FWAAA

You know, if AA didn't have lots of USA-LHR flights, then your concern over the inability to earn mileage on BA flights to LHR would be justified.

But it's just a tempest in a teapot because there are plenty of AA metal (100% EQM) opportunities between the USA and LHR. Six daily from JFK, four daily from ORD, one from LAX, two from BOS, and one from MIA. Two others to LGW from DFW and one to LGW from RDU.

v3

I had the opportunity to compare F on AA and Delta on several flight this year - F on AA is much closer to real F, keep this in mind when making your decision.

hfly

Rachel, try reading the context from the thread, what I wrote was not only correct, but you ain't getting anycross posted miles on flights to MAN from the US, my addition of Transatlantic was made to consider BA flights to fr South America which I am not sure if they can cross post or not, they definately CANNOT between the UK and North America.

FWAAA

No earning AA miles on any BA flights USA-LON. From aa.com:

https://www.aa.com/apps/AAdvantage/V...artnersContent

AA miles may be earned on BA's JFK-MAN flight (AA codeshare).

AA miles may be earned/redeemed on BA flights from Canada, Caribbean and Mexico. Only problem are USA-UK LON flights on BA metal.

hfly

I would assume that that is only true if you were on the AA code and not on the BA code.

FWAAA

Correct. 100% EQMs on the AA code, nothing on the BA code.

Nearly the same thing on discounted coach tix to HKG (CX) or SYD (QF) and other places as well - 100% EQMs when on the AA codeshares, reduced (or none) mileage on the operating airlines' code.

ecaarch

I'm still trying to figure out how my MAN-LGW flight last week on BA earned me a whopping 44 AA miles. (Multiple miles flown by 2, subtract 27, divide by 4.1, and round down to the nearest mile?)

FWAAA

Easy. 176 flown miles divided by 4 (or multiplied by 25%) equals 44 miles.

BA flights in discount coach earn 25% of flown miles. BA has become very stingy with miles.

Your mistake was not booking the AA codeshare. Had you done that, you would have earned 500 EQMs.


Wouldn't have been possible for her in September, of course, but next time, she should look at the new AA nonstop ORD-DEL (starts in two weeks) that would earn her 7466 EQMs each way, no matter what fare class, and will also be upgradeable.

Ceasy

This is not true. You can earn miles on BA flights as long as they are not USA-London. You can circumvent this anti-trust law by flying via Montreal (montreal-LHR), for example, and get miles.

I think AA is MUCH better overall if you have EXP. There really is no comparison between PM and EXP - AA's program is leagues ahead.

I am a DL Silver Medallion and an AA PLT. The service in F on AA puts DL to shame. I wrote a post on this a week ago.

francophile

You should have earned 125 miles instead of just 44:

http://www.aa.com/apps/AAdvantage/Vi...artnersContent

If there's a discrepancy, call AA to claim your 81 miles (plus elite bonus, if applicable).

ecaarch

Now that makes more sense cuz a bonus posted after that for 81 miles. So my total earned is 125 miles.

I initially went to aa.com to book but got an error saying AA didn't serve the route (MAN-LGW). I am guessing that the codeshare is only valid with a connecting AA flight, which I didn't have. I was just going MAN-LGW.

Back to the topic, although DL does some things that irritate us at times, at least it is the devil we know.

ClipperDelta

As both an AA EXP and a DL PM, I tend overall to split my vote down the middle between the two of them; one is better than the other for some things and v.v. (agree with some of the previous posts about Systemwide upgrades, Special service desks, etc.)

At the end of the day, I do give more of my business to Delta because it comes down to the intangible interpersonal aspect, which I find much better at Delta. AA is functional and delivers better "hardware" but DL is better on the "software" side of things. DL's blankets may be slightly frayed, they may not have BOSE headsets, but I generally get a more comfortable and homey feeling when I fly DL. Most of the DL front-line personnel I have encountered project a sense that they really care about you and want to make you feel at HOME; the AA folks do what they have to do to keep your BUSINESS. Flying internationally out of JFK, I've had more than my share of surly and indifferent AA FAs even in the premium cabins (domestic FAs tend to be better than international) but I have had at most 2 indifferent DL FAs in BE across the pond in the last 12 months.

ecaarch

Although I've been in the back of the plane rather than the front, my experiences mirror those of ClipperDelta. The FAs on AA may be professional but very cold. The FAs on DL are welcoming, especially on intl., and that experience is amplified when you are a repeat intl. pax. The DL front-line staff, including FAs, is def DL's biggest asset. ^

francophile

Correct. In order to book an intra-European flight with an AA flight number, you need to have a connecting transatlantic flight with an AA flight number.