Originally Posted by
gsimon
The problem with LHR, of course, is the high taxes -- on this $624 flight, I only earn a measly $106(!!) of EQD credit. But by booking with BA, I would get 5% of total miles flown -- which is ~11k miles -- which would mean ~$550 of EQD. It reduces my EQM, but I need the EQD much more than the EQM. Does this strategy work???
Looking at LAX-LHR non-stop roundtrip, the tax component is $217.56 , so the eligible earning would actually be $406.44 . The carrier surcharge of $300 is also eligible earning, which you missed
The EQD on BA should be 546 , so only 140 points in it