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AA/One World: 2017-2018 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
.Requesters and responders, please read this wiki before posting.
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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
- whenever possible, include a link to the solution as found on Google Flights, or attach as screen print of the solution if from another source
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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
#1126
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: ex-multiyear AA EXP/OWE, now SA Gold/AC Super Elite
Posts: 165
Hi guys/and gals - new lurker here for the past few months and have saw some pretty awesome runs. I'm trying to make EXP for the first time this year. I know there's a DFW to JKT but that's being in the air a looong time. I was hoping to maybe do a lot of 4/5 hour hops on business throughout the country? Tried looking at DFW-->NYC-->SEATTLE-->NYC--->DFW or some others but still coming up short? Thanks a lot if anyone can help. If not I understand =D.
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 15K EQM
EQDS Needed: N/A
Budget: $2000 preferably - can do a few hundred more
Available Travel Dates: December 29-31 (I know... pushing it =/).
Required Metal or Codeshares okay
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 15K EQM
EQDS Needed: N/A
Budget: $2000 preferably - can do a few hundred more
Available Travel Dates: December 29-31 (I know... pushing it =/).
Required Metal or Codeshares okay
#1127
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: USA
Programs: AA EXPL
Posts: 46
Hi guys/and gals - new lurker here for the past few months and have saw some pretty awesome runs. I'm trying to make EXP for the first time this year. I know there's a DFW to JKT but that's being in the air a looong time. I was hoping to maybe do a lot of 4/5 hour hops on business throughout the country? Tried looking at DFW-->NYC-->SEATTLE-->NYC--->DFW or some others but still coming up short? Thanks a lot if anyone can help. If not I understand =D.
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 15K EQM
EQDS Needed: N/A
Budget: $2000 preferably - can do a few hundred more
Available Travel Dates: December 29-31 (I know... pushing it =/).
Required Metal or Codeshares okay
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 15K EQM
EQDS Needed: N/A
Budget: $2000 preferably - can do a few hundred more
Available Travel Dates: December 29-31 (I know... pushing it =/).
Required Metal or Codeshares okay
At least you are flying first. It will net almost 16K EQMs, for less than $1,900.
DFW-BOS-SEA-MIA-DFW
#1128
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 9
Departure Airport(s): OMA, MCI, DSM
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 6700
EQDs Needed: $0
Max Budget: $1000 (obviously would prefer less)
Available Travel Dates: DEC 15-20 or 29-31
Max Travel Nights: 2
AA only, or Partners Okay: OKAY
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): N
Have AA Platinum and looking to qualify for Platinum Pro with a short mileage run if reasonable.
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 6700
EQDs Needed: $0
Max Budget: $1000 (obviously would prefer less)
Available Travel Dates: DEC 15-20 or 29-31
Max Travel Nights: 2
AA only, or Partners Okay: OKAY
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): N
Have AA Platinum and looking to qualify for Platinum Pro with a short mileage run if reasonable.
#1129
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 2
Thank you for looking! Forgot I can route through Boston/Miami too. I might end up just doing this one unless people know about the Panama one?
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
#1130
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
Departure Airport(s): IND and ORD, and others like CVG/DAY etc.
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 0
EQDs Needed: $159
Max Budget: as little as possible.
Available Travel Dates: DEC 15-17
Max Travel Nights: 2
AA only, or Partners Okay: only these partners ( American Airlines, American Eagle®, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines)
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): Y
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 0
EQDs Needed: $159
Max Budget: as little as possible.
Available Travel Dates: DEC 15-17
Max Travel Nights: 2
AA only, or Partners Okay: only these partners ( American Airlines, American Eagle®, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines)
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): Y
#1131
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
Hi guys/and gals - new lurker here for the past few months and have saw some pretty awesome runs. I'm trying to make EXP for the first time this year. I know there's a DFW to JKT but that's being in the air a looong time. I was hoping to maybe do a lot of 4/5 hour hops on business throughout the country? Tried looking at DFW-->NYC-->SEATTLE-->NYC--->DFW or some others but still coming up short? Thanks a lot if anyone can help. If not I understand =D.
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 15K EQM
EQDS Needed: N/A
Budget: $2000 preferably - can do a few hundred more
Available Travel Dates: December 29-31 (I know... pushing it =/).
Required Metal or Codeshares okay
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 15K EQM
EQDS Needed: N/A
Budget: $2000 preferably - can do a few hundred more
Available Travel Dates: December 29-31 (I know... pushing it =/).
Required Metal or Codeshares okay
Not sure what the PTY run is that folks are talking about. I'm guessing it had several stops or was from a different airport? Otherwise, I'm not seeing how it would generate enough EQMs...
#1132
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
Last week I did a BOS-DFW-ICN-DFW-BOS flight to meet EXP for the year. First time I've done a mileage run. I booked PE because I needed the 1.5 EQM multiplier. I had a couple of SWUs left so I used them on the trip. The tickets were definitely PE but when the miles posted, the DFW-ICN-DFW legs did not post at the 1.5 EQM multiplier. Did the use of SWUs change things somehow? I'm waiting on a call back from the AA rep. Did I miss something that is going to cost me? Thanks!
#1133
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
A couple of years ago (2015 or 2016, maybe?) there was a great fare in F/J to PTY (around $700). With just a bit of creativity, some were able to get routings that allowed travel on a 3-class transcon.
#1134
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
Departure Airport(s): OMA, MCI, DSM
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 6700
EQDs Needed: $0
Max Budget: $1000 (obviously would prefer less)
Available Travel Dates: DEC 15-20 or 29-31
Max Travel Nights: 2
AA only, or Partners Okay: OKAY
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): N
Have AA Platinum and looking to qualify for Platinum Pro with a short mileage run if reasonable.
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 6700
EQDs Needed: $0
Max Budget: $1000 (obviously would prefer less)
Available Travel Dates: DEC 15-20 or 29-31
Max Travel Nights: 2
AA only, or Partners Okay: OKAY
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): N
Have AA Platinum and looking to qualify for Platinum Pro with a short mileage run if reasonable.
#1136
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
A same-day trip on 12/16 to PHX for $300 should get you the remaining 4,000 EQMs.
Last edited by flyingeph12; Dec 11, 2017 at 9:26 pm
#1138
Join Date: Jun 2016
Programs: ex-multiyear AA EXP/OWE, now SA Gold/AC Super Elite
Posts: 165
#1139
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
MIA-HEL-ICN r/t :: $4077 AY in Bus :: ~28600 EQM :: Dec 28-30 :: under 48 hours, all lie-flat
#1140
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
IND-ORD-TUS-DFW-IND :: $751 AA in Bus :: ~6300 EQM :: Dec 19