Elite Challenge Question - Royal Air Maroc flight
Jan 24, 2020, 11:45 am
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Elite Challenge Question - Royal Air Maroc flight
Hi all, I got an unexpected status challenge, probably because I used to be Plat. I was granted Gold and 8 500 mile certificates. If I hit 7500 EQMs and 850 EQDs by the end of April, I keep gold for the year. I have most of my flying already planned through then but there’s a slight chance I would be taking a trip to Morocco on Royal Air Maroc. I know they are due to joint OneWorld on March 31. So would a trip from April 1-14 on RAM count for the status challenge?
Thanks for any insights!
Thanks for any insights!
Jan 24, 2020, 12:17 pm
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Hi all, I got an unexpected status challenge, probably because I used to be Plat. I was granted Gold and 8 500 mile certificates. If I hit 7500 EQMs and 850 EQDs by the end of April, I keep gold for the year. I have most of my flying already planned through then but there’s a slight chance I would be taking a trip to Morocco on Royal Air Maroc. I know they are due to joint OneWorld on March 31. So would a trip from April 1-14 on RAM count for the status challenge?
Thanks for any insights!
Thanks for any insights!
Jan 24, 2020, 1:12 pm
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- Register by 11:59 p.m. CT January 30, 2020, and before you travel for your EQMs and EQDs to count toward this promotion
- Your AAdvantage® Gold status will be active within 24 hours of registering through April 19, 2020
- ...
- Eligible tickets include purchased, published fares flown between the date you register and April 19, 2020
- Qualifying eligible flights must be operated by American or marketed by American, American Eagle®, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines or Qantas
- Flights marketed and / or operated by codeshare partners not listed above aren’t eligible for this promotion
- Bonus EQDs and EQMs don’t count toward this offer
- After you reach the required thresholds, your elite status benefits will be extended immediately through January 31, 2021
- You must requalify for elite status membership annually
Jan 24, 2020, 1:37 pm
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Hi all, I got an unexpected status challenge, probably because I used to be Plat. I was granted Gold and 8 500 mile certificates. If I hit 7500 EQMs and 850 EQDs by the end of April, I keep gold for the year. I have most of my flying already planned through then but there’s a slight chance I would be taking a trip to Morocco on Royal Air Maroc. I know they are due to joint OneWorld on March 31. So would a trip from April 1-14 on RAM count for the status challenge?
Thanks for any insights!
Thanks for any insights!
To count for Challenges, AA has restricted to Joint Business partners: AA, AY, BA, IB, JL, QF.
No. It doesn’t matter where you buy or who plates your ticket. The operating airline is the airline shown on your flight number for the segment. If you book the RAM marketed and operated flight, my assumption is you’ll be frustrated. To be assured of success, buy the AA marketed flight operated by AT / RAM - though it might cost more.
Jan 24, 2020, 2:49 pm
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Generally, only if flown as an AA codeshare.
To count for Challenges, AA has restricted to Joint Business partners: AA, AY, BA, IB, JL, QF.
No. It doesn’t matter where you buy or who plates your ticket. The operating airline is the airline shown on your flight number for the segment. If you book the RAM marketed and operated flight, my assumption is you’ll be frustrated. To be assured of success, buy the AA marketed flight operated by AT / RAM - though it might cost more.
To count for Challenges, AA has restricted to Joint Business partners: AA, AY, BA, IB, JL, QF.
No. It doesn’t matter where you buy or who plates your ticket. The operating airline is the airline shown on your flight number for the segment. If you book the RAM marketed and operated flight, my assumption is you’ll be frustrated. To be assured of success, buy the AA marketed flight operated by AT / RAM - though it might cost more.
Right, that was my intention... buy it through the AA website, where the flight does have AA flight numbers (operated by RAM of course).