Fastest Elite Qualification
Aug 29, 2010 | 7:28 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: TUL
Programs: UA Gold and some other stuff
Posts: 38
Fastest Elite Qualification
It occurred to me today that this year is the fastest I've qualifed for Platinum. With that in mind, I'm curious how fast others have been able to hit various status levels. So let's hear it - I'll start.
Silver - Early Feb (2007, all domestic)
Gold - May (2010)
Platinum - Early August (2010)
I'm betting my personal records won't impress a whole lot in this crowd.
Silver - Early Feb (2007, all domestic)
Gold - May (2010)
Platinum - Early August (2010)
I'm betting my personal records won't impress a whole lot in this crowd.
Aug 29, 2010 | 9:30 pm
#2
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Austin, TX
Programs: AA LT Plat, UA 1k/1mm+, National EE, IC Plat, Bonvoy Gold
Posts: 2,605
It occurred to me today that this year is the fastest I've qualifed for Platinum. With that in mind, I'm curious how fast others have been able to hit various status levels. So let's hear it - I'll start.
Silver - Early Feb (2007, all domestic)
Gold - May (2010)
Platinum - Early August (2010)
I'm betting my personal records won't impress a whole lot in this crowd.
Silver - Early Feb (2007, all domestic)
Gold - May (2010)
Platinum - Early August (2010)
I'm betting my personal records won't impress a whole lot in this crowd.
Aug 29, 2010 | 10:12 pm
#3
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Central NJ (Usually EWR but sometimes PHL)
Programs: UA-1K w/2MM & lifetime U-Club; Marriott-Lifetime Titanium; IHG-Diamond; National-Exec. Elite
Posts: 2,553
Between 2002 and 2006, I made platinum usually by about July or early August but not with miles...it was with 90 EQP. I finished each of those years with about 160+ EQP and usually just over 75K miles.
Did I mention that I friggin' hate ERJ's?
Did I mention that I friggin' hate ERJ's?
Aug 30, 2010 | 5:50 am
#4
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: TUL
Programs: UA Gold and some other stuff
Posts: 38
Aug 30, 2010 | 6:41 am
#5
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Central NJ (Usually EWR but sometimes PHL)
Programs: UA-1K w/2MM & lifetime U-Club; Marriott-Lifetime Titanium; IHG-Diamond; National-Exec. Elite
Posts: 2,553
Aug 30, 2010 | 6:46 am
#6
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: With luck - 2E
Programs: UA 1K, UA 1MM, Marriot Plat Prmr (Plat Life), Hilton Dia, Hertz Prez Circle
Posts: 382
The hard way indeed! It seems misery loves compay. Just made plat again last week on EQP's! I will probably earn my SWU's this year too, also on EQP's!
And this year it is mostly mainline.
And this year it is mostly mainline.
Aug 30, 2010 | 7:03 am
#7
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
Programs: (ಠ_ಠ)
Posts: 9,077
This year I was requaled for Silver on Jan 3rd, Gold on Jan 6th, and crossed the Plat finish line on Jan 10th.
Aug 30, 2010 | 7:07 am
#8
Join Date: May 2009
Location: PHL
Posts: 2,842
My friend told me about two coworkers who had a competition to see who could hit EXP (100k eqms) on AA the quickest. The guy who won made it in March.
Aug 30, 2010 | 4:35 pm
#9
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: TUL
Programs: UA Gold and some other stuff
Posts: 38
Presumably CO has a special cabin with a LA-Z-BOY in it for you. If not, they damn well should!
Aug 30, 2010 | 4:39 pm
#10
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: TUL
Programs: UA Gold and some other stuff
Posts: 38
I am happy to have those days behind me. I'm mostly getting miles on international routes now. I don't travel much, but when I do I go far. I'm sitting around 40ish EQPs right now, which is the most I've had since 2007, but I'll shoot past 100K EQMs before Oct.
Aug 30, 2010 | 5:10 pm
#11
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
Programs: (ಠ_ಠ)
Posts: 9,077
Aug 30, 2010 | 5:17 pm
#12
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: SAT / MAA / BOM
Programs: CO Plat; UA 1K; EK Gold
Posts: 5,110
Not quite -- there was a fare "sale" last year where CO was offering B class (i.e. 150% EQMs) for SEA-IAH-NRT and back so each trip would earn about 25k EQMs. Three of those back-to-back plus a few upgrades to BF "on the house" allowed me to keep get my requal out of the way early and keep my sanity.
I made plat aug 9th. Will make it to 100K by November.
Aug 30, 2010 | 9:55 pm
#15
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Clinging to the edifices of a decadent past from the biggest city in America nobody really cares about.
Programs: (ಠ_ಠ)
Posts: 9,077
