Originally Posted by
Irafan
I can work out on BA flight my tier points easily. So I will hit silver by October on my flight.
How can do the same for AA? Is the price? Does it include tax etc? Not completely sure how it works. I’ve read it so many times
So you have BA status now? (BA silver = OW Sapphire = AA Plat).
With AA taxes are not included in the calculation. That is the fare less the taxes is used. Look in the AA forum for more info.
Look in post 2 for links to other AA vs BA ffp threads
Edit
A good BA vs AA summary
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/30519715-post3.html
BA Silver (OW Sapp) gives you domestic lounge access for USA domestic flights, where as AA Plat will not