In the five trips it would take to earn
enough EQM to reach Executive Platinum status I would easily pass the EQD requirement: 5 x 3,335 = 16,657 EQD
While I'm already 40 % of the way to earning
enough EQM to retain AAdvantage Executive Platinum status (EXP) I'm still almost 9,500 short of the EQD target I'd need to hit as well — that's a lot.
Not exact matches
Most people don't travel
enough to earn status so the
EQM earnings are irrelevant, most flyers don't have systemwide upgrades to use and most flyers don't have the status needed to secure upgrades on long haul flights even if they have the miles needed to upgrade.