Originally Posted by
skipaway
I am disappointed and puzzled by the negativity. I meant to start a discussion (maybe not in this sticky??) about maximizing points and miles. I don't want anyone to do specific work for me,;hell, Rocket Money would crash if they saw my subscription list: EF, flightconnections, pointsyeah, etc etc. And I am planning on using a TA just to avoid flying AA number
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If you are an AA flyer and you are using a travel agent, reports have suggested that QR plating may reduce surcharges. Your agent can advise on which plating will be best for you. AA flyers are best earning on AY, JL, QR, and AT. For domestic US, use AS. There is significant codesharing on AA metal routes... Even JAL has a codeshare on GRU JFK.
Outside of this, nobody can really tell you what routing to use for maximizing as I'm sure you may actually want to visit certain cities. Which is why open-ended requests are not a good place to start. It's not negativity.. it's advice that you don't appear to agree with. It's not a practical use of others' time to try to come up with a million ways to answer a vague request. Does that make sense?