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Old Aug 17, 2025 | 3:48 pm
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Originally Posted by ppotter
I plan to travel to MEM - MXP in October and booking prices are reasonable at the moment. I am seeing $747 in basic economy and $947 in main. Since I am Platinum and have an AA credit card, most of the restrictions for basic are overridden by my status (paying for bags, boarding group number, etc). However, I have no idea if the amount of LP I earn would be different, apart from the obvious difference in the ticket price.

Are there any downsides in booking basic vs main for flyers with higher status?

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Base earnings rate on Basic Economy is 2 miles/LPs per dollar, compared to 5 miles/LPs per dollar on "regular" Economy. There is also a fee to get a future travel credit if you cancel a Basic Economy ticket.
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