Originally Posted by
SNA_Flyer
How? You earn the same status bonuses with CX flights as you do with AA flights if you are crediting to AAdvantage. Take the CX flight and everything will be fine.
He did mention that he was wanting to do an AA challenge so there is a difference with the codes. HKG-SFO is > 6667 miles so would complete the challenge and earn a bonus 6927 (approx.) miles
Dave