Originally Posted by NM
Isn't it interesting how the different OneWorld airlines calculate the distances differently for what was supposed to be a OneWorld consistent award.
Not only do they calculate the distances differently, IIRC, the number of miles they want for the awards are also rather different. The 'top level' OW award from QF allows you up to 35,000 miles of flying, for which they want 240,000 miles for a business class award; the 'top level' OW award from AA allows you up to 50,000 miles, in exchange for 220,000 miles.