Originally Posted by
unfrequentflyer
OP will get better service with JAL anyway. I don't think AA has any direct flight to SIN
true and neither JL, but I was hoping to take a chance of doing mile+copay on AA-operated flights.
It's a bit counter-intuitive to know that I can earn more miles on JL econ fares, vs AA (and possibly upgrade to Business)
Originally Posted by
JJeffrey
Yes, and just to be clear it doesn't matter who you "fly" with but rather what flight numbers it's booked as.
If booked as AA flight numbers you would earn 8 LP per $, so roughly 8k LP.
If booked as JL flight numbers then your LP earnings are based on distance and your fare code. In the cheapest economy fare buckets (30% earn) you would get 19k x 30% = 5,700 base LP, plus your PLT bonus of 19k x 60% = 11,400 LP, for a grand total of 17,100 LP.
As is usually the case the long & cheap flights tend to earn more LP when booked as the partner flight numbers, but you really have to do the math for each and every scenario.
So, the only time I should be flying with AA is when this particular flight costs ~2200 for both JL and AA... WOW, it seems really counterintuitive...