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Old Oct 28, 2021 | 4:06 pm
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Originally Posted by redtop43
The AA announcement does refer to "cabin bonus" but that probably refers to travel on partners, where the EQD-cum-Loyalty Points were based on distance flown and fare class. )
For partners, I believe that this will actually be RDM-cum-Loyalty Points as elite class bond sill factor in as well.

Originally Posted by FlyingEgghead
"Miles you earn" means RDM (or what AA calls "award miles"). You do not earn RDM by distance on AA flights. You earn by fare (11 per dollar for EXP).
And for partners, this is distance-based.

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