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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 10:46 am
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chalf
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Swanhunter:
I'd say your best bet would be AS as you earn 100% miles. A Y class RTW books in L class - deep discounted Y which only earns 25% on the AA, BA and QF schemes.

QF Frequent Flyer might be an option to consider for the QF sectors though.</font>
Just to clarify, flying AA in L earns 100% in AAdvantage. Flying BA in L would earn 25% in AAdvantage. According to AA.com, flown L on QF is not eligible for AAdvantage credit from 1 January 2004, though prior to that date L on QF earned 70% in AAdvantage. From 1 January 2004, QF flights in M,V,G,N and S earn 50%, and QF flights in B,Y,H and K earn 100%. You may wish to confirm in what class your flight on QF is booked.

AA sounds like a good option if PDX-MCO will also be a frequently flown routing, assuming that AA offers reasonable fares/frequencies on this route.
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