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Old Jun 19, 2025 | 7:11 pm
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Originally Posted by S80
It should be Distance * Base Mile Multiplier * Cabin Bonus * Status Bonus.
I assume that "Base Mile Multiplier" refers to the "Base miles" column. So that just leaves the "Status Bonus." Is that documented anywhere?

Also, it sure seems like this is something that should be documented somewhere on aa.com.

Originally Posted by S80
In your activity it is broken down by each bonus/multiplier.
I haven't flown yet. I'm trying to compare the prospective earnings from booking directly with a partner vs. booking AA codeshares.

It's worth noting that the AA earning page says:
*Some exception fares and cases where the ticket / fare details aren't available at the time your flight is posted will earn AAdvantageŽ miles and Loyalty Points based on a percentage of the distance flown as determined by the booking code.
But they don't provide any information about how that calculation will be done. They don't even provide the base mile and cabin bonus multipliers for AA fare codes.


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