Originally Posted by
sony2012
I thought due to the recent changes, all BA and IB flights also earn based on the revenue so the trans Atlantic choices are limited if you want to earn aa miles, is that not the case? Do you still earn based on distance for ib and ba flights ?
Since this is the primary thread that people reference for all xONEx fares and AAdvantage being one of the dominant programs in OW, I'll answer here despite
Mwenenzi's typical protest in having FFP specific dialogue here. There's no reason to have people combing through 5 different forums / threads to find basic info that affects so many people on these fares. Funnily enough when people start discussing TP's (BA) I never see this same protest.
You're correct, BA and IB are now also gutted for AAdvantage and most likely will credit as revenue. So your choices for TATL are QR and AY codes for the most part, and potentially AT codes for a few destinations. QR does codeshare quite a few IB flights from the US, Caribbean / Central America, and South America, so you could luck out there. AY is basically wide open if desiring a more direct North America to Europe itinerary. (Though if after max miles I'd connect in DOH anyway)
I do kind of get the impression though that you're automatically assuming that xxx flight must be ticketed on the operating carrier's code. On an xONEx, that's absolutely not true. You can ticket them on any OW codeshare that is available on that flight. I've ticketed quite a few AA flights on these tickets as QF and JL codes, and QR and AY codes are no more challenging, just have to look them up in EF to find the number. (Though worthy note, you CAN NOT do that if you ticket with AA, they will insist on AA prime codes)
Last edited by dvs7310; May 26, 2024 at 10:48 am