Originally Posted by
Jacobin777
Just to make sure I got this correct, if say hypothetically I purchase a CX ticket which isn't able to accrue EQM's (such as L or K miles), would I still be able to earn AA miles?
I did this hypothetical booking on CX and got the following:
"Asia Miles/Total/AAdvantage"
19,728 /19,728/No
Welcome to FT, Jacobin!
I'd strongly encourage you to read the FAQs, do a search, and even check out aa.com. At the bottom, I've linked a few threads you may want to read through.
I think you're confusing the program a bit. When flying CX using a CX flight number, you only earn miles when flying A, F, C, D, I, J, Y, B, and H fares. You get 100% base miles on all these fares. You get a Class of Service bonus of 25% for the business class fares and 50% for the first class fares in the form of additional EQMs. H earns 1 EQP/Mile. Y, B, and the First and Business fares all earn 1.5 EQP/Mile. So, you will not earn AAdvantage miles from BKK-HKG and HKG-LAX.
As others have already pointed out, you do not earn miles until you fly the flights. You can switch programs to deposit the miles into at any time until you take the flight. You can only earn in one program at a time.
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/ea...hayPacific.jsp
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...ragon-air.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...-using-aa.html