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Old Feb 7, 2017, 3:46 pm
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Originally Posted by wanderlust4life
...I have actual official documentation from AA from just last week stating the rules that QF enforces when using AA miles for QF award flights. QF prioritizes "the most direct route" and no zig-zagging primarily before even considering whether the actual award exceeds the fare value by >20 percent.
Great-- let's see that official documentation, that solves the problem beautifully.

Originally Posted by wanderlust4life
...CMB-DOH-AUH-MEL-PER-PHE. No issue whatsoever. 100K miles flown on Sri Lankan J, Qatar F, Etihad F, Qantas J plus $136.
Which, of course, is not even a AAdv QF award at that point.


This new part sounds particularly intriguing!
Originally Posted by wanderlust4life
...whether the actual award exceeds the fare value by >20 percent.

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