dawizard

Hello

My neice works for AA and offered to buy me tickets on a trip to Australia and that would get me a discount of roughly 50% (which is great!)

I would like to know if I can add my AAdvantage number to my trip or make a claim for the miles later on and get a good chunk of miles added?

Thank you

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izzik

Better off just asking your niece.

RxCapt

You cannot earn miles on non-revenue or industry discount tickets.

zman

needs to be a published fare
see AA.COM for valid fares to obtain milage credit

dawizard

So if she's booking it for me, I won't really be assigned a "class" which in turn would disqualify me from getting miles, correct?

Does it matter that I am still paying 50% of the cost?

tkelvin69

Yes, you will have a "class" even as a non-rev.

bdemaria

The only way for anyone here to provide a viable answer to your inquiry is for you to ask your niece for the specific booking class and post it here.

FYI, AAdvantage members earn reduced mileage on discount Qantas flights so you probably won't be missing out on a "good chunk of miles".

zman

You will be assigned a booking code/class. If it is a listed booking code on AA for mileage you will get credit.
Discounted tickets based on a published fare are available for mileage credit

Eligible American Airlines/American Eagle Fare Classes* Class of Service Purchased Fares
Booked In: Mileage Accrual Percentage
First Class A, F, P 100% + 50% bonus
Business Class D, I, J, R 100% + 25% bonus
Full Fare Economy Class Y, B 100%
Discount Economy Class H, K, M, L, W, V 100%
Deep Discount Economy Class G, Q, N, O**, S 100%

* American Airlines reserves the right to change the eligible fare classes at any time without notice.
** Tickets between North America and Latin America booked in O are not eligible for mileage credit.

dawizard

Yes I'll check with her but she told me she was making such an arrangement for first time and wasn't sure herself. I was hoping someone who had a similar experience would comment just to be sure.

Per another comment where my ticket would be assigned a class, then if I file for mileage credit after the trip how will they know whether or not it was a discounted ticket?

dawizard

Thanks for the details zman, I think that kind of answers my question. I was just worried that I won't get any mileage because I am getting an employee-discounted ticket...so sounds like if I get First class I'll get the 100% + 50% mileage.

emma dog

Because it will be given a fare code/booking code whose rules say "no miles".

I can 99.999999% guarantee that you won't earn miles.

brp

As others have said,it is highly doubtful that you will get any mileage for an employee discounted ticket. Could it happen? Sure. But I wouldn't count on it.

Cheers.

emma dog

Nope. The 100%+50% is first class with "A, F, or P" booking codes. You'll get something else like R which doesn't earn miles.

FlightNurse

Why doesn't you neice just use a D3 pass for you which is a lot less then 50%..

dawizard

Thanks for the feedback everyone, doesn't look like I should count on the miles. I was thinking a trip to Australia might help complete a challenge but doesn't look like it'll happen this time around