New Bonus: SNCF

LRD · Aug 5, 04, 5:51 pm

Earn double AAdvantage Miles Between Paris Charles de Gualle Airport and select cities in France when you fly American Airlines between CDG and the U.S.

September 1 through October 31, 2004.

No code required.

JonNYC · Aug 5, 04, 6:08 pm

I'm confused.

JonNYC · Aug 5, 04, 6:11 pm

SNCF High-Speed Train - Earn Double Miles

Earn double AAdvantage Miles Between Paris Charles de Gualle Airport and select cities in France when you fly American Airlines between CDG and the U.S.

Rail Carrier:
SNCF High-speed train (TGV)

Award:
Double Miles

Promotion Code:
None

Dates:
September 1 through October 31, 2004

Offer:
Earn double miles between Paris Charles de Gualle Airport and Aix en Provence, Angers, Avignon, Bordeaux, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon Part-Dieu, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nimes, Poitiers, Rennes, St. Pierre des Corps/Tours, Valence, France. To qualify your rail ticket must reflect an "AA" coded flight number and you must travel between Charles de Gualle and the U.S. on American Airlines.

lalala · Aug 5, 04, 6:45 pm

whoo hooo. off to book tickets to lille.

lala

**JDiver** · Aug 5, 04, 9:21 pm

I think some of the CDG - Brussels / Bruxelles high speed trains already "fly" as AA codeshares. Dunno if they ever qualify for double miles however.

pauleeepaul · Aug 5, 04, 9:38 pm

It is spelled de Gaulle. Could this faux pas on the AA website lead to banishment to ORY?

hauteboy · Aug 5, 04, 11:31 pm

How lame... a few years ago they offered 5000 miles bonus for a R/T on the train codeshare!

wanaflyforless · Aug 6, 04, 2:01 am

Is it possible to book these train flights without an air portion? How much?

ScottTexas · Aug 6, 04, 9:22 am

1. The double miles do NOT include the US-CDG portion of the trip.
2. The double miles are only for what you ride on the train in France.

Is this correct?

If so, WAY too much trouble for not enough miles!

ynewman · Aug 6, 04, 10:01 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottTexas

1. The double miles do NOT include the US-CDG portion of the trip.
2. The double miles are only for what you ride on the train in France.

Is this correct?

If so, WAY too much trouble for not enough miles!

You're right on 1 and 2. Your last assertment is a matter of perception. It benefits those who take that trip anyway - but probably not enough to encourage mileage running to, say, St. Pierre des Corps.

asiaFT · Aug 6, 04, 11:01 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonNYC

SNCF High-Speed Train - Earn Double Miles

Earn double AAdvantage Miles Between Paris Charles de Gualle Airport and select cities in France when you fly American Airlines between CDG and the U.S.

Rail Carrier:
SNCF High-speed train (TGV)

Award:
Double Miles

Promotion Code:
None

Dates:
September 1 through October 31, 2004

Offer:
Earn double miles between Paris Charles de Gualle Airport and Aix en Provence, Angers, Avignon, Bordeaux, Le Mans, Lille, Lyon Part-Dieu, Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nimes, Poitiers, Rennes, St. Pierre des Corps/Tours, Valence, France. To qualify your rail ticket must reflect an "AA" coded flight number and you must travel between Charles de Gualle and the U.S. on American Airlines.

I will be travelling using award ticket between ORD and CDG. Do I qualify for double miles on SNCF, if ticket is not a paid one.

hillrider · Aug 6, 04, 11:20 am

So does this double the 500 minimum or does it double the underlying miles, after which the 500 minimum is applied? I.e. for CDG-XDB (Lille), are we getting 1000 miles or the 500 minimum obtained by multiplying the actual mileage of 111 by 2 and applying the 500 miles minimum to the result of 222?

Oh, and by the way, the 500 miles minimum is no longer guaranteed in writing (see this thread)