Originally Posted by
VegasGambler
Just to be clear, this is per-segment, not end-to-end. So if you flew YOW-DFW-SFO on AA (I have no idea if AA operates YOW-DFW; it's just a hypothetical example) you can credit the YOW-DFW segment to AS, but not the DFW-SFO segment.
Also, the restriction only applies to earning. You can redeem AS miles for domestic AA flights. Although hopefully you can find a better use of 70k miles than SFO-JFK in flagship first on AA
I meant to type redeemable (AS) miles
Correct, only international segment of AA operated flights earn elite and redeem(able) AS miles.
Originally Posted by
j2simpso
At this point in my life, I can't afford to play free agent and chase as many status levels as possible.
And that's fine. The whole point of being a FA is NOT to chase status.