Originally Posted by
simonl98
I personally think earning on AS without elite status could also be easy if you fly long-haul business or first class a lot. Business class on AS partners usually have 150% bonus, so you get 250% of the mile you fly. If you fly in first class this could be ridiculous 350%. You only get about half if you credit those miles to AA.
JL business class (one of my favorites as they often have fare sales to southeast Asia) earns 245% on AA if you are EXP (and all count as loyalty points). It's only going to earn 225% on AS if you have no status.
Now, it's not "fair" to compare EXP earning on AA with statusless earning on AS, except, with the AS segment requirement, that's exactly the comparison that you might be having to make. My point is that the ease of getting status on AA might make up for the inferior earning charts (unless you can find a way to fly the AS segments and earn the status, in which case AS is the clear winner)