Jul 25, 2021, 6:09 pm
Last edit by: Adam Smith
If you have general questions about how to earn SQM/SQS/SQD, please see the status qualification thread.
If you have received an incorrect amount of SQx/points, please see the thread on missing/incorrect flight activity.
Calculator for SQM, SQD, and Aeroplan points
SQM/SQD Cowculator and its source code
canadiancow's TODO list:
Adam Smith's TODO list:
If you have received an incorrect amount of SQx/points, please see the thread on missing/incorrect flight activity.
Calculator for SQM, SQD, and Aeroplan points
SQM/SQD Cowculator and its source code
canadiancow's TODO list:
- SAS Go Light fares
- Basic economy on any airline other than AC (is it just need a fare basis that ends in GT?)
- Ineligible codeshares, like EY-marketed, EY-operated, AC-ticketed
Adam Smith's TODO list:
- Add earning for VA
- Check earning rates for AC basic economy
Calculator for SQM, Aeroplan miles, & SQD
May 28, 2018, 9:37 pm
#136
Join Date: Jan 2016
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May 30, 2018, 3:11 pm
#138
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
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Posts: 16,742
May 30, 2018, 6:27 pm
#139
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,302
Nothing beyond what I already said. All mine have posted fairly sanely from a quick glance, but I haven't done any tickets where it's mattered enough to check anything other than the total. My revenue tickets tend to be 014 on AC metal.
May 31, 2018, 1:45 pm
#140
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Bonvoy LTE
Posts: 1,881
All my flights this year have been 014, on AC metal as well. Can't seem to get my AQD to line up with the calculator, unless it's a simple return routing (YYZ - YVR - YYZ). Any multi-segment or open-jaw itinerary gets messed up (like YYZ - YVR - YYJ).
May 31, 2018, 5:12 pm
#141
Moderator, Air Canada; FlyerTalk Evangelist
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
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Jun 5, 2018, 8:40 pm
#142
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: YYC
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I spent some time looking through the itineraries that you sent me, as well as my own, and couldn't figure out a discernible pattern other than there seemed to be fairly consistent problems with open-jaw tickets and those touching YYJ.
It wasn't a question of the 250-mile minimum applying, or a 500- or 125-mile minimum. It wasn't cow's suggestion about allocating based on purchase price for each leg. I was stumped.
So I wrote to the AQD desk about that recent ticket and showed them my calculations. They confirmed that my calculations (which were based on the calculator) were correct and indicated that there had been some issues recently with their great circle distance database. So the calculator is fundamentally sound and should be accurate as-is, unless there are issues with a particular city or city pair in the database.
I wrote back and mentioned @Jebby_ca's issues with YYJ-based flights and the open-jaw Asian trip, but they said you could write them in about those. So I would suggest you write in with your AP#, PNRs, etc and see what response you get. It sounds like there may just be some issues with their database on this front, especially as it relates to YYJ.
It wasn't a question of the 250-mile minimum applying, or a 500- or 125-mile minimum. It wasn't cow's suggestion about allocating based on purchase price for each leg. I was stumped.
So I wrote to the AQD desk about that recent ticket and showed them my calculations. They confirmed that my calculations (which were based on the calculator) were correct and indicated that there had been some issues recently with their great circle distance database. So the calculator is fundamentally sound and should be accurate as-is, unless there are issues with a particular city or city pair in the database.
I wrote back and mentioned @Jebby_ca's issues with YYJ-based flights and the open-jaw Asian trip, but they said you could write them in about those. So I would suggest you write in with your AP#, PNRs, etc and see what response you get. It sounds like there may just be some issues with their database on this front, especially as it relates to YYJ.
Jun 15, 2018, 7:44 am
#143
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, SPG Plat, FPC Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 553
Not sure if this has been covered, but has anyone else noticed their AQD fluctuating?
I've been using a corporate flight pass over the last 4 years on the same route, and have noticed recently (Feb) that the AQD posted has been less than before. Wondering if the taxes/surcharges are dynamic and are being deducted from the flight pass (static) itself...
I've been using a corporate flight pass over the last 4 years on the same route, and have noticed recently (Feb) that the AQD posted has been less than before. Wondering if the taxes/surcharges are dynamic and are being deducted from the flight pass (static) itself...
Jun 15, 2018, 12:34 pm
#144
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE MM, BA Gold, SQ Silver, Bonvoy Tit LTG, Hyatt Glob, HH Diamond
Posts: 44,302
Not sure if this has been covered, but has anyone else noticed their AQD fluctuating?
I've been using a corporate flight pass over the last 4 years on the same route, and have noticed recently (Feb) that the AQD posted has been less than before. Wondering if the taxes/surcharges are dynamic and are being deducted from the flight pass (static) itself...
I've been using a corporate flight pass over the last 4 years on the same route, and have noticed recently (Feb) that the AQD posted has been less than before. Wondering if the taxes/surcharges are dynamic and are being deducted from the flight pass (static) itself...
If YYZ increases their AIF, your AQD for a YYZ-SFO flight is going to drop, even though it's the same FP.
Jun 18, 2018, 10:52 am
#145
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: YOW
Programs: AC SE, SPG Plat, FPC Plat, Marriott Plat, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 553
Jun 18, 2018, 11:47 am
#146
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Toronto, ON, CANADA
Programs: AC SE100K, Marriott Bonvoy LTE
Posts: 1,881
I spent some time looking through the itineraries that you sent me, as well as my own, and couldn't figure out a discernible pattern other than there seemed to be fairly consistent problems with open-jaw tickets and those touching YYJ.
It wasn't a question of the 250-mile minimum applying, or a 500- or 125-mile minimum. It wasn't cow's suggestion about allocating based on purchase price for each leg. I was stumped.
So I wrote to the AQD desk about that recent ticket and showed them my calculations. They confirmed that my calculations (which were based on the calculator) were correct and indicated that there had been some issues recently with their great circle distance database. So the calculator is fundamentally sound and should be accurate as-is, unless there are issues with a particular city or city pair in the database.
I wrote back and mentioned @Jebby_ca's issues with YYJ-based flights and the open-jaw Asian trip, but they said you could write them in about those. So I would suggest you write in with your AP#, PNRs, etc and see what response you get. It sounds like there may just be some issues with their database on this front, especially as it relates to YYJ.
It wasn't a question of the 250-mile minimum applying, or a 500- or 125-mile minimum. It wasn't cow's suggestion about allocating based on purchase price for each leg. I was stumped.
So I wrote to the AQD desk about that recent ticket and showed them my calculations. They confirmed that my calculations (which were based on the calculator) were correct and indicated that there had been some issues recently with their great circle distance database. So the calculator is fundamentally sound and should be accurate as-is, unless there are issues with a particular city or city pair in the database.
I wrote back and mentioned @Jebby_ca's issues with YYJ-based flights and the open-jaw Asian trip, but they said you could write them in about those. So I would suggest you write in with your AP#, PNRs, etc and see what response you get. It sounds like there may just be some issues with their database on this front, especially as it relates to YYJ.
