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Match confirmed to 60k Barclay Aviator Red.

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I applied for the 50k in mid August. The 60k debuted. I got verbal confirmation of a match…

I was still waiting to see if there would be some sort of hiccup when the miles actually got credited. Would they credit as a 60k bonus, or would the 50k credit, then an adjustment of 10k? Well, after getting verbal confirmation on August 30th, that I would be matched and a report had been filed requesting the extra 10k bonus, I received bonus miles in my account.

The miles credited as an adjustment…not for 10k, but 20k…

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Here’s the interesting aspect of this. I received two duplicate letters from Barclay that acknowledged the approval for the increased 60k bonus. Both said an additional 10k would be adjusted. It could be that I was doubly approved. Or it could be that the total bonus will equal 60k and because there was a match involved the accounting is a little wonky. Either way, the adjustment has been made, but the sign up bonus hasn’t been credited yet. I suspect it’s because I hadn’t paid my annual fee on September 12th, but had made the first purchase.

If you signed up for the 50k offer and matched to the 60k you should keep an eye out for an Aviator MC Adjustment.

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Welcome Offer

Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening

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$95

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Historically 80k is a very, very good offer and hit in both 2022 and 2023. In 2021, we saw the offer hit an all time high of 100k. Who knows if that will ever come back.

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Cards that earn flexible points and should be used on the bulk of your purchases.

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Cards that earn fixed points in the currency of the airline/hotel and can not be transferred at attractive rates. These cards yield benefits that make it worth keeping, but not necessarily worth putting a lot of your everyday spend on. 

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Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.

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6 Comments

  • […] Match Confirmed To 60k Barclay Aviator Red. by Monkey Miles. It’s always worth try (and retrying) to get matched when card issuers increase the sign up bonus on credit cards. […]

  • Eugene September 23, 2017

    You got lucky. I was given the 10,000 after asking not 20,000 more.

    • Miles September 23, 2017

      Eugene – not sure I’ll net out a bonus 20k, could just end up with the 60k total. I’ll definitely update once all is settled.

  • CW September 23, 2017

    I got approved for the Barclays AA red world elite. 1st statement came out & no annual fee was charged. Does that mean I won’t get the 60k bonus? I already had the Barclays AA red (non world elte) from the merger. I’ve made my first purchase, too.

    • Miles September 23, 2017

      Hmmm – that’s odd. annual fee should have been charged on the first statement unless you somehow got a targeted offer where it was waived. Did you screen cap your offer? My advice would be to make the first purchase, wait several days, and then call in to Barclay to inquire when the bonus should appear. Your old Barclay AA Red is technically a different product and shouldn’t preclude you

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