Originally Posted by
remymartin
I've seen something similar. BA Gold saw more than AY lifetime Basic. I didn't save those data points, but would be nice to reflect now.
Years ago I used to see BA give extra award space in economy class to BA Golds and even AA EXPs. And AA used to provide extra award space to AA EXPs in economy class. Maybe AY has a similar thing going on. For what it's worth, for at least a while, that X/T (IIRC) distinction when using AA miles for BA flights with the extra inventory for elites used to often result in earning mileage credit for the extra inventory award ticket flight(s). Back in the day, I could end up with a de facto 10% or so rebate on the miles I redeemed for the award ticket with such flights.
If AY has such a thing going on too and at this point, it may be worthwhile to try to put in a partner airline FFP number to see what happens.