Bonus when obtaining AA Platinum

[aus_flyer]

When I first did the AA Platinum challenge, I received the 100% bonus on the flight that put me over the 10,000 miles.

I will soon be having a "soft landing" to gold, but will quickly reach 50,000 qpoints.

My question is whether I will receive the 100% bonus on the qualifying flight?
(I'm hoping the answer is yes, and that there is no difference between obtaining Platinum through the challenge, or through the normal qualifying criteria).

 

[drron]

The answer is yes.I had a prebooked flight on QF earlier this year which put me over the 25000 points for gold and got the 25% bonus so they should do it for platinum.That flight had been booked before they changed the rules on challenges.

 

[serfty]

I think odoherty is referring to attaining AA Plt the normal way.

I know when a challenge achievement flight has the bonus subsequently applied. I was not aware of this happening in the normal course of attaining status, it seems this does happen.

 

[NM]

I believe the payment of the new status bonus is done the same way for challenge completion and for regular status increases. It should show as a separate adjustment on your statement and may take a few days to post after the flight details have posted.

 

[drron]

25000 points for gold is the normal way not a challenge.I could not do a challenge as I was on a QF flight.

 

[Mal]

In my situation, my final Plat Challenge flight was both a normal Gold Qualification flight, and the Plat Challenge flight (see another thread on this board regarding the confusion that caused me!).

I received the bonus on the Gold flight, then an additional adjustment bonus when my Plat status came through.

So yes, I think it still applies in your case.