Class of service and Base miles earned clarification on AA flight
Sep 22, 2017, 1:51 pm
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Class of service and Base miles earned clarification on AA flight
I have booked international flights thru AA that I want to credit it to Alaska Mileage Plan.
However, the flight was operated by Cathay Pacific.
When looking at the base miles earned, would I look at the AA or Cathay chart on Alaska website?
Thanks
However, the flight was operated by Cathay Pacific.
When looking at the base miles earned, would I look at the AA or Cathay chart on Alaska website?
Thanks
Sep 22, 2017, 1:53 pm
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i dont know how to booking class is being mapped, but it should be based on CX.
Sep 22, 2017, 2:29 pm
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I have added my Alaska # in the reservation but I am not sure how the mapping is done when it involves 3rd airlines so that I can optimize where to credit the flight.
Sep 22, 2017, 2:40 pm
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If you look up using the CX record locator can you get a booking class there?
https://www.alaskaair.com/content/mi...er-overview:CX
Sep 22, 2017, 2:57 pm
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I have the CX record locator. So, the mapping would be based on the airlines that operates the flight instead of where the booking is made?
How about if the flight is a mix between AA and Cathay on the same PNR and I want to credit it to Alaska? Would each leg be mapped differently based on the airlines that operates the flight?
How about if the flight is a mix between AA and Cathay on the same PNR and I want to credit it to Alaska? Would each leg be mapped differently based on the airlines that operates the flight?
Sep 22, 2017, 3:33 pm
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Flights must fall within the eligible flight number range below, and your flight must be marketed and operated by Cathay Pacific.
However, the way it seems to work is you mail in the CX BP, AS credits based on underlying CX fare class. The rule is generally ignored this way.
You're going to want to save your CX BPs and mail in.
Note that after 12/31, AA won't credit at all to AS on domestic segments in the US.
https://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-ai...an/aa-updates/
Starting Jan. 1, 2018, you’ll no longer earn Mileage Plan miles on domestic American Airlines flights that are not marketed by Alaska, which includes all flights numbers beginning with airline code “AA”.
Sep 22, 2017, 5:48 pm
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Sep 22, 2017, 7:45 pm
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CX is in charge of that. It's not like they're going to let someone in deep discount Y get F miles. AA will sell a ticket in whatever booking class they use, CX will map it to one of theirs. AS has nothing to do with it. If AS honors it miles accrued will use the CX booking class. Since OP hasn't said if this is coach, premium economy , business or first, your guess is as good as mine. My guess is coach as AS allows credit for a bunch of booking classes that AA dumps (though an AA ticket may be treated differently, but that is a question for the AA forum I think).
Yeah, this...
Yeah, this...
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Sep 22, 2017 at 7:50 pm