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Old Jul 27, 2016 | 11:42 am
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mikelat
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Originally Posted by JMGPhila
Anyways, the miles wont rack up for economy seating as it is shying away from distance-based earnings and moving to revenue-based. It increases the earning for premium cabins however, as premium earns a multiplier. Thats how I understand it.
Premium cabin flights earn a multiplier on the Qualifying miles on AA but do not affect the Award miles earned. Using the info at https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...n-airlines.jsp it clarifies that award miles are earned based on ticket price only. Yes, since premium tickets cost more than economy they will earn more, but it's not a straight multiplier.

For travel beginning August 1, 2016, you'll earn miles based on ticket price (base fare plus carrier-imposed fees minus government-imposed taxes and fees). The more you spend, and the higher your elite status, the more you'll earn.

AAdvantageŽ member – 5 miles for every U.S. dollar
Gold member – 7 miles/U.S. dollar (40% bonus)
Platinum member – 8 miles/U.S. dollar (60% bonus)
Executive Platinum member – 11 miles/U.S. dollar (120% bonus)
You can earn a maximum of 75,000 award miles per ticket.
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