American Airlines has announced a number of positive changes for the AAdvantage rewards program for 2021. The changes are as follows:
- Adjusting elite qualification thresholds for 2021
- Giving you a head start on elite qualification for 2021
- Waiving the EQD requirement for AAdvantage® Gold, Platinum and Platinum Pro if you spend $30,000 on purchases with your eligible AAdvantage® credit cards
- Adjusting EQM thresholds for Executive Platinum rewards
- Introducing the flexibility to choose your reward for Platinum Pro and Executive Platinum members
- Expanding elite benefits to Basic Economy fares
The short of it is that elite qualification thresholds have been reduced for 2021 and in addition all base activity in Q4 2020 will count towards elite status in 2021. Status requirements for 2021 will be as follows:
