Jun 12, 2015, 11:25 am
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Earning AA AAdvantage Miles on EY / Etihad Arways & Posting, etc. (consolidated)
NOTE: AA - EY codeshares end 25 Mar 2018.AAdvantage members can only earn EQM - EQD - EQS flying Etihad Airways as an American Airlines marketed flight (codeshare). As these codeshares will end 1 Mar 2018, only Award Miles will be able to be earned on EY. No major changes are expected in other aspects of flying Qatar Airways. AA can always modify EQM and Award Miles earnings on partner airlines.
Link to aa.com Earn and redeem miles with Etihad Airways
Also see Booking AA Award travel on Etihad / EY - as of 2016 (master thd)
Flying as an Etihad marketed / coded flight, you will earn Award ("redeemable") (not Elite Qualifying) miles, including applicable class of service bonus miles, as shown in the chart here. AA EQM / EQS / EQD may be earned flying as an AA codeshare / marketed flight as if one were flying AA, or as Qantas earning as if you had flown QF.
Flying Etihad garners award and class of service bonus miles; no oneworld status bonus miles are earned, nor is there a minimum mileage guarantee.
Etihad often fails to provide the needed information to AA even if one’s Aa FFN is entered into thevrecord and on one’s boarding pass, causing the AA award miles to fail to post. In these cases AA may well require the used boarding passes as evidence miles should be forthcoming.
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Etihad Airways within the Middle East and between the Middle East and:
Earn miles
To earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Etihad Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Etihad Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable.
Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA flight number) and operated by Etihad Airways will earn AAdvantage base miles and elite qualifying miles, points and segments according to the AA mileage accrual chart. Beginning May 1, 2015, travel between North America and Abu Dhabi (AUH) on Etihad Airways operated and marketed flights are also eligible for AAdvantage award (not EQ) miles accrual.
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- South America
Earn miles
To earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Etihad Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Etihad Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines:
- Buy an eligible published fare ticket booked in an eligible code
- Fly an eligible route
Specific flights, routes or cities that are excluded from earning miles or award travel are listed as exceptions if applicable.
Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA flight number) and operated by Etihad Airways will earn AAdvantage base miles and elite qualifying miles, points and segments according to the AA mileage accrual chart. Beginning May 1, 2015, travel between North America and Abu Dhabi (AUH) on Etihad Airways operated and marketed flights are also eligible for AAdvantage award (not EQ) miles accrual.
Earning AA Miles/LPSs (&EQM / EQD / EQS) on EY / Etihad (master thread)
Feb 12, 2016, 2:45 pm
#76
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According to https://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/e...nes/etihad.jsp, 0 - flights must also be operated by EY to earn miles.
Feb 12, 2016, 3:17 pm
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I assume you're referring to a Jethiad segment? I didn't even think about it but I have a flight in F next month that includes a segment thats "Jethiad" and was operating under the assumption that because its a wet-lease and not a code-share that it would earn as a regular EY flight. I think (hope) that is correct but this is the first Jethiad flight I've been on so would be curious to get confirmation.
I tend to assume that's -not- what the OP is asking about-- that the OP is talking about conventional codeshare and those -shouldn't- post to AAdv, on paper
Feb 12, 2016, 3:57 pm
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Feb 12, 2016, 4:04 pm
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Unfortunately, -0- miles of any kind, according to aa.com: "Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Etihad Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Etihad Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines." Link.
But assuming it's a codeshare, then definitely, must be EY by EY.
Feb 12, 2016, 9:51 pm
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True enough. Thanks for tacking that down.
Feb 12, 2016, 11:06 pm
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EY had some interesting notes on the redemption side (see below) and earning side generally very closely mimics same:
And, actually, that last one puts the lie to my "by" vs. "for" theory 
Jet Airways for Etihad Airways flights are wet-leased and valid for redemption on EY.
Air France for Etihad Airways flights are wet-leased and valid for redemption on EY.
Operated By Ethiad On Air Seychelles Configured Aircraft is a wet-lease and is valid for redemption on EY.
Air France for Etihad Airways flights are wet-leased and valid for redemption on EY.
Operated By Ethiad On Air Seychelles Configured Aircraft is a wet-lease and is valid for redemption on EY.
Feb 24, 2016, 9:01 am
#82
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Frustrating Experience Trying to Credit Miles
I flew JFK-MXP-AUH-KHI (mid Dec) AUH-LHR-JFK (early Jan). I booked the ticket on aa.com and entered my AA FF# when I booked the ticket. JFK-MXP and LHR-JFK were AA flights with AA flight numbers. The other segments were operated by EY with EY flight numbers. None of the EY segments credited so I submitted the mileage request form online on the first day I could. I have not heard back re the MXP-AUH-KHI segments but I got an email this morning saying that my AUH-LHR request had been denied and reason for denial was "Posted to Other FFP." This is BS. I don't even have another FFP that I could credit EY flights to. When I flew MXP-AUH-KHI my AA# was on the BP. When I flew AUH-LHR no FF# was on the BP. I tried to add it at OLCI and got an error. I tried to add it at the airport and was told the computer wouldn't accept it.
What is the best way to proceed now? Call AA? Email customer service? I was hoping to use the 7,000 odd miles before the devaluation in March but this is looking less and less likely.
Thanks!
What is the best way to proceed now? Call AA? Email customer service? I was hoping to use the 7,000 odd miles before the devaluation in March but this is looking less and less likely.
Thanks!
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Feb 24, 2016, 9:49 am
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I flew JFK-MXP-AUH-KHI (mid Dec) AUH-LHR-JFK (early Jan). I booked the ticket on aa.com and entered my AA FF# when I booked the ticket. JFK-MXP and LHR-JFK were AA flights with AA flight numbers. The other segments were operated by EY with EY flight numbers. None of the EY segments credited so I submitted and online mileage request form online on the first day I could. I have not heard back re the MXP-AUH-KHI segments but I got an email this morning saying that my AUH-LHR request had been denied and reason for denial was "Posted to Other FFP." This is BS. I don't even have another FFP that I could credit EY flights to. When I flew MXP-AUH-KHI my AA# was on the BP. When I flew AUH-LHR no FF# was on the BP. I tried to add it at OLCI and got an error. I tried to add it at the airport and was told the computer wouldn't accept it.
What is the best way to proceed now? Call AA? Email customer service? I was hoping to use the 7,000 odd miles before the devaluation in March but this is looking less and less likely.
Thanks!
What is the best way to proceed now? Call AA? Email customer service? I was hoping to use the 7,000 odd miles before the devaluation in March but this is looking less and less likely.
Thanks!
Could be the easiest answer to your troubles. If you do qualify, email is probably best.
Feb 24, 2016, 9:55 am
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I flew JFK-MXP-AUH-KHI (mid Dec) AUH-LHR-JFK (early Jan). I booked the ticket on aa.com and entered my AA FF# when I booked the ticket. JFK-MXP and LHR-JFK were AA flights with AA flight numbers. The other segments were operated by EY with EY flight numbers. None of the EY segments credited so I submitted and online mileage request form online on the first day I could. I have not heard back re the MXP-AUH-KHI segments but I got an email this morning saying that my AUH-LHR request had been denied and reason for denial was "Posted to Other FFP." This is BS. I don't even have another FFP that I could credit EY flights to. When I flew MXP-AUH-KHI my AA# was on the BP. When I flew AUH-LHR no FF# was on the BP. I tried to add it at OLCI and got an error. I tried to add it at the airport and was told the computer wouldn't accept it.
What is the best way to proceed now? Call AA? Email customer service? I was hoping to use the 7,000 odd miles before the devaluation in March but this is looking less and less likely.
Thanks!
What is the best way to proceed now? Call AA? Email customer service? I was hoping to use the 7,000 odd miles before the devaluation in March but this is looking less and less likely.
Thanks!
Feb 24, 2016, 3:24 pm
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You're sure your fare class qualifies under the EY earning chart?
Could be the easiest answer to your troubles. If you do qualify, email is probably best.
Could be the easiest answer to your troubles. If you do qualify, email is probably best.
Apr 4, 2016, 3:56 pm
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How long do EY flights take to credit to AA? I booked a F ticket on EY stock (the AA code was almost 2K more and I don't like EQMs that much) and its been almost 3 weeks since the flight. Does it normally take a long time for EY to credit to AA or should I start the missing miles process?
Apr 4, 2016, 4:33 pm
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How long do EY flights take to credit to AA? I booked a F ticket on EY stock (the AA code was almost 2K more and I don't like EQMs that much) and its been almost 3 weeks since the flight. Does it normally take a long time for EY to credit to AA or should I start the missing miles process?
Apr 14, 2016, 3:25 pm
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Earning AA EQM on EY
Hello FTers. I am planning on flying BKK-AUH on EY in paid J. Anyone know if I will receive EQM on this flight or if I will just receive redeemable miles.
If not, would it be worth the hassle to go BKK-DOH-AUH on QR?
Thanks!
If not, would it be worth the hassle to go BKK-DOH-AUH on QR?
Thanks!
Apr 14, 2016, 3:56 pm
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You will earn redeemable miles only - no qualifying miles towards statud
Personally, I would generally not take an indirect journey just for some miles, but only you can decide whether it is worth the hassle
Would the hassle make the difference between retaining status or losing it next year?
Personally, I would generally not take an indirect journey just for some miles, but only you can decide whether it is worth the hassle
Would the hassle make the difference between retaining status or losing it next year?
May 19, 2016, 11:22 am
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If I fly an etihad coded and operated flight from AUH to SYD, do I earn base/redeemable miles for AA? It sees that according to the following sentence:
"Beginning May 1, 2015, travel between North America and Abu Dhabi (AUH) on Etihad Airways operated and marketed flights are also eligible for AAdvantage base mile accrual."
It suggests that only if I fly NA to AUH I earn base miles, except that this:
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Etihad Airways within the Middle East and between the Middle East and:
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Suggests that I will earn miles
"Beginning May 1, 2015, travel between North America and Abu Dhabi (AUH) on Etihad Airways operated and marketed flights are also eligible for AAdvantage base mile accrual."
It suggests that only if I fly NA to AUH I earn base miles, except that this:
Earn and redeem AAdvantage® miles for travel on Etihad Airways within the Middle East and between the Middle East and:
Africa
Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Suggests that I will earn miles