Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
As requested, below is a table showing "L" class FFP earning rates by airline flown/FFP.
Booking Class L - Redeemable miles/km per mile/km flown
Code:
FFP> AA* AY BA CX EI IB LA QF
*Pts *Pts
FLY
V
AA* 1 1 0.25 1 Y Y 1 0.5
AY** 1 1 0.25 1 Y Y 1 1
BA* 0.25 0.5 0.25 0.5 Y Y 0.25 0.25
CX 0 1 0.25 1 Y N 1 0.5
EI 0 1 0.25 1 Y Y 1 1
IB 0.3 1 0.25 0 Y Y 0.3 1
LA 1 1 0.25 1 Y Y 1 1
QF 0.5 1 0.25 0.5 Y Y 0.7 1
AY Dom 1 0.5 0.25 1 Y Y 1 1
LP I/N 1 1 0.25 0 ? ? 1 1
LP Dom 0 0 0.25 0 ? ? 1 0
* No AA credit on BA US-LON, no BA credit on AA US-LON and v.v.
** Most plans exclude AY "Excursion" (Y-only) flt nos.
*Pts - FFP uses distance-based points; No./pct varies by class/distance
I make no warranties regarding the completeness or accuracy of this. If you find a mistake, go
here.
For me, 2 questions arise out of this if 'L' is being used as a generic Economy Class ticket.
1) The AAdavantage website shows that discounted economy tickets on Cathay accrue 100% miles flown and 1:1 EQMs but the table above would appear to show that you cannot accrue AA miles on CX in economy. Am I misreading this or is this table just for explorer tickets which have 'special' mileage accrual rules?
2) If I have indeed understood the table correctly then the obvious solution would appear to be to sign up for Asia Miles to accumulate points with every other airline and the points can later be used on AA. The question arising from this is isn't this unfair to AAdvantage members? Asia Miles flyers can accumulate on AA and spend on AA but not vice versa...doesn't seem right.