2009 Elite Qualification Requirements
Earn elite-qualifying points, miles, and segments when you purchase eligible fare tickets and fly on American Airlines,
American Eagle®, AmericanConnection®, Alaska Airlines (including Horizon Air), British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways,
(including Dragonair), Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines (including Japan Asia Airways, JALways, Japan Transocean Air, JAL Express, and J-Air),
LAN Airlines (including LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador, LAN Express and LAN Peru), Malév Hungarian Airlines, Mexicana, Qantas Airways, Royal
Jordanian, and American Airlines codeshare flights where the ticket reflects an American Airlines coded flight number.
Elite Status Points
The number of elite status points you earn is based on a combination of earned
miles and class of service purchased, as follows:
Qualifying Points per Mile Earned on
American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection
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Fare Purchased
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Booking Class
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Points Per Qualifying Mile Earned
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First Class
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A, F, P
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1.50
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Business Class
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D, I, J
|
1.50
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Full Fare Economy Class
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B, Y
|
1.50
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Discount Economy Class
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H, K, M, L, W, V
|
1.00
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Deep Discount Economy Class
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G, Q, N, O**, S
|
0.50
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** Tickets between North America and Latin America booked in O are not eligible.
Excludes Internet fares noted as non-mileage earning.
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Elite Status Miles or Segments
Qualifying miles or segments are the actual
miles or segments you earn on eligible
purchased tickets for flights aboard
American Airlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection,
AAdvantage participant airlines and/or
American Airlines codeshare flights (ticket must reflect an American Airlines
coded flight number), including applicable
minimum mileage guarantees.
Member must fly at least four segments on American Airlines, American Eagle
or AmericanConnection to qualify for AAdvantage Executive Platinum, AAdvantage
Platinum or AAdvantage Gold status within the qualifying year. Qualifying miles
do not include class-of-service bonus miles, other participant miles or any
other AAdvantage bonus mileage. Miles purchased through buyAAmiles and giftAAmiles
do not qualify for elite status.
AAdvantage Participant Airlines
For a complete list of eligible fare classes and the equivalent elite points
earned on AAdvantage participating carriers, view the following:, Alaska
Airlines, British
Airways, Cathay
Pacific, Dragonair, Finnair,
Iberia, Japan
Airlines,
LAN
Airlines, Malév Hungarian Airlines,
Qantas, and Royal Jordanian.
Elite Status Qualification Levels
As we track your activity, we'll notify you when you qualify for membership
in one of these premium levels. To qualify for elite status, you must earn the
following qualifying miles, points or segments during a calendar year:
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2009 Elite Status
Qualification
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Elite Status
|
Miles/Points
Required
|
Segments
Required
|
|
Executive Platinum
|
100,000
|
100
|
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Platinum
|
50,000
|
60
|
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Gold
|
25,000
|
30
|
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Elite Status Benefits
Elite membership has its privileges, including
the following exclusive service and
benefits on eligible flights:
- Bonus Miles
- Complimentary Upgrades
- Pre-boarding and priority seating
- Exclusive hot-line number for reservations, seating and meal requests
View a recap of the benefits
associated with the different elite status
levels, or for complete details regarding
the benefits associated with each elite
status level, visit our AAdvantage
Elite Status page.
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