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Old Dec 17, 2020 | 3:54 am
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lamphs
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Originally Posted by ernestnywang
Originally Posted by Mwenenzi
Every flight number counts as a segment. As does "ground" segments

FFP's with earning based status are hard to calculate
AA has dedicated rules and also a thread in the AA subforum
Some ffp's require X flights on own airline. AA does not. X often 4

Short flights in DONE's are poor value: a waste of a segment. Usually better to buy for cash. The same segment could be used on a 5000 mile flight
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Thanking both of you. (I wouldn't actually use this for a WAS-ATW routing...it was a quick example that came to mind because it is a regular AA route for me for business.)
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