Jun 8, 2016, 7:28 am
Last edit by: JDiver
Earning AAdvantage miles on QF / Qantas Airways flights
For current information on AA mile and point earning rules (RDM, EQM) on flights marketed by Qantas / QF, please see the page on AA.com: link
NOTES: Qantas fares that are NOT mentioned (e.g., N, Q) do NOT earn any AAdvantage miles. Qantas marketed flights operated by Jetstar do NOT earn any AAdvantage EQ or award miles.
Qantas marketed flights operated by EY / Etihad Airways and several other non-oneworld airlines such as FJ do exceptionally earn AAdvantage miles; apply the QF earning chart here.
For AA marketed flights operated by QF, apply the AA earning charts.
NOTE: Thanks to the JBA, EQ earnings in Qantas have been increased in accordance with earning rates on AA, AY, BA, JB, JL as of October 2019. See Qantas and American Announce Expanded JBA Benefits Oct 2019
From Dave Noble's post below, for the discounted fares sold on Qantas' website:
[U]HELP DESK: Earning Elite Qualifying EQD, EQM & Award / RDM AA, Partners[/B]
QF Forum: How do you find the fare class on Qantas.com ?
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Earning AA Miles on QF / Qantas Airways (master thread)
Feb 13, 2020, 4:05 pm
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Join Date: Sep 2017
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DING, DING, DING..... and the magic answer is: Travel Class: Business (D). Do not pass go and collect only x2 EQMs!
Serfty - THANK YOU! and I'm fairly embarrassed because it never occurred to me the "V" was a downlink. I clicked all over that stupid field, probably everywhere but there.
Dave - thanks for that info on the pricings. I'd seen the $800-ish fares for business a while ago. This week when I checked they were up to $1163, so I was hoping.... but you're right. I'm back and forth on so many sites for this trip, I have to make a conscious effort to re-calibrate from AUD to USD. So initially I always think I'm looking at higher prices on the Qantas site than I actually am.
Serfty - THANK YOU! and I'm fairly embarrassed because it never occurred to me the "V" was a downlink. I clicked all over that stupid field, probably everywhere but there.
Dave - thanks for that info on the pricings. I'd seen the $800-ish fares for business a while ago. This week when I checked they were up to $1163, so I was hoping.... but you're right. I'm back and forth on so many sites for this trip, I have to make a conscious effort to re-calibrate from AUD to USD. So initially I always think I'm looking at higher prices on the Qantas site than I actually am.
