Originally Posted by
tom1985
Can someone please help confirm my theory here. If I book the following flights SFO-LAS-SFO via American Airlines for flights operated by Alaska, I’ll get more than 10x the amount of nTPs than booking directly with Alaska.
AA 7518
Operated by Alaska Airlines
Class: (M)
420 miles = 15 nTPs if booked with Alaska.
AA 7412
Operated by Alaska Airlines
Class: (Y)
410 miles = 31 nTPs if booked with Alaska.
The fare is $687.44 + Taxes & carrier-imposed fees
Which would be approx. £510 = 510 nTPs as an American Airlines flight.
Booking direct via Alaska would be the same price so am I missing anything here?
It's approximately correct - you get the carrier-imposed charges (YQ and YR) included as part of eligible spend but the principle is right - purchasing from AA gives spend-based and purchasing through Alaska gives distance-based.