QF for status, AA for miles accrual?
Jul 22, 2015, 5:01 pm
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QF for status, AA for miles accrual?
I'm trying to complete a status challenge for American that my company sponsored.
Can I keep (and be recognised) as Platinum One on the flight manifest, but have my points accrue to American?
*A airlines can do this (for PPS with SQ, or AirPoints with NZ). Is there such a facility in OneWorld?
Can I keep (and be recognised) as Platinum One on the flight manifest, but have my points accrue to American?
*A airlines can do this (for PPS with SQ, or AirPoints with NZ). Is there such a facility in OneWorld?
Jul 23, 2015, 12:38 am
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Lots of past discussion on this with conflicting reports. My own experience is that it is possible, the booking system used by QF can hold 2 different FF numbers in the PNR for precisely this purpose (1 for accrual, 1 for status). Catch is that many (most?) staff are not familiar with this and often the wrong field is used esp. if there are any last-minute changes. I have done it successfully for several flights, and had it go wrong several times, who knows what your luck will be. When it goes wrong, generally impossible to correct 
So if you really care about AA status challenge, best to just have the AA number in and use your P1 card for status. Or deal only with the P1 line who should be able to handle this.
So if you really care about AA status challenge, best to just have the AA number in and use your P1 card for status. Or deal only with the P1 line who should be able to handle this.
Jul 24, 2015, 7:50 pm
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I'm trying to complete a status challenge for American that my company sponsored.
Can I keep (and be recognised) as Platinum One on the flight manifest, but have my points accrue to American?
*A airlines can do this (for PPS with SQ, or AirPoints with NZ). Is there such a facility in OneWorld?
Can I keep (and be recognised) as Platinum One on the flight manifest, but have my points accrue to American?
*A airlines can do this (for PPS with SQ, or AirPoints with NZ). Is there such a facility in OneWorld?
you can still get the benefits of P1 by producing your card for ground services, but depending on class of travel you might miss some benefits in the air. .
Jul 24, 2015, 8:58 pm
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Well with AA, it is actually much "simpler and fairer".
In the reservation I use the OW FF program with the most status. I do whatever I need to do. At T-24 most of the real issues disappear, like seat selection. So at check-in (or at the gate with CX) I change to the FF program that I want the mileage/points credited.
I can't think of any "in the air" benefits that I might miss which have serious value to me (eg purser's greeting)
Happy wandering
Fred
In the reservation I use the OW FF program with the most status. I do whatever I need to do. At T-24 most of the real issues disappear, like seat selection. So at check-in (or at the gate with CX) I change to the FF program that I want the mileage/points credited.
I can't think of any "in the air" benefits that I might miss which have serious value to me (eg purser's greeting)
Happy wandering
Fred
Jul 24, 2015, 11:40 pm
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As number_6 points out - technically 'yes', but practically you can run in to all sorts of problems, and probably not worth the risk if you really need the credit to AA.
you can still get the benefits of P1 by producing your card for ground services, but depending on class of travel you might miss some benefits in the air. .
you can still get the benefits of P1 by producing your card for ground services, but depending on class of travel you might miss some benefits in the air. .
But in J, what's the difference between AA ExecPlat and QF Platinum 1? (A greeting? Meal order?)
Jul 25, 2015, 2:12 am
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In biz class - probably not much of a difference. I don't think meal order is as much an issue on QF as some US based carriers, and in any event you can pre-order meals on many QF international flights these days. On domestic flights they will start at the front of the cabin and work towards the rear.
Jul 26, 2015, 3:26 am
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Jul 26, 2015, 4:45 am
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So, no special service for me as a WP ( and obviously not friends with that cabin crew ). And, really, I wouldn't expect any other level of service to what everyone else got / gets in the cabin.
Jul 29, 2015, 7:05 am
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I'm trying to complete a status challenge for American that my company sponsored.
Can I keep (and be recognised) as Platinum One on the flight manifest, but have my points accrue to American?
*A airlines can do this (for PPS with SQ, or AirPoints with NZ). Is there such a facility in OneWorld?
Can I keep (and be recognised) as Platinum One on the flight manifest, but have my points accrue to American?
*A airlines can do this (for PPS with SQ, or AirPoints with NZ). Is there such a facility in OneWorld?
Jul 29, 2015, 8:37 am
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Will go the EXP route and see how I travel. I'm probably going to sleep most of the way, anyway!