Y earning on LA and JJ - which one works better for AA EXP ?
Aug 18, 2014, 3:27 am
#1
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Y earning on LA and JJ - which one works better for AA EXP ?
I have to fly GRU-->SCL in Y. 
, but the C prices are obscene on my dates.
I'm not very familiar with Y earning on AAdvantage, hope someone can help me here.
I can ticket this in "Q" on LA or in "V" on JJ.
LA "Q" earns 25% and JJ "V" earns 100% on AA, as far as I can see. But LA earns 100% EXP bonus and JJ earns no EXP bonus.
If I understand it correctly, EXP bonus is given on flown miles, so I would end up with 125% on LA and only 100% on JJ.
Or am I reading this wrong ?
Thanks & regards,
El Puerco Volante.
, but the C prices are obscene on my dates.I'm not very familiar with Y earning on AAdvantage, hope someone can help me here.
I can ticket this in "Q" on LA or in "V" on JJ.
LA "Q" earns 25% and JJ "V" earns 100% on AA, as far as I can see. But LA earns 100% EXP bonus and JJ earns no EXP bonus.
If I understand it correctly, EXP bonus is given on flown miles, so I would end up with 125% on LA and only 100% on JJ.
Or am I reading this wrong ?
Thanks & regards,
El Puerco Volante.
Aug 18, 2014, 5:38 am
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Posts: 1,452
Elite status miles are based on the BASE miles, not FLOWN miles. So you'll effectively get 0.5x on LA Q and 1.0x on JJ.
Remember that elite bonus does not count for status qualification. So if that is important to you, you'll get 0.25 EQM and 0.125 EQP (!) on LA, and 1.0 EQM and 1.0 EQP on JJ.
Either way, it seems JJ is better.
Remember that elite bonus does not count for status qualification. So if that is important to you, you'll get 0.25 EQM and 0.125 EQP (!) on LA, and 1.0 EQM and 1.0 EQP on JJ.
Either way, it seems JJ is better.
Aug 18, 2014, 6:26 am
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Elite status miles are based on the BASE miles, not FLOWN miles. So you'll effectively get 0.5x on LA Q and 1.0x on JJ.
Remember that elite bonus does not count for status qualification. So if that is important to you, you'll get 0.25 EQM and 0.125 EQP (!) on LA, and 1.0 EQM and 1.0 EQP on JJ.
Either way, it seems JJ is better.
Remember that elite bonus does not count for status qualification. So if that is important to you, you'll get 0.25 EQM and 0.125 EQP (!) on LA, and 1.0 EQM and 1.0 EQP on JJ.
Either way, it seems JJ is better.
I'll ticket my flight as JJ.
Regards,
El Puerco Volante
Aug 18, 2014, 11:31 am
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