Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
Because with Cathay , all bookings are based on distance rather than fare would seem a logical reason
Per the special fares page "Vacation packages, including select American Airlines Vacations® packages. For Vacations, special fares are marked with an asterisk (*) after the booking code in the AAVacations.com booking path."
AA vacations seems to be indicating that this would accrue based on fare, not distance. Also, I'm confused by your above point: its a code share flight, so wouldn't the accrue based on AA earning rules and not Cathay rules? And on the return leg (the one with a CX flight) AA192 is an AA flight on AA metal.