Jan 3, 2016, 11:18 pm
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Earning Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM (and AA status) earning in 2016
on American Airlines and its partner airlines
on American Airlines and its partner airlines
Note: Earning EQM / Elite Qualifying Miles and their purpose changed 1/1/2016
Please continue discussion in our 2017 version of the thread:
Earning AA Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM on AA, partner airlines 2017
Thanks!
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New Elite Qualifying Miles earning
link to AAdvantage program changes for 2016 on aa.com
"You’ll continue to earn EQMs based on the airline and booking class purchased. Plus, Full-fare Economy, Business Class or First Class tickets on American-marketed flights will earn EQMs at a higher rate (up to 2.0 or 3.0 EQMs per flown mile) – getting you to elite status faster." - aa.com
Caveat: other than on American Airlines, discount or deep discount economy fares may be credited with fractional or even no EQM / Elite Qualifying Miles. Read carefully.
Please see this page (link) on aa.com for earning AAdvantage miles flying oneworld and additional airline partners, then read the chart for that airline partner. Be sure to note some fares operated by oneworld and additional partners may earn full, partial or no AA miles (E.g. Cathay Pacific only earns AA miles on H, B and full Y fares in coach; BA and IB fares may earn as few as 0.5 EQ Miles per mile flown as of 1 Feb 2016.)
Link to AAdvantage program update page on aa.com
link to AAdvantage program changes for 2016 on aa.com
"You’ll continue to earn EQMs based on the airline and booking class purchased. Plus, Full-fare Economy, Business Class or First Class tickets on American-marketed flights will earn EQMs at a higher rate (up to 2.0 or 3.0 EQMs per flown mile) – getting you to elite status faster." - aa.com
Caveat: other than on American Airlines, discount or deep discount economy fares may be credited with fractional or even no EQM / Elite Qualifying Miles. Read carefully.
Please see this page (link) on aa.com for earning AAdvantage miles flying oneworld and additional airline partners, then read the chart for that airline partner. Be sure to note some fares operated by oneworld and additional partners may earn full, partial or no AA miles (E.g. Cathay Pacific only earns AA miles on H, B and full Y fares in coach; BA and IB fares may earn as few as 0.5 EQ Miles per mile flown as of 1 Feb 2016.)
Link to AAdvantage program update page on aa.com
Read The AAdvantage Terms and Conditions here
Glossary:
- Award mile ("RDM" often "Redeemable Mile" on Flyertalk): a unit that can be spent on an award, such as a bonus, purchased, or other AAdvantage mile.
- Base mile: A unit based on a flown mile (can be a percentage of flown miles on AA partners) used to calculate redeemable (award usable) miles (changes late 2016 to revenue based system)
- Bonus Mile: Award Mile earned through various activities including flying, credit card use, hotel stays, auto rentals, shopping etc. with various American Airlines partners. See Earning AA Award / Redeemable Miles / RDM on AA, partners later 2016.
- Elite Qualifying Mile (EQM): A unit used to earn status, based on flown miles X purchased class of service for the marketing airline. On AA coded flights you earn from 0.5 EQM on Basic Economy to 3.0 full undiscounted J and F.
- Elite Qualifying Segment (EQS): A unit used to earn status equivalent to a sector flown by a qualifying flight (but note when the same flight number is flown over two or more sectors the entirety will generally count as one segment. "You’ll still earn 1 EQS (Elite Qualifying segment) for each eligible segment you fly." - aa.com (NOTE: New Basic Economy fares only earn 0.5 EQS.)
- Flown mile: actual miles flown (as published by AA - Great Circle Mapper, etc. are close
- Marketing airline is the airline "plating" or issuing the boarding pass, e.g. QF operated by FJ. The marketing airline's chart on aa.com (not the airline's) determines your miles earning on airline partners.
- Operating airline is the airline operating the flight. except for AA and QF (and a very few others) to earn miles on a oneworld marketed flight, the operating airline must generally be a oneworld airline.
- Qualifying flight: an AA or partner flight on which one can earn EQM, EQS in this instance
AAdvantage Status Four Annual American Airlines Segment Requirement
*Must fly at least four segments on American Airlines during the qualifying year to receive elite status. no longer a requirement as of 1/1/2027.
- AA marketed flights / AA codeshares operated by other carriers count. It has been reported codeshares operated by American Airlines also count.
On American Airlines marketed flights: (AA flights operated by AA and AA codeshares)
Exceptions: There are certain airline ticket types that are not eligible for mileage accrual regardless of the booking class. These include, without limitation, the following:
- 3 EQMs/mile – Full-fare First or Business
- 2 EQMs/mile - Discount First or Business
- 1.5 EQMs/mile – Full-fare Main Cabin, or W Premium Economy on AA codeshares
- 1 EQMs/mile - Discount Main Cabin
- 0.5 EQMs/mile - Basic Economy fares (new Feb 2017)
- All tickets issued as AAdvantage awards
- Other free ticket promotions including free or reduced rate tickets
- Companion tickets
- Charter flight tickets
- Travel agency/industry reduced rate tickets
- Infant tickets
- Items occupying a purchased seat (e.g. XTRASEAT)
- (Also Extra seats purchased by a passenger for him/herself)
- Unpublished fare tickets, including consolidator fares
- Tickets issued subject to special provisions
Earning EQM on AA partner airlines:
The amount of EQMs you earn on partner airlines has changed. Earning rates will vary depending on the marketing airline. On qualifying flights of airlines other than AA marketed flights, the maximum EQM that can be earned is 1.5 EQM per base mile flown.
EQMs may be earned at different rates and with differing fare classes, depending on airline, flown miles and fare class. Not all partner airlines' or their fares earn EQM. See here to partner airlines' miles earning charts link on aa.com.
Some non-oneworld partner airlines award only award / redeemable miles, not EQM (e.g. Etihad, Gulf, Fiji), unless flying them as an AA or QF marketed ("codeshare") flight.
Explore our partner airlines (link)
For example, using BA / British Airways marketed flights operated by oneworld partners including AA, as of 1 Feb 2016:
The amount of EQMs you earn on partner airlines has changed. Earning rates will vary depending on the marketing airline. On qualifying flights of airlines other than AA marketed flights, the maximum EQM that can be earned is 1.5 EQM per base mile flown.
EQMs may be earned at different rates and with differing fare classes, depending on airline, flown miles and fare class. Not all partner airlines' or their fares earn EQM. See here to partner airlines' miles earning charts link on aa.com.
Some non-oneworld partner airlines award only award / redeemable miles, not EQM (e.g. Etihad, Gulf, Fiji), unless flying them as an AA or QF marketed ("codeshare") flight.
Explore our partner airlines (link)
For example, using BA / British Airways marketed flights operated by oneworld partners including AA, as of 1 Feb 2016:
- 1.5 EQMs/mile - BA all published, purchased First Class fares
- 1.5 EQM / EQMs/mile - BA all published, purchased Business / Club fares
- 1.5 EQM / EQMs/mile - BA all published, purchased premium economy / Traveller Pus fares
- 1.0 EQM / EQMs/mile - BA all published, purchased full economy / Traveller Y and B fares
- 0.5 EQM / EQMs/mile - BA all other published, purchased economy / Traveller fares
AAdvantage Elite minimum mileage guarantee (applies to EQM and RDM)
How is the 500-mile EQM minimum benefit applied for elite members?
If your flight is less than 500 miles we’ll raise the base EQM amount to 500 prior to applying any multipliers, according to the booking code purchased. After applying the multiplier, the number of EQMs awarded could be less than 500. For example, if your flight is 300 miles in length, we will raise the base EQM amount to 500. If the multiplier to be applied is 0.50, you will earn 250 EQMs for the flight.
Elite members will earn at least 500 (250, in reality - see immediately above) miles for flights under 500 miles on American Airlines and American Eagle (including codeshare flights booked as an American Airlines flight number) and participating AAdvantage and oneworld airlines: *LAN includes LAN Airlines, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru. Minima seem to not apply to new Basic Economy fares.
The 500 EQM minimum is what multipliers should be applied to, not actual miles when flown miles are under 500. See:
Earning AA Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM on AA, oneworld, partner airlines 2016.
aa.com: link
How is the 500-mile EQM minimum benefit applied for elite members?
If your flight is less than 500 miles we’ll raise the base EQM amount to 500 prior to applying any multipliers, according to the booking code purchased. After applying the multiplier, the number of EQMs awarded could be less than 500. For example, if your flight is 300 miles in length, we will raise the base EQM amount to 500. If the multiplier to be applied is 0.50, you will earn 250 EQMs for the flight.
Elite members will earn at least 500 (250, in reality - see immediately above) miles for flights under 500 miles on American Airlines and American Eagle (including codeshare flights booked as an American Airlines flight number) and participating AAdvantage and oneworld airlines:
- airberlin
- Alaska Airlines
- British Airways
- Fiji Airways (non-oneworld; RDM only)
- Finnair
- Gulf Air (non-oneworld; RDM only)
- Iberia
- LAN*
- Qantas
- Royal Jordanian
- SriLankan Airlines
- TAM Airlines
The 500 EQM minimum is what multipliers should be applied to, not actual miles when flown miles are under 500. See:
Further confirmation of above from inside AA. He (JonNYC) got a message from AAdvantage
Cheers.
So, they will do an adjustment for those that were shorted so far and the system will soon be fixed for real.
Cheers.
Originally Posted by JonNYC Vie
That's what I'm told as well-- fix on the way, system not operating as intended at present.
Further confirmation of above from inside AA. He got a message from AAdvantage
That's what I'm told as well-- fix on the way, system not operating as intended at present.
Further confirmation of above from inside AA. He got a message from AAdvantage
Originally Posted by AAdvantage
Thanks for your questions on EQM earning. There is a glitch in how the minimum mileage guarantee for EQMs is being calculated. The calculation should credit the 500 mile minimum before applying the EQM multiplier. Beginning in the next few weeks, we will be running a retroactive process to “true up” any accounts where the member did not earn the proper number of EQMs. This process will continue to run until the calculation can be reprogrammed in the AAdvantage system.
So, they will do an adjustment for those that were shorted so far and the system will soon be fixed for real.
Thanks for your questions on EQM earning. There is a glitch in how the minimum mileage guarantee for EQMs is being calculated. The calculation should credit the 500 mile minimum before applying the EQM multiplier. Beginning in the next few weeks, we will be running a retroactive process to “true up” any accounts where the member did not earn the proper number of EQMs. This process will continue to run until the calculation can be reprogrammed in the AAdvantage system.
So, they will do an adjustment for those that were shorted so far and the system will soon be fixed for real.
So, they will do an adjustment for those that were shorted so far and the system will soon be fixed for real.
Cheers.
aa.com: link
Elite Qualifying (EQM) or Redeemable (RDM)?
To determine if you earn EQM or RDM, read the "Earn miles" statement for each airline:
This will earn EQM:
This will not earn EQM, only RDM:
To determine if you earn EQM or RDM, read the "Earn miles" statement for each airline:
This will earn EQM:
Earn miles
Earn elite-qualifying AAdvantage miles when you fly on airberlin marketed and operated flights as well as airberlin codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
Earn elite-qualifying AAdvantage miles when you fly on airberlin marketed and operated flights as well as airberlin codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
- 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.
Earn miles
Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Fiji Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Fiji Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
Earn AAdvantage miles when you fly on Fiji Airways marketed and operated flights as well as Fiji Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines. Simply:
- 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.
oneworld Codeshares Operated by non-oneworld Airlines or Affiliates
Other than flying Qantas (and some Japan Airlines) codeshares / marketed flights, oneworld codeshare flights must be operated by oneworld airlines and their oneworld affiliates to earn miles.
E.g. AA codeshare operated by EY, earn as if flying AA.
E.g. Flying EY, earn Redeemable (not Elite Qualifying) miles.
E.g. BA operated by Bangkok Airways, no AA miles.
E.g. Iberia operated by SN yields no AA miles.
E.g. QF flown by FJ should to earn EQM.
Other than flying Qantas (and some Japan Airlines) codeshares / marketed flights, oneworld codeshare flights must be operated by oneworld airlines and their oneworld affiliates to earn miles.
E.g. AA codeshare operated by EY, earn as if flying AA.
E.g. Flying EY, earn Redeemable (not Elite Qualifying) miles.
E.g. BA operated by Bangkok Airways, no AA miles.
E.g. Iberia operated by SN yields no AA miles.
E.g. QF flown by FJ should to earn EQM.
Examples: (For a flight of 1,000 flown miles)
- AA marketed on full F fare class First: 3,000 EQM (regardless of status, regardless of operating airline)
- AA marketed on discounted First or Business (A, P, D, I, R): 2,000 EQM
- AA in deep discount economy: 1,000 EQM
- BA marketed qualifying flight in F First, Business (Club), Premium Economy (World Traveller Plus): 1,500 EQM (even if operated by AA)
- BA marketed qualifying flight in Economy (World Traveller) B, Y: 1,000 EQM
- BA marketed qualifying flight in Economy (World Traveller) H, K, L, M, N, S, V, G, O, Q: 500 EQM
NOTES:
- All AA marketed ("AA codeshares") flights in paid, qualifying fare classes earn 1.0 or more EQM (regardless of "metal" or operating airline
- oneworld marketed flights operated by oneworld airlines earn miles in accord with the marketing airline's miles earnings chart on aa.com (link)
- AAdvantage elites continue to be awarded 500 EQM minimum on qualifying flights - see above (non-elites also earn minimum 500 EQM on Shuttlesonly through the first half of 2016)
- oneworld marketed flights operated by NON-oneworld airlines do not earn EQ (or any) miles, with rare exceptions - QF, a few JL, marketed flights
- Exception: Qantas flights operated by other airlines earn AA EQ miles in qualifying fare classes, other than those QF codeshares operated by QF subsidiary Jetstar
- Some airline partners allow crediting base miles and earning redeemable miles (no EQM) flown "natively", such as Etihad or Fiji
Earn more EQMs via credit card earning
Also, as a Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive card or AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard® credit cardmember, you’ll still earn 10,000 EQMs after you reach your qualifying spend for the year when you use your eligible AAdvantage credit card.
Learn more about the Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive card
Learn more about the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard®
Also, as a Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive card or AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard® credit cardmember, you’ll still earn 10,000 EQMs after you reach your qualifying spend for the year when you use your eligible AAdvantage credit card.
Learn more about the Citi®/AAdvantage® Executive card
Learn more about the AAdvantage® Aviator™ Silver MasterCard®
CAUTION: To earn status on AA you must fly a minimum of four qualifying segments on an AA marketed or operated flight within the qualifying year. (The exception has been for elite status challenges.)
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ARCHIVE: Earning AA Elite Qualifying Miles / EQM on AA, partner airlines 2016
Oct 23, 2016, 8:15 pm
#706
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 489
No, it is not
Where travel is on a partner airline, the award mileage accrual will be based on the fare basis and distance travelled. The earnings for each class are listed on AA.com
It is only for travel on AA where the award mileage is 5 * dollar spend plus bonuses of either 40$,60% or 120% for those holding status
Where travel is on a partner airline, the award mileage accrual will be based on the fare basis and distance travelled. The earnings for each class are listed on AA.com
It is only for travel on AA where the award mileage is 5 * dollar spend plus bonuses of either 40$,60% or 120% for those holding status
Oct 23, 2016, 9:29 pm
#707
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,645
It is no different to how it was before August
Travel BA r/t LHR-SYD in 1st class ( booking class A)
Distance 10500 miles
Earning table for BA is at https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...sh-airways.jsp
First (A,F) Base:100% COS:50% EQM:1.50 EQD:30%
Award miles earned will be Base of 10,500 plus Class of service bonus 5,250 = 15,750
Someone with Gold status would earn 40% bonus = 4,200
Someone with Platinum status would earn 60% bonus = 6,300
Someone with Executive Platinum status would earn 120% bonus = 12,600
Same again earned for the return flight - Total award miles earned
Normal member 31,500
Gold Member 39,900
Platinum member 44,100
Executive Platinum member 56,700
Qualifying Dollars earned would be 30% of 10,500 each way = $3,150 , so total round trip EQDs earned will be $6,300
Travel BA r/t LHR-SYD in 1st class ( booking class A)
Distance 10500 miles
Earning table for BA is at https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...sh-airways.jsp
First (A,F) Base:100% COS:50% EQM:1.50 EQD:30%
Award miles earned will be Base of 10,500 plus Class of service bonus 5,250 = 15,750
Someone with Gold status would earn 40% bonus = 4,200
Someone with Platinum status would earn 60% bonus = 6,300
Someone with Executive Platinum status would earn 120% bonus = 12,600
Same again earned for the return flight - Total award miles earned
Normal member 31,500
Gold Member 39,900
Platinum member 44,100
Executive Platinum member 56,700
Qualifying Dollars earned would be 30% of 10,500 each way = $3,150 , so total round trip EQDs earned will be $6,300
Last edited by Dave Noble; Oct 24, 2016 at 1:56 am
Oct 24, 2016, 1:19 am
#708
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Location: LAX
Programs: AAdvantage EXPLAT, Hilton Diamond, SPG/Marriott Gold, IHG Platinum, Citi Exec MC, Amex Plat
Posts: 1,443
It is no different to how it was before August
Travel BA r/t LHR-SYD in 1st class ( booking class A)
Distance 10500 miles
Earning table for BA is at https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...sh-airways.jsp
First (A,F) Base:100% COS:50% EQM:1.50 EQD:30%
Award miles earned will be Base of 10,500 plus Class of service bonus 5,250 = 15,750
Qualifying Dollars earned would be 30% of 15,750 each way = $4,725 , so total round trip EQDs earned will be $9,450
Travel BA r/t LHR-SYD in 1st class ( booking class A)
Distance 10500 miles
Earning table for BA is at https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...sh-airways.jsp
First (A,F) Base:100% COS:50% EQM:1.50 EQD:30%
Award miles earned will be Base of 10,500 plus Class of service bonus 5,250 = 15,750
Qualifying Dollars earned would be 30% of 15,750 each way = $4,725 , so total round trip EQDs earned will be $9,450
Oct 24, 2016, 9:30 am
#710
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: BA Silver; Hilton Gold; IHG Diamond Ambassador; Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,814
EQM each way is 1.5 * 10,500 = 15,750
so total EQM, regardless of status, is 31,500
All of this is approximate, of course. gcmap says LHR-SYD is 10,573, and AA's number should be pretty close to that, so you'd earn just a bit more on everything.
Oct 27, 2016, 3:21 am
#711
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: MAN / PTY
Programs: Mileage Plus IK, IHG Platinum
Posts: 194
How to find eqm for trip before booking
Hi All,
I am about to take an American Airlines Challenge for Executive Platinum, 35,000 EQM in next 3 months.
I was previously with United for 10 years and finding the mileage before I booked was easy.
I wonder if someone could tell me how to find out what the EQM will be before I book a flight.
Am I better booking on the AA website or via an agent..
Any help would be appreciated ..
Thank you
I am about to take an American Airlines Challenge for Executive Platinum, 35,000 EQM in next 3 months.
I was previously with United for 10 years and finding the mileage before I booked was easy.
I wonder if someone could tell me how to find out what the EQM will be before I book a flight.
Am I better booking on the AA website or via an agent..
Any help would be appreciated ..
Thank you
Oct 27, 2016, 3:34 am
#712
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Hi All,
I am about to take an American Airlines Challenge for Executive Platinum, 35,000 EQM in next 3 months.
I was previously with United for 10 years and finding the mileage before I booked was easy.
I wonder if someone could tell me how to find out what the EQM will be before I book a flight.
Am I better booking on the AA website or via an agent..
Any help would be appreciated ..
Thank you
I am about to take an American Airlines Challenge for Executive Platinum, 35,000 EQM in next 3 months.
I was previously with United for 10 years and finding the mileage before I booked was easy.
I wonder if someone could tell me how to find out what the EQM will be before I book a flight.
Am I better booking on the AA website or via an agent..
Any help would be appreciated ..
Thank you
Oct 27, 2016, 3:45 am
#713
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: MAN / PTY
Programs: Mileage Plus IK, IHG Platinum
Posts: 194
EQM calculation Help
Earning EQM is fairly straightforward, as it's based on distance flown, airline and class of service flown; see http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...es-2016-a.html
Looking through all the wiki I see no where that American make it easy prior to booking to tell me the miles flown or the class of fare for the route.
How do I find the Class of fare prior to booking for each of the One World Partners including American
How do I find the miles flown for each route ?
I need to know this before parting with the cash for the flight to make sure I will get the EQM I require.
Also I need to know if booking through an agent like Expedia etc will give me this information.
Many thanks
Oct 27, 2016, 3:57 am
#714
Moderator: American AAdvantage, Signatures
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: London, England
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, IHG Diamond Ambassador, National Exec, AA EXP Emeritus
Posts: 9,765
How do I find the Class of fare prior to booking for each of the One World Partners including American
How do I find the miles flown for each route ?
Also I need to know if booking through an agent like Expedia etc will give me this information.
Oct 27, 2016, 6:43 am
#715
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Original Poster
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Location: NorCal - SMF area
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Posts: 62,948
Many thanks moderator but this is not the reply I expected and does not give me the information I asked for.
Looking through all the wiki I see no where that American make it easy prior to booking to tell me the miles flown or the class of fare for the route.
How do I find the Class of fare prior to booking for each of the One World Partners including American
How do I find the miles flown for each route ?
I need to know this before parting with the cash for the flight to make sure I will get the EQM I require.
Also I need to know if booking through an agent like Expedia etc will give me this information.
Many thanks
Looking through all the wiki I see no where that American make it easy prior to booking to tell me the miles flown or the class of fare for the route.
How do I find the Class of fare prior to booking for each of the One World Partners including American
How do I find the miles flown for each route ?
I need to know this before parting with the cash for the flight to make sure I will get the EQM I require.
Also I need to know if booking through an agent like Expedia etc will give me this information.
Many thanks
Oct 27, 2016, 2:54 pm
#716
Join Date: May 2008
Location: WAS
Programs: AA Ex Plt
Posts: 1,630
I hope this question isn't too stupid but if it's a OW marketed flight on AA metal, is EQM earning based on AA metal? The codeshare flight is muuuuuuch cheaper than AA is offering and I don't are about upgrades, I just haven't run into this situation and want to be sure I know what is going on (feel daft asking though - easy on the flames)
Cheers -
Cheers -
Oct 27, 2016, 3:28 pm
#717
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: TPA
Programs: BA Silver; Hilton Gold; IHG Diamond Ambassador; Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,814
I hope this question isn't too stupid but if it's a OW marketed flight on AA metal, is EQM earning based on AA metal? The codeshare flight is muuuuuuch cheaper than AA is offering and I don't are about upgrades, I just haven't run into this situation and want to be sure I know what is going on (feel daft asking though - easy on the flames)
Cheers -
Cheers -
Oct 27, 2016, 3:31 pm
#718
Join Date: May 2008
Location: WAS
Programs: AA Ex Plt
Posts: 1,630
Thanks --
I hope this question isn't too stupid but if it's a OW marketed flight on AA metal, is EQM earning based on AA metal? The codeshare flight is muuuuuuch cheaper than AA is offering and I don't are about upgrades, I just haven't run into this situation and want to be sure I know what is going on (feel daft asking though - easy on the flames)
Cheers -
Cheers -
Oct 27, 2016, 10:00 pm
#719
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: DL-Plat, UA-Plat 2MM, AA-PlatPro, B6-Mosaic 3, AY-Plat, HY-Globalist, MR-LT Plat, HH-Gold
Posts: 1,237
Confusing RDM/EQM posting
Purchased the following ticket in economy via my corporate travel agency:
JFK-LAX
SEA-JFK
After purchase I called AA directly to pay the fare difference to upgrade to the next class of service on both flights. I paid the difference in fare plus a $50 "External Reservation Handling Charge". The new ticket showed I and A fare classes as expected.
When the flights posted, JFK-LAX was credited by the fare method with 2x EQMs but SEA-JFK was credited by the distance method on a Y basis with 1x EQM. Both display the same ticket number in the mileage summary.
Any idea what the issue is here? I'm likely going to need those additional EQMs to hit EXP so I hope I'm able to get this fixed.
JFK-LAX
SEA-JFK
After purchase I called AA directly to pay the fare difference to upgrade to the next class of service on both flights. I paid the difference in fare plus a $50 "External Reservation Handling Charge". The new ticket showed I and A fare classes as expected.
When the flights posted, JFK-LAX was credited by the fare method with 2x EQMs but SEA-JFK was credited by the distance method on a Y basis with 1x EQM. Both display the same ticket number in the mileage summary.
Any idea what the issue is here? I'm likely going to need those additional EQMs to hit EXP so I hope I'm able to get this fixed.
Oct 28, 2016, 8:32 am
#720
Join Date: May 2003
Location: LAX
Programs: DL-Plat, UA-Plat 2MM, AA-PlatPro, B6-Mosaic 3, AY-Plat, HY-Globalist, MR-LT Plat, HH-Gold
Posts: 1,237
Purchased the following ticket in economy via my corporate travel agency:
JFK-LAX
SEA-JFK
After purchase I called AA directly to pay the fare difference to upgrade to the next class of service on both flights. I paid the difference in fare plus a $50 "External Reservation Handling Charge". The new ticket showed I and A fare classes as expected.
When the flights posted, JFK-LAX was credited by the fare method with 2x EQMs but SEA-JFK was credited by the distance method on a Y basis with 1x EQM. Both display the same ticket number in the mileage summary.
Any idea what the issue is here? I'm likely going to need those additional EQMs to hit EXP so I hope I'm able to get this fixed.
JFK-LAX
SEA-JFK
After purchase I called AA directly to pay the fare difference to upgrade to the next class of service on both flights. I paid the difference in fare plus a $50 "External Reservation Handling Charge". The new ticket showed I and A fare classes as expected.
When the flights posted, JFK-LAX was credited by the fare method with 2x EQMs but SEA-JFK was credited by the distance method on a Y basis with 1x EQM. Both display the same ticket number in the mileage summary.
Any idea what the issue is here? I'm likely going to need those additional EQMs to hit EXP so I hope I'm able to get this fixed.