Originally Posted by
Nile_US
Hello All,
I have an unusual(?) problem. First of all, I am a MCP(Green) as well as AA Advantage member (no status).
I recently booked a ticket on Cathay (Tucson to Cebu, PH) over phone. I was asked if I want to add AA number to my ticket and I said yes, thinking, it will be helpful as previously I didn't get points for flights on AA inside US. After my flight, I have received miles for AA and nothing for Cathay. Even though the ticket was Cathay and the flights were operated by Cathay.
I am close to AA gold as well as MCP Silver. My questions are:
1. Will I still get MCP even though flight miles and EQM went to AA?
2. If no, can I request AsiaMiles & MCP and remove AA miles & EQM? (I would rather have MCP silver, because I have more upcoming travels in southeast Asia.)
I tried to search on this forum to see if a similar question was asked before, but couldn't find it. I hope it's not a repeat.
Thanks and regards,
-Nile
Mate, first it's "MPC"! (Marco Polo Club...)
Second, no unfortunately you're probably sol here. Bottom line is you can only earn ONE currency per flight sector, not two. So when you agreed to "add your AA number" to your flight, you were also agreeing to strip your CX number. Now it's a very advanced move (and possible) to use one FF program one one sector and another FF program of another sector of the same journey, but you still run the risk of them crediting incorrectly, and don't have much recourse. But once it has been credited, highly unlikely / impossible to force a change.
Very very hard to get a retroactive change, especially since they didn't screw up - unfortunately, you did. Only in rare situations do they agree to retroactively change it, and I've only read situations when the airline blatantly screwed up.
To your second query, which is really "can I split up the mileage earning and elite credits", the answer is also no. Although MPC and Asia Miles are ostensibly different, they're really one and the same. You cannot get AA EQV and Asia Miles, just like you cannot get MPC credit but AA mileage. That's not how it works.
The best you can do is perhaps call Cathay Pacific and say you mistakenly credited to AA, and have them put a note in the system, so if you're really close to SL or whatever at the end of the year maybe they'll consider bumping to you SL as a courtesy.