Originally Posted by
MELso
Implicit in this statement is that the earn rates on QFF points v AA miles are similar. However, looking at SYD-CDG on QF33 in economy fare class S, a bronze member would earn 9,300 points (and 95SCs). On AA, it could be as little as 2630 miles.
On the counter - someone flying business class to LAX on AA or AA codeshare at $8000 would earn 40,000 AA miles vs 27,000 QF points
Or, should one choose to use a different airline to QF to London - BA earning for discount economy would be 2625 QF points or, I think, 2424 on MH
Collecting to AA would depend on pricd for BA - is price works out > USG525 , then AA earning would be higher - on MH at about 2670
There are routes where one will be better than the other for earning - it doesn't extrapolate out to all being better - it depends on travel undertaken
Qantas's 'fairer' system aims to penalise non QF travel
As a curiosity, what is the carrier surcharge on a business award SYD-LHR or LHR-SYD , since that also needs to be taken into consideration