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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
#1231
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
check out google flights for trips to PVG. Lots of options showing before EoY on AA (787 to boot) for as low as $880 up to ~$1200.
ord-pvg-ord is ~14k Miles or so.
#1232
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,958
USA Today's BenMutzabaugh MR on AA
This guy spent over $400 for 355 miles EQM (not EQD run!) and wrote an article on USA today about mileage run. Cheers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ion/975452001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ion/975452001/
#1233
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
This guy spent over $400 for 355 miles EQM (not EQD run!) and wrote an article on USA today about mileage run. Cheers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ion/975452001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/trave...ion/975452001/
But Toronto is home to several friends, including my best friend from college. Not coincidentally, I was overdue to visit -- and I had a free place to stay.
#1234
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: AY+ Plat, Marriott Plat, Hyatt Discoverist
Posts: 2,846
Departure Airport(s): HKG (possibly BKK or ICN)
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 9,730
EQDs Needed: $892
Max Budget: minimal as possible.
Available Travel Dates: 12/27-12/28
Max # Travel Nights: 0-2
AA only, or Partners Okay: Okay
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N) N
Can depart HKG after 1pm Dec 27. Want to be in URT as soon as possible following this (aside from run)
Can find CX/UL HKG-SIN-CMB for $995 in I & D class. Gets me back to HKG which is not as convient to URT.
Possibly had 1hr-ish back-to-back turnaround in CMB on UL. Is this do-able? Have never been before.
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 9,730
EQDs Needed: $892
Max Budget: minimal as possible.
Available Travel Dates: 12/27-12/28
Max # Travel Nights: 0-2
AA only, or Partners Okay: Okay
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N) N
Can depart HKG after 1pm Dec 27. Want to be in URT as soon as possible following this (aside from run)
Can find CX/UL HKG-SIN-CMB for $995 in I & D class. Gets me back to HKG which is not as convient to URT.
Possibly had 1hr-ish back-to-back turnaround in CMB on UL. Is this do-able? Have never been before.
STANDARD.D/D...D/I...I/D...I/I.
ONLINE .20 1.00 1.00 1.30
OFFLINE .20 1.00 1.00 1.30
** OR * ARE ALL
UL-UL DD .15
UL-UL DI 1.30
UL-UL II 1.00 ALL - FLT 2000 - 2900
UL-UL II .45 ALL - FLT 2901 - 2999
UL-UL II 1.00 FLT 2000 - 2900 - ALL
UL-UL II .45 FLT 2901 - 2999 - ALL
UL-UL II .45
OS-OS II 1.00
KE-UL II 1.30
UL-KE II 1.30
9W-KE II 1.05
**-CX II 1.00
**-SV II 1.30
**-UL II 1.00
CX-** II 1.30
UL-** II 1.00
ONLINE .20 1.00 1.00 1.30
OFFLINE .20 1.00 1.00 1.30
** OR * ARE ALL
UL-UL DD .15
UL-UL DI 1.30
UL-UL II 1.00 ALL - FLT 2000 - 2900
UL-UL II .45 ALL - FLT 2901 - 2999
UL-UL II 1.00 FLT 2000 - 2900 - ALL
UL-UL II .45 FLT 2901 - 2999 - ALL
UL-UL II .45
OS-OS II 1.00
KE-UL II 1.30
UL-KE II 1.30
9W-KE II 1.05
**-CX II 1.00
**-SV II 1.30
**-UL II 1.00
CX-** II 1.30
UL-** II 1.00
#1236
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Providence, RI
Programs: AAEXP, BASlv, UAGold, Hyatt Diam, IHG Plt, SPG Plt, HH Diam, MR Plat, CC Gold, Nat ExecElite
Posts: 440
Better Late Than Never!
Departure Airport(s): PVD/BOS (possibly NYC, BDL, MHT, HVN)
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 4,530 for EXP
EQDs Needed: All wrapped up
Max Budget: $500, preferably under $400
Available Travel Dates: 12/28-12/30
Max # Travel Nights: 1 pref but can stay 2 if needed
AA only, or Partners Okay: Prefer to stay domestic given number of miles needed, but would consider other locations in North America or Northern South America
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N) N/A but no
Available travel times - Noon ish Thursday through anytime Saturday, prefer only 1 night away (either Thursday or Friday), and would rather break it up anyway so i can do say 3 flights one day/overnight/2 flights next as opposed to 5-6 in a row!
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 4,530 for EXP
EQDs Needed: All wrapped up
Max Budget: $500, preferably under $400
Available Travel Dates: 12/28-12/30
Max # Travel Nights: 1 pref but can stay 2 if needed
AA only, or Partners Okay: Prefer to stay domestic given number of miles needed, but would consider other locations in North America or Northern South America
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N) N/A but no
Available travel times - Noon ish Thursday through anytime Saturday, prefer only 1 night away (either Thursday or Friday), and would rather break it up anyway so i can do say 3 flights one day/overnight/2 flights next as opposed to 5-6 in a row!
#1237
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
Departure Airport(s): PVD/BOS (possibly NYC, BDL, MHT, HVN)
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 4,530 for EXP
EQDs Needed: All wrapped up
Max Budget: $500, preferably under $400
Available Travel Dates: 12/28-12/30
Max # Travel Nights: 1 pref but can stay 2 if needed
AA only, or Partners Okay: Prefer to stay domestic given number of miles needed, but would consider other locations in North America or Northern South America
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N) N/A but no
Available travel times - Noon ish Thursday through anytime Saturday, prefer only 1 night away (either Thursday or Friday), and would rather break it up anyway so i can do say 3 flights one day/overnight/2 flights next as opposed to 5-6 in a row!
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 4,530 for EXP
EQDs Needed: All wrapped up
Max Budget: $500, preferably under $400
Available Travel Dates: 12/28-12/30
Max # Travel Nights: 1 pref but can stay 2 if needed
AA only, or Partners Okay: Prefer to stay domestic given number of miles needed, but would consider other locations in North America or Northern South America
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N) N/A but no
Available travel times - Noon ish Thursday through anytime Saturday, prefer only 1 night away (either Thursday or Friday), and would rather break it up anyway so i can do say 3 flights one day/overnight/2 flights next as opposed to 5-6 in a row!
I saw more availability Thursday if you can swing getting out earlier.
Careful not to book BE as many showed. In fact, I had to really dig on GF to avoid it and keep within budget.
$472 on AA: https://goo.gl/JMZDEE. ~5900 miles.
#1238
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 81
Departure Airport(s): If 12/19-12/24: MCO, if 12/27-12/31: BWI/DCA/IAD/RIC
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 10,112, or 9 segments to PLT
EQDs Needed: N/A
Budget: their offer for platinum upgrade is $895, so enough under that for the time to make sense
Available Travel Dates: 12/19-12/31, not 24 or 25
Max # Travel Nights: 0
AA only, or Partners Okay: Partners okay
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): N
Have a 2 year old and 1 year old, so wife is only giving me a leash long enough for a same day out and back, bonus if it’s a weekday during business hours. Red eye an option maybe if I’m back before they wake up. Given the offer to upgrade it would probably only make sense if lower. Best I could find was 8 segments in a day, and not much luck finding a long enough 3xEQM flight either.
EQMs or EQSs Needed: 10,112, or 9 segments to PLT
EQDs Needed: N/A
Budget: their offer for platinum upgrade is $895, so enough under that for the time to make sense
Available Travel Dates: 12/19-12/31, not 24 or 25
Max # Travel Nights: 0
AA only, or Partners Okay: Partners okay
Have Chinese Visa? (Y/N): N
Have a 2 year old and 1 year old, so wife is only giving me a leash long enough for a same day out and back, bonus if it’s a weekday during business hours. Red eye an option maybe if I’m back before they wake up. Given the offer to upgrade it would probably only make sense if lower. Best I could find was 8 segments in a day, and not much luck finding a long enough 3xEQM flight either.
0630a-BWI-PHL-MYR-CLT-BWI-PHL-CLT-MCO-1216a
12/29
0630a-MCO-MIA-BWI-1101a
$478
Weather looks good for tomorrow and the next day, and that's a $400 savings over the upgrade offer... let the waffling begin
edit: went for it! And bonus is 6 of 8 upgrades already cleared. Only one tiny single class plane in the itinerary.
So if I'm not mistaken, now is when I hope for shenanigans on/before leg 1 so I can just redirect to MCO and request credit for original routing?
Last edited by thndrmatt; Dec 27, 2017 at 6:47 am
#1239
Join Date: Dec 2017
Programs: AAdvantage
Posts: 1
Greetings! Long time lurker here and now I find myself in a spot where 5800 EQM will renew AA PP for next year. Need some help from the top talent on this site! Thanks in advance!
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 5800
Required Spend or Budget: Pref <$1k USD
Available Travel Dates: Now to EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Whatever gets the EQM needed
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 5800
Required Spend or Budget: Pref <$1k USD
Available Travel Dates: Now to EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Whatever gets the EQM needed
#1240
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
Greetings! Long time lurker here and now I find myself in a spot where 5800 EQM will renew AA PP for next year. Need some help from the top talent on this site! Thanks in advance!
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 5800
Required Spend or Budget: Pref <$1k USD
Available Travel Dates: Now to EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Whatever gets the EQM needed
Departure Airport: DFW
Miles Needed: 5800
Required Spend or Budget: Pref <$1k USD
Available Travel Dates: Now to EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares okay: Whatever gets the EQM needed
Long day ahead but DFW-CLT-BOS-LAX-SMF-DFW gets you ~6079 miles for $758: https://goo.gl/SJJFfb.
#1241
Join Date: Dec 2017
Posts: 12
This week I'm doing segment Runs to hit EP. Christmas Day was a 5 segment day, but due to deicing, 1 segment was missed. So, is it possible to call and see if I can get credit for the missed segment? Any have luck with that ? I'm at 119 without it!
#1242
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
sure, it’s possible to call . In the days of old (US), before Dougie’s DUI, this was possible and I’d consider even likely (first-hand experience). In this case, I suspect that history is not on your side here. With less power in the hands of the agents and the introduction of buy-ups, my guess would be no. I’d be more inclined to email the facts and hope for the best but you likely won’t get your answer before EoY, I’d think. It certainly, I believe, can’t hurt to try.
#1243
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: PHL
Programs: American Ex Plat, Avis Presidents, Hertz - Preidents Circle, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 176
Hello fellow OW flyers ...... Does anyone have any ideas how I can get 7,600 miles from Philadelphia in the next 3 days? I can leave on 12/29. I am just short of EX Plat. LA would be a great option .....I would probably need a cheap First Class seat to make that happen. My budget is $700. I am well over by required $ spend for the year
Thanks!!!!
Bob
Thanks!!!!
Bob
#1244
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chicagoland
Posts: 375
Hello fellow OW flyers ...... Does anyone have any ideas how I can get 7,600 miles from Philadelphia in the next 3 days? I can leave on 12/29. I am just short of EX Plat. LA would be a great option .....I would probably need a cheap First Class seat to make that happen. My budget is $700. I am well over by required $ spend for the year
Thanks!!!!
Bob
Thanks!!!!
Bob
PHL-LAX r/t :: $1159 AA in Bus :: 9600+ EQM :: Dec 30-31 (red eye)
#1245
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 81