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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)
#211
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP Marriott Titanium
Posts: 202
Error on Special Fare mileage earning
I recent completed a BOS-DFW-PVG roundtrip with the ticket booked in H+P class and the whole ticket is a special fare the fare does not show up on AA.com. I used SWU for both directions and cleared well in advanced, after my SWU is cleared and ticket is reissued the fare information on AA.com is still missing. However when I completed the trip I noticed miles is being posted as fare with the fare class on BOS-DFW being H and DFW-PVG being C. Is there any chance that I can call the EXP desk or AAdvantage desk to get the EQMs and EQDs corrected?
Thanks in the Advanced.
Thanks in the Advanced.
#212
Join Date: Jul 2001
Programs: AA EP
Posts: 2,203
Yes. Call ACS.
I recent completed a BOS-DFW-PVG roundtrip with the ticket booked in H+P class and the whole ticket is a special fare the fare does not show up on AA.com. I used SWU for both directions and cleared well in advanced, after my SWU is cleared and ticket is reissued the fare information on AA.com is still missing. However when I completed the trip I noticed miles is being posted as fare with the fare class on BOS-DFW being H and DFW-PVG being C. Is there any chance that I can call the EXP desk or AAdvantage desk to get the EQMs and EQDs corrected?
Thanks in the Advanced.
Thanks in the Advanced.
#213
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 44,428
What made it a special fare?
Did you buy it as a vacation where the fare was displayed as such or are you just assuming it was a special fare since it didn't show online
If the former, then you should be able to get it fixed, if anything else, do you have anything to support that it credited in error?
Did you buy it as a vacation where the fare was displayed as such or are you just assuming it was a special fare since it didn't show online
If the former, then you should be able to get it fixed, if anything else, do you have anything to support that it credited in error?
#214
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#215
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#216
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[PS: To use my SWUs, EXP desk had to first contact AA Vacations...did this happen in your case?]
Last edited by nrr; May 3, 2018 at 3:19 pm
#217
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: GNV
Programs: AA EP (life Gold), Global Entry, TSA Pre-Check, Marriott Plat, IHG Plat
Posts: 392
I had an AA Vacation "deal" which I upgraded with SWUs; after completion of my itn everything posted based on $, not distance. I called ACS and the manual correction took place 2 days later.
[PS: To use my SWUs, EXP desk had to first contact AA Vacations...did this happen in your case?]
[PS: To use my SWUs, EXP desk had to first contact AA Vacations...did this happen in your case?]
EXP desk did not contact AA Vacations in my case.
#218
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DFW
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#219
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: South Florida
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#220
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H+P classes is perfectly normal for a dual inventory fare which uses H as its underlying base ( e.g. HHX00MN1/PAUP )
Last edited by Dave Noble; May 4, 2018 at 12:15 pm
#221
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: DFW
Programs: AA EXP Marriott Titanium
Posts: 202
When you purchased the ticket, what on the ticket purchase indicated that it was a special fare? The fare not showing on the website does not mean that it is a special fare
H+P classes is perfectly normal for a dual inventory fare which uses H as its underlying base ( e.g. HHX00MN1/PAUP )
H+P classes is perfectly normal for a dual inventory fare which uses H as its underlying base ( e.g. HHX00MN1/PAUP )
#222
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Las Vegas
Programs: DL DM, AA PlatPro, Hilton DM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, Hertz PC, National EE
Posts: 1,532
Has anyone noticed that there's not many asterisks on AA vacations anymore? Maybe I'm just not searching for the right routing, but I'm not finding them as often.
#223
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,327
OK, dumb question but I can't seem to figure it out.... Looking at an AAVacations booking I* class (domestic biz/first).
The charts here: https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...cial-fares.jsp
show 20% EQD's (top half), and 30% EQD's (bottom half) for I*
Any idea which it would be? (I am looking for an EQD run, not EQM)
Thanks FT!
The charts here: https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...cial-fares.jsp
show 20% EQD's (top half), and 30% EQD's (bottom half) for I*
Any idea which it would be? (I am looking for an EQD run, not EQM)
Thanks FT!
#224
Join Date: Jan 2009
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OK, dumb question but I can't seem to figure it out.... Looking at an AAVacations booking I* class (domestic biz/first).
The charts here: https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...cial-fares.jsp
show 20% EQD's (top half), and 30% EQD's (bottom half) for I*
Any idea which it would be? (I am looking for an EQD run, not EQM)
Thanks FT!
The charts here: https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...cial-fares.jsp
show 20% EQD's (top half), and 30% EQD's (bottom half) for I*
Any idea which it would be? (I am looking for an EQD run, not EQM)
Thanks FT!
I never had AA vacations fares credits as "fare not available".
#225
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,686
20%
OK, dumb question but I can't seem to figure it out.... Looking at an AAVacations booking I* class (domestic biz/first).
The charts here: https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...cial-fares.jsp
show 20% EQD's (top half), and 30% EQD's (bottom half) for I*
Any idea which it would be? (I am looking for an EQD run, not EQM)
Thanks FT!
The charts here: https://www.aa.com/i18n/aadvantage-p...cial-fares.jsp
show 20% EQD's (top half), and 30% EQD's (bottom half) for I*
Any idea which it would be? (I am looking for an EQD run, not EQM)
Thanks FT!