diggnan

Interesting point and worth a shot. Cheers.

patmcpsu

Another Aviator Silver cardholder with 47k EQM, waiting for the extra 5k EQM to post.

I spoke with Barclaycard before Christmas. They confirmed I spent at least $20,000 in 2015 and that the 5k EQM would post to AA by January 5th, and be credited for 2015.

It's currently January 6th, and still no EQMs. I called AA; they saw nothing in their system for the pending 5k EQM. They brought a Barclaycard rep on the line, and the AA rep said they would stay on "for a minute". The Barclaycard rep said their system crashed and put me on hold, after a few minutes another Barclaycard rep came on the line. The new Barclaycard rep was clueless about the Aviator Silver benefits and I asked to speak with somebody who was familiar with the card. The manger came on the line (she was familiar with the card's benefits) and said that my account billed on December 23rd and that it takes 6-8 WEEKS after that for the EQM's to post. She said she would open a case for it to *possibly* be expedited.

If what she says is true, I might not see the EQMs until the end of February. Not only would I go a month without Platinum status, but next year's annual fee would be due before processing is complete. Needless to say, I'm not interesting in paying $195 for another year of this.

heyeaglefn

I can tell you my wife's statement cut in the beginning of December and she still hasn't received her last 5000 either.

diggnan

My second $20k spend requirement was met early December well before my Dec 17th statement closing. I paid my statement balance in full on the closing date (not the due date) in hopes it would help expedite the process.
Originally told by Barclay 5k EQMs would post before Jan 1, 2016.
Then told they would post before Jan 6, 2016.
Nothing yet.
The only thing I'm sure of is that Barclaycard is clueless about the process.
Between this thread and the other Aviator thread with active discussion on this late 2015 EQM topic...

"Barclays AAdvantage Aviator Silver World Elite MasterCard"

...I haven't heard of anybody meeting spend requirement in December and getting EQMs posted yet. Therefore no data points on whether these will officially count towards 2015 when posted.

patmcpsu

The 5000 EQM posted into my account today... for 2016. I called the AA Platinum help desk and explained the situation to them. They seemed optimistic that the EQM would get moved to 2015, but it will take 2-3 weeks to resolve. Hopefully, if enough people call with the same issue, AA will know that there's a systemic problem and expedite the soluton.

tundrajack

As a data point, I called in this morning and the extremely helpful AA rep was able to move my Barclays EQMs back to 2015 while I was on the phone. She said she did not realize she could do it, but she was able to change the date of the activity. Just FYI.

lkar

Same boat here. I just sent off a nasty-gram to Barclays, because they had promised me in a secure message that they would backdate them, but maybe I should have come here and tried to call AA. I'll wait to see if Barclays can resolve it for me to save a phone call, but if not I'll call AA.

lkar

Well, just a final update -- it took a few days but after sending a secured message to barclays, they remedied the situation and my AA account now shows the EQM backdated to 12/31.

Stockjock

Was offered the opportunity to upgrade from Red to this Silver Elite. Any reasons I should consider it? $195 seems high and I have so many cards as it is.

dw

I've had the option when logging in online to upgrade for awhile now, but I received an email offer today as well. Looks like they are making a more concerted effort to push the Silver card now.

What is odd is that the email offer to upgrade said it would expire May 15.

dingo

Good to know they're still supporting the Silver.

I have a couple of questions that I haven't had much luck getting answered by Barclays customer service...perhaps the pros here can:

1. With respect to the PQM miles, is the spend measured on a calendar year or card year basis? I had always thought it was a calendar year but am beginning to doubt.
2. With respect to the companion certificate, is the spending measured on a calendar year or card year basis? With the US card, I believe it was a calendar year but I just got one for my card and I believe it is for a period other than calendar year...since December was a while back now.

Aristophanes80

1. Calendar year
2. Card year based on your card anniversary

dmp614

On #2 - it's after your anniversary. The Barclay's site (unlike Citi, as far as I can tell) provides a tracker so you can see how you're doing on your progress (https://www.barclaycardus.com/servic...wardsActivity=). My anniversary date is 5/31. Last October the tracker showed that I'd spent >$30k in that "card year" but the tiny gray print on the site says "Awaiting code assignment by (07/20/16)". I called to inquire and was told that my anniversary date is 5/31 and you don't get the companion certificate until after that card year ends. So in my case I earned the certificate just a few months into the card year, but I have to wait for my anniversary + 2 months to get the certificate.

SanDiego1K

I wonder the same.

nall

Do you care about the ability to earn Elite Qualifying Miles (with a much cheaper AF than the Citi Exec), a companion pass, 3x miles on AA purchases, or 2x on hotel/car rental?

If so, is the value of those benefits to you higher than the $100 AF differential?