AA new loyalty program - pls help with partner airline credit?
#16
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,685
Issue is when its a thru fare. What seems to be happening and it isnt exact is AA takes the mileage portion first and determines how many miles u get from that and then takes the balance of the the miles u would have gotten if it was all AA thru fare and subtracts the partner portion of the thru ticket. Net: it seems like on a mixed itinerary with a thru fare, you end up close to what you would have gotten if it was all AA marketed. Of course YMMV. This is not an exact science.
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 10,904
This is the same problem that's existed since EQD were introduced; it has nothing to do with "the new loyalty program".
#18
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: DCA/IAD
Programs: AA EXP; 1W Emerald; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold; UA dirt
Posts: 7,779
Issue is when its a thru fare. What seems to be happening and it isnt exact is AA takes the mileage portion first and determines how many miles u get from that and then takes the balance of the the miles u would have gotten if it was all AA thru fare and subtracts the partner portion of the thru ticket. Net: it seems like on a mixed itinerary with a thru fare, you end up close to what you would have gotten if it was all AA marketed. Of course YMMV. This is not an exact science.
Is this what they do?.....
JFK-MAD represents 70.79% of the distance. Take $1000 and multiply it by 70.79% yielding $707.90 in fare. $707.90 x 9 (plat pro earning level) = 6,371 LPs for the AA leg
MAD-ATH on IB is calculated based on fare class and miles flown. 1481 miles (MAD->ATH) x 0.50 (S class fare basis) x 1.8 (plat pro earning level) = 1,333 LPs for the IB leg
Total = 7,704 LPs
Is this correct?