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AA/One World: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
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In order to organize Mileage/Status/Challenge Run threads, the Moderators have decided to create a consolidated thread. This is the thread for American Airlines.
For each request:
- do a search on your departure airport(s) to see if there's a MR already posted that might fit your need
- if you don't find what you need, post your request using the standardized format shown below in this wiki
- it's nice form to acknowledge the responder with a post indicating whether the assistance worked for you or not. This helps everyone learn about successful runs
- if several days have gone by and you have not received a reply, bump up your original post with a (gentle) re-ask. It might be your post was missed in the fray
- quote the original request
- include the route cities, price, airline, cabin/class, EQMs/EQDs, and dates for the solution(s) found
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For each request, use this format as shown. A glossary follows to clarify each entry.
Departure Airport(s):
EQMs or EQSs Needed:
EQDs Needed:
Max Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Max # Travel Nights:
AA only, or Partners Okay:
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N):
If there is additional information you'd like to share that is pertinent to your request, feel free to add it after this standardized request format.
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GLOSSARY:
Departure Airport(s): list the airport codes of any airports you can depart from, identifying preferred airports if any
EQMs or EQSs Needed: the number of each/either that you need to reach status. Please be as precise as possible, as some MRs can be within a few of your goal.
EQDs Needed: the number that you need to reach status. Please be as precise as possible, as some MRs can be within a few of your goal.
Max Budget: the maximum amount you're willing to spend to reach status. Less is always preferable, but a max is an important factor. Please make this a realistic number for your goal.
Available Travel Dates: list the range of dates you're available. The more you list, the better your chances of getting a good MR.
Max # Travel Nights: the maximum number of nights you're willing to be away. The nights might be at the destination or at a layover city. If cannot be gone overnight at all, list 0 or "day run only". Again, please make this realistic for your goal.
AA only, or Partners Okay: if you want to only AA-coded flights (e.g. for upgrades, etc), then list "AA only". If you are okay with flying on partners (especially useful for EQD runs), then list "either".
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): if you have a Chinese visa that will be valid at the time of the MR, then list "Y". Many good MRs have destinations in China, but you need a visa for those destinations.
(Note: Added this info from the OP to wiki for greater visibility to posters.)
AA/One World: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
#436
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
Yes, it's widely available in 2018 as well. It doesn't show up on GF, so you have to go to ba.com directly to price it.
#437
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: Oneworld, AA
Posts: 2
Asia mileage run
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 10K min to renew platinum, maybe shoot for PPro.
Only need to worry about EQM.
Required Spend or Budget: 1,000 to max of 1,900 (prefer PE if possible)
Available Travel Dates: November 11 - 15 or close to it
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA - codeshare OK
Thanks in advanced everyone! I really appreciate this site and all the flight wizards participating!
Miles Needed: 10K min to renew platinum, maybe shoot for PPro.
Only need to worry about EQM.
Required Spend or Budget: 1,000 to max of 1,900 (prefer PE if possible)
Available Travel Dates: November 11 - 15 or close to it
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA - codeshare OK
Thanks in advanced everyone! I really appreciate this site and all the flight wizards participating!
#438
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 10K min to renew platinum, maybe shoot for PPro.
Only need to worry about EQM.
Required Spend or Budget: 1,000 to max of 1,900 (prefer PE if possible)
Available Travel Dates: November 11 - 15 or close to it
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA - codeshare OK
Thanks in advanced everyone! I really appreciate this site and all the flight wizards participating!
Miles Needed: 10K min to renew platinum, maybe shoot for PPro.
Only need to worry about EQM.
Required Spend or Budget: 1,000 to max of 1,900 (prefer PE if possible)
Available Travel Dates: November 11 - 15 or close to it
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: AA - codeshare OK
Thanks in advanced everyone! I really appreciate this site and all the flight wizards participating!
Around $700 after factoring in positioning flight. More than 15k EQM
Position with cheap flight to Houston, and then drop the last leg on the way back?
#439
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 4
Longtime but first time poster. Not sure what is possible but figured would give it a try!
Departure Airport: WAS
Miles Needed: 12k,
EQD- $1400
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest can find, but fairly flexible.
Available Travel Dates: Thr-Sun in Oct., All of December.
Required Metal None
Departure Airport: WAS
Miles Needed: 12k,
EQD- $1400
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest can find, but fairly flexible.
Available Travel Dates: Thr-Sun in Oct., All of December.
Required Metal None
#440
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
Longtime but first time poster. Not sure what is possible but figured would give it a try!
Departure Airport: WAS
Miles Needed: 12k,
EQD- $1400
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest can find, but fairly flexible.
Available Travel Dates: Thr-Sun in Oct., All of December.
Required Metal None
Departure Airport: WAS
Miles Needed: 12k,
EQD- $1400
Required Spend or Budget: Cheapest can find, but fairly flexible.
Available Travel Dates: Thr-Sun in Oct., All of December.
Required Metal None
IAD-JNB on AA (BA metal)
1,850 EQD | 18,500 EQM | Cost $907
Booked on AAVacations.com
Get the fare with the asterisk (*) after the letter. O* in this case. This is vital. You will earn far fewer EQDs if you get the O fare (no asterisk). I can't give a link to the deal, so here's a pic.
#443
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 328
With JNB in mind, is this the greatest distance two-leg round trip possible?
YVR-HKG-JNB in PE on CX for $2300. I calc around 39,000 EQM and over 5k EQD. It's in the 5's for cents per mile.
https://goo.gl/flights/8UKD
YVR-HKG-JNB in PE on CX for $2300. I calc around 39,000 EQM and over 5k EQD. It's in the 5's for cents per mile.
https://goo.gl/flights/8UKD
#444
Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: PVD, BOS
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,664
With JNB in mind, is this the greatest distance two-leg round trip possible?
YVR-HKG-JNB in PE on CX for $2300. I calc around 39,000 EQM and over 5k EQD. It's in the 5's for cents per mile.
https://goo.gl/flights/8UKD
YVR-HKG-JNB in PE on CX for $2300. I calc around 39,000 EQM and over 5k EQD. It's in the 5's for cents per mile.
https://goo.gl/flights/8UKD
BOS-DOH-AKL is even farther.
#445
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 5
Help with 2017 year end mileage run!
Hello all! I am a relative newbie the world of Airline status games, howerver I just qualified for Platinum pro on American and I am hoping to make a run to crack Executive Platinum. Would appreciate any suggestions on getting there in the most economical way possible
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
#446
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
Hello all! I am a relative newbie the world of Airline status games, howerver I just qualified for Platinum pro on American and I am hoping to make a run to crack Executive Platinum. Would appreciate any suggestions on getting there in the most economical way possible
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
#447
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 5
Hi Hiima... no, there is no EQD requirement. I have met that requirement for EP already
thanks!
thanks!
#448
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: LAX, LGB, SNA
Programs: AA EXP OWE, DL DM ST+, AS MVPG, UA, BA, WN CP, Hyatt E, Ritz Plat, HH GM
Posts: 3,185
Hello all! I am a relative newbie the world of Airline status games, howerver I just qualified for Platinum pro on American and I am hoping to make a run to crack Executive Platinum. Would appreciate any suggestions on getting there in the most economical way possible
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
and 2 midcons will get you well over 25k.
#449
Join Date: Mar 2009
Programs: Hilton credit card Diamond, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,653
Departure Airport: Primary - Philadelphia (PHL); Able to travel from alternate airports - Newark (EWR), Baltimore (BWI) or DC (WAS)
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
Miles Needed: 25k
Required Spend or Budget:Required spend - none; Budget $1k max
Available Travel Dates: generally flexible On dates in Nov/Dec; looking to minimize overall time away
Required Medal or Codeshare: no
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice you can provide!
PHL-ORD-NRT-CGK-NRT-DFW-PHL out 12/3 return 12/5 is $803, 21906 miles. Make sure all flights have AA flight numbers for 100% credit.
https://www.google.com/flights/?sour...1653;a=AA;eo=e
https://www.google.com/flights/?sour...2-06;a=AA;eo=e