Originally Posted by
cndpk
the miles are transferred at a lower rate because more miles are given by Qantas for the higher status.
No they won't. QF will credit the flight details (date, route and class flown) to the FF number/program attached to the booking which in this case is AA. AA will then determine mileage earn based on your AA status.
Originally Posted by
cndpk
The bigger issue is that I booked a QF flight on September 10 in business so that someone else can upgrade me to first using their Qantas points. It is the only reason I booked a QF flight number.
Not sure why you think this will be an issue? QF upgrades for international flights are based on Qantas status, your AA status will have no bearing and you will still be at the bottom of the upgrade pile whether AA EXP, AA Plat or AA Gold.
16.3.2 Qantas Loyalty will determine which requests for Flight Upgrade Awards will be awarded, if any, at any time between 7 days and 24 hours before the scheduled departure of the flight from its port of origin, depending on the Qantas Frequent Flyer status level of the Member.
16.3.3 Flight Upgrade Awards will be awarded to Members according to their Qantas Frequent Flyer status levels in the following order: Platinum Members first, then Gold Members, then Silver Members and then Bronze Members.
http://www.qantas.com.au/fflyer/dyn/...m/terms#jump15