Originally Posted by
grteyes2
Have not flown AA in many years. Considering changing to AA from MP. Primarily fly LAX-MEL-LAX. If I did status match, would be AA Plat at moment.
flights for May 2011, shows AA (QF operated) Q Fare. Can't figure out if I would get 100% or 0.50% miles for booking and what percentage as bonus for status?
Also from a miles/status view, if booked on QF, would I obtain more miles than via codeshare?
MP would credit 100% miles, plus add'l 100% for status for their corresponding fare code.
You always get 100% qualifying MILES on AA-coded flights. A Q fare would get you 50% qualifying POINTS. AA offers you 3 paths to elite qualification: miles, points or segments.
In general, booking on QF would be LESS AAdvantageous for you than booking on AA, especially with discount fares.
I'm not familiar with MP, but I'm doubtful that your bonus miles would count towards elite status.