Originally Posted by
swingaling
Are you referring to the AA segments or the non-AA segments? The AA-marketed flights will probably credit EQD on a fare basis (not distance). But any partner-marketed flights will credit EQDs on a distance basis.
That said, the AA segment on this itinerary is only ORD-LAX. The bulk of the earnings will come from the CX flights, so it's not a big loss.
I should have been clearer in my last post. The AA agent said that only the portion of my flight flown on Cathay would earn EQD based on distance