more AAdvantage miles with the 100% PLT bonus in addition to COS bonus.

If you fly F/J on CX, pratically the only things that makes Diamond worth keeping over EXP are

1. Higher chance of op-up
2. Guaranteed J seat (72 hrs?)

Otherwise, go with AA. The 100% elite bonus is great, and it is easier to requalify too.