Originally Posted by Viajero
Thanks. You are right, of course, I should have checked better. If I used one of the 4 segments in the continent of origin, would that do? For example:
MAD-LHRx-LAXx-SCL- 4 segments - LAX - 6 segments - HKG - etc.
You could also go MAD-LHRx-LAXx-EZE- 4 segments - LAX - 6 segments - HKG - etc.. EZE is Buenos Aries, Argentina. I did that last year with a 23 hour 55 minute transit at LAX on Lan Chile (flight LA600).
Also AA goes from several cities in Europe, so you are not limited to LHR. Similarly AA goes to several US cites from Sao Paulo, Brazil.
From USA to HKG JFK-HKG will get most miles
If you want to credit the AA program worth checking the miles