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!