Sep 8, 2017, 4:48 pm
Last edit by: thorofare
American Airlines "Special Fares" and EQD Earning
Link to aa.com Special fares: Earning Award Miles and Elite Qualifying Credits
"Special Fares" include some fares sold by other than AA, such as those sold in conjunction with a travel lodging package by AA Vacations, and those purchased with credit card points, such as Thank You Points and Membership Rewards points.
Like oneworld partner (and Alaska Airlines through 31 Dec 2017) fares, these earn Elite Qualifying Dollars based on a percentage of base miles / miles flown / flight distance and the fare class purchased.
Flights booked using Thank You Points, Membership Rewards, etc. where the cardholder is essentially buying your ticket most often are special fares as well.
NOTE: EQD credit varies for "Special Fares" (e.g. AA Vacations), and the chart for those changed on 1 Jan 2019. See here.
Link to aa.com Special fares: Earning Award Miles and Elite Qualifying Credits
"Special Fares" include some fares sold by other than AA, such as those sold in conjunction with a travel lodging package by AA Vacations, and those purchased with credit card points, such as Thank You Points and Membership Rewards points.
Like oneworld partner (and Alaska Airlines through 31 Dec 2017) fares, these earn Elite Qualifying Dollars based on a percentage of base miles / miles flown / flight distance and the fare class purchased.
Flights booked using Thank You Points, Membership Rewards, etc. where the cardholder is essentially buying your ticket most often are special fares as well.
NOTE: EQD credit varies for "Special Fares" (e.g. AA Vacations), and the chart for those changed on 1 Jan 2019. See here.
AA "Special Fare" (AA Vacations, TYP, MR, etc.) Questions, EQD, Issues (merged)
Oct 8, 2019, 6:05 pm
#481
Join Date: May 2018
Location: New York
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 36
Oct 8, 2019, 7:32 pm
#483
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
Regards
Oct 8, 2019, 7:41 pm
#484
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
I actually responded with the same then found that Expedia does, in fact, use an asterisk on some special fares. But the OP had one plus it said special fare.
Last edited by Whodunit68; Oct 11, 2019 at 12:49 am
Oct 9, 2019, 5:40 am
#485
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
Nov 8, 2019, 7:38 pm
#487
Join Date: May 2018
Location: New York
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 36
I had 2 aadvantage reps come back and tell me that my booking posted correctly. It posted based on fare, not by distance. After I explained to one rep that the ticket was exchanged because I used SWU she said she would send it over to the “Fare Review Team” because she could not see that it was a bundled special fare. Does this sound like the right process to ensure it get adjusted? Here’s a screenshot of my expedia receipt.
Nov 9, 2019, 7:13 am
#488
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: AUS
Programs: BAEC Gold, AA PPro, Hyatt Globalist, Amex Plat
Posts: 7,043
Dec 20, 2019, 7:02 am
#489
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
I had 2 aadvantage reps come back and tell me that my booking posted correctly. It posted based on fare, not by distance. After I explained to one rep that the ticket was exchanged because I used SWU she said she would send it over to the “Fare Review Team” because she could not see that it was a bundled special fare. Does this sound like the right process to ensure it get adjusted? Here’s a screenshot of my expedia receipt.
Dec 20, 2019, 11:31 am
#490
Join Date: May 2018
Location: New York
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 36
yes, after 3 weeks i got an email from the aadvantage desk stating that they were able to confirm that I bought a special fare prior to applying my systemwide upgrade and they credited my account according to the special fares chart,
Dec 20, 2019, 11:58 am
#491
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Oakland
Programs: AA Explat, UA former 1K + PremExec, DL
Posts: 1,151
Good on you mate for keeping up with this.
Dec 20, 2019, 2:32 pm
#492
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 101
IT is a known issue that when you upgrade w- especially PE to J - with SWU that it breaks the system, lots of posts about it on facebook forums. Just takes a call into AAdvantage desk to sort it out, they will look at original booking code an redo the numbers.
However, a special fare does NOT mean you get special fare rules; those are two different things. You need to call AAdvantage desk to have them look at teh fare to insure you are getting special fare rules. With AAVacations, when you are booking online it will show an * after the fare code if it is subject to special fare rules, fro example P* or i*. If it does not have an asterisk then it is a regular fare.
However, a special fare does NOT mean you get special fare rules; those are two different things. You need to call AAdvantage desk to have them look at teh fare to insure you are getting special fare rules. With AAVacations, when you are booking online it will show an * after the fare code if it is subject to special fare rules, fro example P* or i*. If it does not have an asterisk then it is a regular fare.
Dec 28, 2019, 7:04 pm
#493
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 13
EQD a lot lower than fare thru Citi TYP
So I traveled recently from SJU to DFW, I used my Citi Thankyou points to purchase the ticket (about $395 one way). Today I checked my AA account, the EQD is only 109, so I only got 542 for award miles while the EQM is 2165. Is this right? Did I miss anything? I thought the EQD should be $395. Thanks!
Dec 28, 2019, 7:29 pm
#494
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: DCA
Programs: AA Gold, HH Diamond, UA Silver
Posts: 1,366
So I traveled recently from SJU to DFW, I used my Citi Thankyou points to purchase the ticket (about $395 one way). Today I checked my AA account, the EQD is only 109, so I only got 542 for award miles while the EQM is 2165. Is this right? Did I miss anything? I thought the EQD should be $395. Thanks!
Dec 28, 2019, 7:55 pm
#495
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP/2mm, SPG Gold
Posts: 424
So I traveled recently from SJU to DFW, I used my Citi Thankyou points to purchase the ticket (about $395 one way). Today I checked my AA account, the EQD is only 109, so I only got 542 for award miles while the EQM is 2165. Is this right? Did I miss anything? I thought the EQD should be $395. Thanks!
https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-program/miles/earn/special-fares.jsp