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AAdvantage® members are among our most loyal customers, and we want you to know how much we value your choice to fly with us. We're excited to announce updates to our 2021 elite program designed to give you new rewards and more flexibility.
We'll share more details about these updates in the coming months.
You’ll be able to qualify for elite status in 2021 with adjusted Elite Qualifying Dollar (EQD), Elite Qualifying Mile (EQM) and Elite Qualifying Segment (EQS) requirements.
Keep in mind, earlier this year, we extended all elite status expiring on January 31, 2021, until January 31, 2022.
| Qualifying metric | Executive Platinum oneworld® Emerald |
Platinum Pro oneworld® Sapphire |
Platinum oneworld® Sapphire |
Gold oneworld® Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQMs | 80,000 | 60,000 | 40,000 | 20,000 |
| EQSs | 95 | 70 | 45 | 20 |
| EQDs | $12,000 | $7,000 | $4,500 | $2,000 |
To qualify, you must meet the required level of Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs), plus either the required level of Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs).
Members who reach the adjusted thresholds in 2021 will receive their status immediately upon qualifying, valid through January 31, 2023.
All base EQMs, EQSs, and EQDs earned based on flights taken from October 1 – December 31, 2020, will also count toward your 2021 requirements. We’ll automatically roll them over after January 1, 2021. Keep in mind, bonus elite qualifying credits, such as those earned from an AAdvantage® credit card, will not roll over.
For 2021, we’ll waive the EQD requirement to qualify for Gold, Platinum or Platinum Pro status if you spend $30,000 on net purchases with an eligible AAdvantage® credit card that post to your account between January 1 – December 31, 2021. More details to come.
This includes all Citi® / AAdvantage®, all AAdvantage® Aviator®* and all AAdvantage® credit cards outside the U.S.
*Select offers / benefits may not be achievable based on the assigned credit line and ability to maintain that credit line.
Previously, members who qualified for Executive Platinum status received a choice of 1 reward upon reaching 150,000, 200,000 and 250,000 EQMs.
For 2021, we’ll adjust the levels required to earn these rewards to 120,000, 160,000 and 200,000 EQMs.
Starting in early 2021, when you qualify for Platinum Pro or Executive Platinum status, you’ll have the flexibility to choose the rewards that matter most to you.
For our Platinum Pro members, you’ll be able to enhance your current benefits by choosing from a list of rewards such as a systemwide upgrade, Admirals Club® day passes, AAdvantage® bonus miles and more.
For our Executive Platinum members, systemwide upgrades will now become one of many reward options – you can choose to maintain up to the 4 systemwide upgrades you receive today, or you’ll have the flexibility to select from a list of additional rewards. All of your other existing Executive Platinum benefits will remain the same.
More information will be coming soon.
You've earned your elite benefits, and we want to reward your loyalty on every trip. In addition to enjoying Priority Access and Preferred Boarding, elite members purchasing a Basic Economy fare can now use elite benefits to upgrade, reserve a Preferred or Main Cabin Extra seat or use Same-day Confirmed Flight Change.
You’ve worked hard to earn AAdvantage® elite status, and we want to reward your loyalty on every trip you take with American. Starting this fall, along with enjoying Priority access and Preferred boarding, elite members who buy a Basic Economy fare will receive:
For travel starting January 1, 2021, Basic Economy tickets will no longer earn Elite Qualifying Miles (EQM), Elite Qualifying Segments (EQS) or Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQD) toward future elite status.
We’re giving you more flexibility by eliminating change fees on AAdvantage® award travel within the U.S. and between the U.S. and:
We’re also waiving change fees for all other tickets bought by December 31, 2020, for future travel regardless of fare type or itinerary.
Contact Reservations for help making changes to award travel.
Reservations and ticket changes
We’re waiving reinstatement fees on all AAdvantage® award travel ticketed by December 31, 2020. If your trip is eligible, your miles will be automatically reinstated within 48 hours of canceling your trip online. For all other trips, contact Reservations to have your miles reinstated.
Check if your trip is eligible:
Reinstating flight and upgrade awards
We‘ve paused the expiration of AAdvantage® miles through December 31, 2020. If your miles were set to expire on or before December 31, 2020, they will now expire on January 1, 2021, if there’s no additional activity in your account before then.
We’re working to update member accounts with the new expiration date. Rest assured if your miles expire before we make the adjustment, we will reactivate them.
Effective July 1, 2020, the 18-month activity requirement won’t apply to AAdvantage® members under age 21. For members who turned 21 years of age before July 1, 2020, the 18-month qualifying activity period will be applied on a pro rata basis.
Example: If a member turned 21 on March 1, 2020, the 18-month qualifying activity period for this member will start on March 1, 2020.
This means AAdvantage® members won’t be subject to mileage expiration until 18 months after their 21st birthday if they don’t have qualifying activity in their account at least once in 18 months following their 21st birthday. If the account does not include a birth date in the member profile, the account will be subject to the 18-month activity rule. Be sure to keep your account updated to get the latest information.
AAdvantage® members are among our most loyal customers, and we want you to know how much we value your choice to fly with us. When the time is right for you to travel again, we’re doing all we can to ensure you receive the benefits of your membership and elite status.
If your current elite status expires on January 31, 2021, we’ve extended the expiration date until January 31, 2022.
You’ll continue to enjoy all the benefits that come with your status, and you can earn a higher status through lower elite qualification requirements this year.
You’ll be able to qualify for a higher elite status in 2020 with lower Elite Qualifying Dollar (EQD), Elite Qualifying Mile (EQM) and Elite Qualifying Segment (EQS) requirements.
| Qualifying metric | Executive Platinum oneworld® Emerald |
Platinum Pro oneworld® Sapphire |
Platinum oneworld® Sapphire |
Gold oneworld® Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQMs | 60,000 | 45,000 | 30,000 | 15,000 |
| EQSs | 60 | 45 | 30 | 15 |
| EQDs | $9,000 | $6,000 | $4,000 | $1,500 |
To qualify, you must meet the required level of Elite Qualifying Dollars (EQDs), plus either the required level of Elite Qualifying Miles (EQMs) or Elite Qualifying Segments (EQSs).
| Qualifying metric | Executive Platinum oneworld® Emerald |
Platinum Pro oneworld® Sapphire |
Platinum oneworld® Sapphire |
Gold oneworld® Ruby |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQMs | 100,000 | 75,000 | 50,000 | 25,000 |
| EQSs | 120 | 90 | 60 | 30 |
| EQDs | $15,000 | $9,000 | $6,000 | $3,000 |
Members who reach the lower thresholds in 2020 will receive their status immediately upon qualifying, valid through January 31, 2022.
Any unused systemwide upgrades with an expiration date of January 31, 2021, have been extended through July 31, 2021.
While we’re not awarding new systemwide upgrades with the extension of Executive Platinum status, members who qualify or re-qualify for Executive Platinum status in 2020 will receive 4 systemwide upgrades valid through January 31, 2022.
Previously, members who qualified for Executive Platinum status received a choice of 1 reward upon reaching 150,000, 200,000 and 250,000 EQMs.
For 2020, we lowered the levels required to earn these rewards:
We’re introducing a limited-time promotion to help you reach Million Miler℠ status and receive benefits like elite status. For all eligible Citi / AAdvantage® and AAdvantage® Aviator products, as well as select AAdvantage® credit cards outside the U.S., every dollar spent on net purchases that post between
May 1 – December 31, 2020, will count as 1 mile toward Million Miler℠ status.
We’re giving AAdvantage® elite members another reason to look forward to a vacation. On July 1, 2020, a special one-time credit of up to $400 to use toward an American Airlines Vacations package was deposited in Your Wallet for eligible members.
| Elite status | Credit amount |
|---|---|
| Gold | $300 |
| Platinum and Platinum Pro | $350 |
| Executive Platinum | $400 |
Elite members can redeem their credit on or after July 1, 2020, by calling us at 800-321-2121.
If you and a companion are waitlisted for the same type of upgrade, you can sponsor them to receive your priority level. You’ll stay prioritized together, even at the airport.
Companions don’t have to be AAdvantage® members; the upgrade can be deducted from any account.
To sponsor a companion for a new or existing trip, contact Reservations.
Reservations and ticket changes
Today, you and another elite status member can be prioritized together on the 500-mile upgrade waitlist. If the upgrade isn’t cleared before you get to the airport, you are prioritized based on individual status.
Now, you can ask an agent to reconnect you on the list at the airport. If available, the 500-mile upgrades will be deducted from the sponsor’s account.
Upgrade requests will be prioritized by elite status level, then:
If the upgrade type and 12-month Rolling EQD value are the same we’ll look at the booking code then date/time of the request to determine prioritization.
Before you get to the airport, requests for systemwide and mileage award upgrades are processed independently from 500-mile upgrade requests.
At the airport, upgrades requested will be prioritized in this order:
Your 12-month Rolling EQD value is updated daily and is different from your Year-to-Date (YTD) EQDs, which is used to track your progress toward elite status.
