Originally Posted by
ANC RED-EYE
I believe the website used to specifically state that O was not eligible for flights to/from South America. The fact that this verbiage is now completely gone, and O is not listed anywhere makes me wonder if O is no longer eligible.
Looking at the Wayback Machine, O was never listed in the list of eligible fare classes since they started using it some time between April and May 2012. Where there is an asterisk that leads to a note now, it used to only say "Flights taken in O class between North America and Central or South America aren't eligible for mileage accrual" in addition to what is now there. In fact, I actually prefer the way they said it back in 2011 when it was first archived.
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http:/.../american.aspx
Originally Posted by
TheChallenge
The AS page really should post that "O" is only ineligible on South America flights.
I agree, but O is used by AA for Consolidator/Unpublished Fares not just in South America but internationally. I don't remember who exactly, but I clearly remember a prior thread on FT where someone much more qualified to answer on the AS forum than myself mentioned that AS doesn't bother adding O to the list of eligible fare classes because of the confusion it has created in the past.
Pure speculation, but the removal of O from the website completely may mean that AA is now using O for Consolidator/Unpublished Fares domestically as well, or planning to for something similar to E on DL - Basic Economy. Or, if I'm not mistaken, O is used by US for Elite Upgrades, the equivalent of U on AS. In other words, it could be interpreted as a sign of changes in fare classes to come at the new AA.