ARCHIVE: HELP DESK 2017: Earning EQD, EQM & Award / RDM AA, Partners
Nov 2, 2017, 10:44 pm
#76
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Nov 2, 2017, 10:46 pm
#77
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Nov 2, 2017, 11:50 pm
#78
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That you applied an upgrade to this booking does not imply that this was the cause of the flight crediting as per AA's aim of price
Is it clearly documented that this type of fare should earn by distance ?
Nov 3, 2017, 1:56 am
#79
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So call up and have it reposted as distance. This is a known issue when using SWUs. May want to do some searching/reading here in the forum.
So I have a bulk ticket that I paid about $800 for on AA 193/192 LAX-HKG booked in Q class (both legs) through my corp travel agent.
So this would earn me 726 EQDs for each flight based on the special fare page tab at 10% Distance.
Now my LAX-HKG leg cleared with my SWU, so apparently now that leg comes through as a revenue ticket and now my EQDs are just $403?
How come AA now knows the price if previously AA did not know the ticket price?
It seems the return segment is still coming through as a Bulk fare but AA is unable to see how many EQDs I'd earn based on distance? If the return doesn't clear, then what would I earn? One agent says it now comes through as a 0 fare BT (Bulk Ticket)? I mostly want to make sure the return ticket still earns EQMs as I need them for hitting 150K EQMs.
I previously flew a lot of LAX-SEA flights and got upgrades there via complimentary EXP upgrades but my tickets still came through as Special Fares. How come for SWUs, it's different?
Not that I'm complaining too much, I'm already at over 15K EQDs on the year, so this only has a minor dent on my upgrade priority. I did remove a waitlisted SWU from a flight next year so I can prevent from getting screwed on the EQDs.
So this would earn me 726 EQDs for each flight based on the special fare page tab at 10% Distance.
Now my LAX-HKG leg cleared with my SWU, so apparently now that leg comes through as a revenue ticket and now my EQDs are just $403?
How come AA now knows the price if previously AA did not know the ticket price?
It seems the return segment is still coming through as a Bulk fare but AA is unable to see how many EQDs I'd earn based on distance? If the return doesn't clear, then what would I earn? One agent says it now comes through as a 0 fare BT (Bulk Ticket)? I mostly want to make sure the return ticket still earns EQMs as I need them for hitting 150K EQMs.
I previously flew a lot of LAX-SEA flights and got upgrades there via complimentary EXP upgrades but my tickets still came through as Special Fares. How come for SWUs, it's different?
Not that I'm complaining too much, I'm already at over 15K EQDs on the year, so this only has a minor dent on my upgrade priority. I did remove a waitlisted SWU from a flight next year so I can prevent from getting screwed on the EQDs.
Nov 3, 2017, 2:23 am
#80
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Does anyone know if you still earn EQDs when you partially pay with AA gift cards (from business extra/Amex)?
Nov 3, 2017, 5:26 am
#81
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Nov 4, 2017, 5:37 pm
#82
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I originally booked an award on United, but due to IRROPS, I got them to rebook (interline/rule 240) me on AA. I added my AAdvantage number at OLCI. Can AA see that this was an award ticket? Did UA actually pay AA for my ticket? I didn't receive any miles for it yet (flew on Monday). Will I actually get anything? Can AA see how much I originally paid for this ticket? United rebooked me in full Y on AA (or at least it appeared that way). Ticket number is a UA (016) ticket number, but not my original ticket number when I booked on UA. The Request Missing Mileage form does not take United (016) as an airline code.
Am I eligible to earn anything? If so, how do I request the miles if they don't post?
Am I eligible to earn anything? If so, how do I request the miles if they don't post?
Nov 5, 2017, 12:53 am
#83
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Nov 6, 2017, 4:33 pm
#84
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My AA Vacation O* fare upgraded by SWU just posted as a fare (exceptionally cheap base of course). Do you have a link to anyone who has succeeded in getting these to repost based on distance?
Nov 6, 2017, 5:47 pm
#85
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No link, but I do remember seeing reports of it happening. Since the terms specifically state that those AA Vacation fares are supposed to post by distance, you should have pretty good luck getting it reposted, albeit perhaps requiring some HUACA or escalating to a supervisor depending on how good the agents you talk to are.
Nov 6, 2017, 7:51 pm
#86
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Question for the experts on booking Iberia Premium Economy flights. Does it matter if I book through Iberia or BA? I’d prefer to book through BA since their website is better. But not sure if it matters when it comes to the EQDs and EQMs. I know they book into T class either way I do it. Just want a second opinion before I book it.
Are there advantages to booking directly with IB?
Are there advantages to booking directly with IB?
Nov 6, 2017, 11:23 pm
#87
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Question for the experts on booking Iberia Premium Economy flights. Does it matter if I book through Iberia or BA? I’d prefer to book through BA since their website is better. But not sure if it matters when it comes to the EQDs and EQMs. I know they book into T class either way I do it. Just want a second opinion before I book it.
Are there advantages to booking directly with IB?
Are there advantages to booking directly with IB?
As far as mileage earning goes, what matters is the flight number that you are booked on; where you book is irrelevant
Nov 7, 2017, 4:16 am
#88
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What does that mean? Did they post as fare based or distance based? And in the case of paying partially with an AA gift card, which of those two methods do you believe is "correct?"
Regards
Nov 7, 2017, 5:39 am
#89
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When you say flight number matters you mean just don’t book the AA codeshare flight number, right? So book either the BA xxxx or IB xxxx flight?
Nov 7, 2017, 11:43 am
#90
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If there are issues, you do not have potential problems where operating airline has to send you back to the selling airline to make changes