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Old Oct 4, 2017 | 9:22 pm
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gsimon
 
Join Date: Nov 2015
Programs: AA Platinum Pro, Hilton Diamond
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Originally Posted by Dave Noble
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
Great catch! I forgot about the carrier fees.

But overall, it sounds like if I was truly motivated to favor EQD at the cost of EQMs, this strategy of booking a BA flight would work. It just wouldn't work with SWUs. Good to know!
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