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Dec 22, 2019 | 12:10 pm

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Originally Posted by moondog

Thanks for your detailed explanation. I had a hunch that there might be some Oneworld rule preventing AA from offering EQM for CZ flights. It will be interesting to see if they push for a creative workaround to this if/when the CZ partnership starts to benefit AA and its passengers in a meaningful manner.

I agree and I think there will ultimately needs to be a solution. If you're trying to qualify for status, it would be tough to give up the potential EQM that you would get from flying an OW carrier vs flying on CZ even if it's a heavily discounted fare.

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