Originally Posted by
slawecki
for a number of years we flew tatl using nyc discounters found in the times. these tickets accrued zero miles. wife and i probably flew iad-europe over a couple dozen times. zero miles. usually on AF or UA, but recall also being on twa, panam, ba,
As an AF FF, I know that they definitely have fares that accrue 0 miles, but again, I don't think AA and BA in their current forms do. The OP should check with the AA and BA forums and make sure he isn't paying for a quasi-legal ticket purchased with ill gotten miles.