Originally Posted by
guv1976
Good luck!
If you are going to try for the EC 261 compensation, I would include the calculations in your DOT complaint. 57,500 miles x 0.75 = 43,125 AAdvantage miles. You can find the cost of replacing those miles on aa.com at the "Buy Miles" link. If you can determine the difference between the J and Y carrier surcharges at the time of original ticket issuance, I think that you would also be entitled to that.
In my original complaint, I had referenced the cost of the miles using the Buy AA Miles page and I referenced the taxes too. I'm also going to attach the AESA's letter to the DOT complaint so that it is forwarded to Iberia. Let's see what happens!