Plat Challenge and Corporate Tickets
Sep 30, 2004, 9:36 am
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Plat Challenge and Corporate Tickets
Hi all--
My girlfriend works for a large multinational that has some sort of deal with American-- I assume some type of discount. They are flying her to London in a month or so and she gets to fly Business. Does she get full elite qualifying points for this flight if the ticket has a corporate discount? The reason I ask is 1.5qp/mile flown = 10320 jfk-lhr rt , meaning she could knock out a platinum challenge in one flight. Will she be able to? If not, does she get any qpoints? Thanks for any insight!!
My girlfriend works for a large multinational that has some sort of deal with American-- I assume some type of discount. They are flying her to London in a month or so and she gets to fly Business. Does she get full elite qualifying points for this flight if the ticket has a corporate discount? The reason I ask is 1.5qp/mile flown = 10320 jfk-lhr rt , meaning she could knock out a platinum challenge in one flight. Will she be able to? If not, does she get any qpoints? Thanks for any insight!!
Sep 30, 2004, 9:40 am
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Originally Posted by jamesben4
Hi all--
My girlfriend works for a large multinational that has some sort of deal with American-- I assume some type of discount. They are flying her to London in a month or so and she gets to fly Business. Does she get full elite qualifying points for this flight if the ticket has a corporate discount? The reason I ask is 1.5qp/mile flown = 10320 jfk-lhr rt , meaning she could knock out a platinum challenge in one flight. Will she be able to? If not, does she get any qpoints? Thanks for any insight!!
My girlfriend works for a large multinational that has some sort of deal with American-- I assume some type of discount. They are flying her to London in a month or so and she gets to fly Business. Does she get full elite qualifying points for this flight if the ticket has a corporate discount? The reason I ask is 1.5qp/mile flown = 10320 jfk-lhr rt , meaning she could knock out a platinum challenge in one flight. Will she be able to? If not, does she get any qpoints? Thanks for any insight!!
Sep 30, 2004, 9:45 am
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Is it possible the have consolidator fares in Business? If so, perhaps this would fall into that category and not earn the points. I have no idea if this is the case, just suggesting a possibility.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Sep 30, 2004, 9:47 am
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Thank you both for the replies! Forgive the ignorance here, but what exactly is a consolidator fare?
Sep 30, 2004, 9:53 am
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Originally Posted by brp
Is it possible the have consolidator fares in Business? If so, perhaps this would fall into that category and not earn the points. I have no idea if this is the case, just suggesting a possibility.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Sep 30, 2004, 10:02 am
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Originally Posted by jamesben4
Thank you both for the replies! Forgive the ignorance here, but what exactly is a consolidator fare?
Probably best to ignore my query in the previous post- probably adding more confusion than help.
Cheers.
Sep 30, 2004, 10:47 am
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There are Biz-Consolidators
There are business class and even first class consolidators. They don't deal with the public, but rather with corporations and TAs.
My advice to the OP is to get the fare class and then compare it to the table that is posted here on this site, outlining which fare class qualifies for miles/points. The other option is to ticket it (since she has no choice anyway) and then call AA with the locator, ask how many miles she will earn and then sign her up for the challenge...
My advice to the OP is to get the fare class and then compare it to the table that is posted here on this site, outlining which fare class qualifies for miles/points. The other option is to ticket it (since she has no choice anyway) and then call AA with the locator, ask how many miles she will earn and then sign her up for the challenge...
Sep 30, 2004, 3:44 pm
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I flew on a business class ticket that had a 10% discount -- actually about a $1000 discount compared to UA ($7700 AA vs. $8900 UA). I got 1.5x miles no problem.
Some super super discount might not get the bonus miles, but a 10% discount seems to.
Some super super discount might not get the bonus miles, but a 10% discount seems to.
Sep 30, 2004, 4:05 pm
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Originally Posted by LLZ
To my knowledge and experience, yes. The corporate discount has no effect on what the pax earns.
A lot of the corporate discounts guarantee a certain published fares, and those would be eligible for mileage accrual.
I would check with other associates in the company that travel.